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Best Toy Ever

The other day, Dylan got a new toy. It isn’t actually a toy like you would find in a toy store. It is something much, much simpler. It was actually free, we paid nothing for it. The funny thing is that all of the money in the world could not buy a toy that has brought the amount of joy that this simple, free gift from Grandpa has brought to Dylan over the past couple of days. What is this magical item that has somehow inspired Dylan to focus on playing like never before? A box of scrap wood. It … Continue reading →

When You’re Feeling Stuck or Blocked

As a freelance writer, I live in fear of writer’s block. Okay, maybe that is a little dramatic and drastic, but I do know that if I suddenly came up “blocked” and couldn’t think of ideas, angles, or words to put on a page—I would potentially be in trouble. Sometimes it is this very fear or worry that can send a person into a place where she feels stuck or blocked. I don’t think that “blocks” are the sole problem of writers—any of us who work creatively can have trouble with feeling stuck and all of us home business owners … Continue reading →

Alphabet Blocks

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I told my mother a few weeks ago that there was one toy that I loved when I was younger that my daughter didn’t have yet — alphabet blocks. You remember, those wooden blocks with the letters painted in upper case on one side and lower case on the other? So as any Nana would do, she went out and bought some for her. Alphabet blocks are a great learning tool for your child. Yes, they can help you teach your child the letters of the alphabet, but they can be so much more than that. For example, my daughter … Continue reading →