Category : Thrive

Come Chat with Me

A front stoop of a brick home. A vintage motel chair which has been painted many colors over the years so it's rustic with many colors showing through. A potted plant with blooming flowers and a watering can are next to the chair.

How are you? I’m making it okay; although, at times it’s more difficult than others. We’re entering a new phase with Covid-19 social distancing. Although we are still wearing masks to most places, Nashville is beginning to open up. How are things where you live?

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8 Enjoyable Family Read-Aloud Books

A mother sitting outside on a teal bench reading a book to her two elementary aged boys who are playing around her.

Reading chapter books with my boys is one of my favorite ways to connect with them. We’ve been doing it on the weekends and in the summers since Grant was about five or six years old. I’ll read to them before rest time and Brent reads to them before bed. It’s rarely a full chapter but we read a little and discuss. It’s so fun to experience the adventures with them.

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Let’s Pretend We’re at a Tea Party

A table set for a fancy tea party. White table cloth, China plates, white cloth napkins, a tea pot, tiny sandwiches, scones and cream and sugar set.

One of my yearly goals is to host a ladies’ tea party. April is the best time to host with our dogwood tree in bloom and tulips that are just popping open. I had to cancel this year due to social distancing, so why not pretend we’re at tea together? Sit down, pour yourself some hot tea (in a cup and saucer if you’d like) and let’s chat!

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