God, I Feel Sad, by Michelle Nietert & Tama Fortner

 Help young readers discover how to manage their emotions in a healthy way!

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Even though our family works hard at communicating and thinking about our emotions (check out this post series if you haven't already!), we're always looking for new ways to expand the conversation surrounding feelings, so I was excited when this landed on our doorstep:

God, I Feel Sad

Turtle Finds His Talents, by Lucille Williams

 A sweet board book that reminds young children that what makes them unique also makes them special!

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We don't have much of a need for board books around here anymore, but Gv still always enjoys a read-through when they arrive for review:

Turtle Finds His Talent

Life Counsel Bible

This Bible interjects words of hope and truth relating to many of today's unique challenges into the pages of Scripture! 

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Even though it's a given that you can turn to the Bible to find help in any circumstance, this counseling-focused volume provides extra support for many of today's tough challenges that aren't always clearly addressed in chapter and verse:

Life Counsel Bible

Project Snapshot - August 2023

Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memory will join the year's collection for this month:

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My Snapshots

What have we been up to in the past month? Take a look and see:

We've had a busy start to the new school year and have enjoyed getting back into our groove:

A local library put on a 6-week "cooking" class (I'd rather call it "food assembling" class) and we've been enjoying the experience with friends. 

Annual beginning-of-school-year photo. Time's just flying by! 

Another library system (we have 3 that we use - do you remember how much we love the library?) holds "open loft" hours for various art fields. On this day, Gv had fun with jewelry beading. 

Our 4-H program held its end-of-the-year celebration. Besides being a fun evening with friends, we brought home a ton of awards for our club! 

And that pretty much wrapped up our summer! I wonder what wonderful memories next month will bring?


What were your favorite memories from this past month?  I'd love to hear!  Either leave a comment below or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com.

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Project Snapshot - June & July 2023

  Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memory will join the year's collection for this month:

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My Snapshots

What have we been up to the past two months? Take a look and see:

We've had a super-busy summer and are ready to get back into our fall groove:

We kicked things off by taking Gv to see Annie for her birthday present...

Then we loaded up the car for our annual road trip. G had requested New England and Gv had requested Niagara Falls, so we stayed a bit closer to home this time...

We were super excited for the bonus of seeing Niagara with friends...

...and I took these two on one of my favorite hikes (the Beehive, in Acadia) -- Gv was terrified before we did it, but wanted to immediately hike back up to the top after we finished because she loved it so much!

No sandy FL beaches here - we loved the rocky coast of Maine!

We couldn't not stop in historical Boston along the way -- Gv loved Old Ironsides!

Our final week of travel was spent ferrying Gv to a musical theater "camp" that she'd been invited to after auditioning. She had an amazing time and met so many wonderful people!

Gv loved all of her teachers - like Tiffany Haas, who played Glinda in Wicked on Broadway!

And that pretty much wrapped up our summer! I wonder what wonderful memories next month will bring?


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My Epic, Doodletastic Bible Storybook by Bob Hartman

 A fun new way to interact with Bible stories!

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I was immediately intrigued by the cover and concept of this new Bible storybook:

My Epic, Doodletastic Bible Storybook

Project Snapshot - May 2023

 Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memory will join the year's collection for this month:

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My Snapshots

What have we been up to the past month? Take a look and see:

We were feeling Maycember like crazy with all the busy activities, but it was a fabulous month despite the flurry!

End of the school year photo...

She was Coral in her musical theater's production of Finding Nemo...

She had a blast throwing her chemistry birthday party...

...and we enjoyed the Dali Museum with friends!

And that pretty much wrapped up our month! I wonder what wonderful memories next month will bring?


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Project Snapshot - April 2023

Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memory will join the year's collection for this month:

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My Snapshots

What have we been up to the past month? Take a look and see:

The month flew by and I can't believe it's almost summer! 

After missing her sewing and woodworking classes last month, Gv was excited to create something again. This was her fishing pole holder.

This year's family Easter photo. I know, I know, I wear this dress every year, but I've just decided it's my Easter dress and only wear it then!

Gv's best friend has an ah-mazing backyard that even has its own zipline! We can't believe she did it, but she had a blast!

We had a fun day with our friends at the zoo before it gets too hot to venture outdoors in these parts!

And that pretty much wrapped up our month! I wonder what wonderful memories next month will bring?


What were your favorite memories from this past month?  I'd love to hear!  Either leave a comment below or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com.

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Project Snapshot - March 202

  Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memory will join the year's collection for this month:

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My Snapshots

What have we been up to the past month? Take a look and see:

We spent a good chunk of March on an exciting family getaway. We visited the Nordic countries and experienced lots and lots and LOTS of snow! 

Off on an adventure with just our backpacks...

Copenhagen sunset...

Classic Copenhagen view...

Day in Helsinki...

Snowy Stockholm...

Hiking in Norway...

Norwegian fjord cruise

And that pretty much wrapped up our month! I wonder what wonderful memories next month will bring?


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Project Snapshot, February 2023

 Each month, Project Snapshot captures memories from the past weeks - either with a camera, words, or both.  

Time passes in the blink of an eye - see which treasured memory will join the year's collection for this month:

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My Snapshots

What have we been up to the past month? Take a look and see:

Our awesome area libraries continue to offer amazing sewing and woodworking classes for free! Gv and her friend always provide plenty of laughs by wearing their creations after they're finished:

February is State Fair time here in the Sunshine State and Gv entered 11 events this year - her second-place finish in the King Arthur Flour Baking Competition was the highlight of this year!

It was a beautiful day at the fair and this year was made even more fun because we spent it with wonderful friends:

Our awesome library also offers museum passes, so we got to spend time in our favorite glass museum for free:

And that pretty much wrapped up our month! I wonder what wonderful memories next month will bring?


What were your favorite memories from this past month?  I'd love to hear!  Either leave a comment below or email me at lisahealy (at) outlook (dot) com.

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