About Me
My name is Tami and I live in central Illinois with my husband, Larry and three children, Caleb (8), Camden (7) and Emma (4). I hope you'll enjoy reading about my life as a wife/mother and about our family's adventures. What I’m Reading
Fall Into Reading 2009
Non-Fiction
- We Who Are Alive and Remain – Marcus Brotherton
- Prairie Tale – Melissa Gilbert
- Fighting Back: Living Life Beyond Ourselves – Deena Burnett
Fiction
- Love the One You’re With – Emily Giffin
- Fatally Flaky – Diane Mott Davidson
- Face of Betrayal – Lis Wiehl and April Henry
- Quaker Summer – Lisa Samson
- Where Grace Abides – B.J. Hoff
Bible Studies & Devotions
- Have a New Kid By Friday – Dr. Kevin Leman
- Walking By Faith: Lessons Learned in the Dark – Jennifer Rothschild
Book Club
- The Red Tent – Anita Diamant
Reading with Caleb and Camden
- My Big Book of 5 Minute Devotions – Pamela Kennedy and Douglas Kennedy
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Spring Reading Thing 2009 – Wrap Up
This was one of my better reading challenges. I finished almost all of my books. I am currently finishing the last one.
The boys and I read a lot this spring, but did not finish the books we are reading together. We should be finishing Farmer Boy in the next week and then we are going to make a recipe from the book. They are very excited about doing that.
Non-Fiction
- A Life That Says Welcome – Karen Ehman
- Treasuring God in Our Traditions – Noel Piper
- Your Father’s Voice – Lyz Glick & Dan Zegart
Fiction
- Almost Friends – Philip Gulley
- The Longing – Beverly Lewis
- Sweet Revenge – Diane Mott Davidson
Bible Studies & Devotions
- Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman – Beth Moore
- Night Light for Couples – James & Shirley Dobson
- Sticky Situations 2: 365 Devotions for Elementary Kids – Betsy Schmitt
Book Club
- The Choice – Nicholas Sparks (Secular Fiction)
- Reconstructing Natalie – Laura Jensen Walker (Christian Fiction)
- Persuasion – Jane Austen (Classic)
Reading with Caleb and Camden
- Farmer Boy – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little House in the Big Woods – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House #5) – Mary Pope Osborne
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Spring Reading Thing 2009
Non-Fiction
- A Life That Says Welcome – Karen Ehman
- Treasuring God in Our Traditions – Noel Piper
- Your Father’s Voice – Lyz Glick & Dan Zegart
Fiction
- Almost Friends – Philip Gulley
- The Longing – Beverly Lewis
- Sweet Revenge – Diane Mott Davidson
Bible Studies & Devotions
- Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman – Beth Moore
- Night Light for Couples – James & Shirley Dobson
- Sticky Situations 2: 365 Devotions for Elementary Kids – Betsy Schmitt
Book Club
- The Choice – Nicholas Sparks (Secular Fiction)
- Reconstructing Natalie – Laura Jensen Walker (Christian Fiction)
- Persuasion – Jane Austen (Classic)
Reading with Caleb and Camden
- Farmer Boy – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little House in the Big Woods – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House #5) – Mary Pope Osborne
Head on over to Callapidder Days to see other Spring Reading Things lists.
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2008 Reading List
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Fall Into Reading 2008 – Wrap Up
It’s time for Callapidder Days Fall Into Reading 2008 wrap up. I have completed almost all of the books on my list. I have 2 non-fiction and 1 fiction left to finish. Caleb and I are still plugging away at Farmer Boy. We will complete it the first of the year. We took the month of December off to focus on our stack of Christmas books.
Non-Fiction
- Grace Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
- Escape – Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer
- Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope – Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
- A Life That Says Welcome – Karen Ehman
Fiction
- Sunset – Karen Kingsbury
- Tough Cookie – Diane Mott Davidson
- Sticks & Scones – Diane Mott Davidson
- Chopping Spree – Diane Mott Davidson
- The Shack – William P. Young
Bible Studies
- A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place – Beth Moore
Reading with Caleb
- Farmer Boy – Laura Ingalls Wilder
Reading with Caleb, Camden and Emma
- Over the River: A Turkey’s Tale – Derek Anderson
- Thanks for Thanksgiving – Julie Markes
- The Littlest Pumpkin – R.A. Herman
- Growing Apples and Pumpkins – Amy and Richard Hutchings
- Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple – A.H. Benjamin and Gwyneth Williamson
- Pumpkin Day – Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
- Thanksgiving – Ann Heinrichs
- Thank You, Sarah – Laurie Halse Anderson
- Thanksgiving Is – Gail Gibbons
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Bloggy Giveaway Winner (Fall 2008)
The winner of the book, My Big Book of 5-Minute Devotions, is Lanie from Creations by Lanie. Be sure and check out her cute Etsy shop. Thanks to everyone for entering my giveaway.
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Bloggy Giveaway (Fall 2008)
It’s that time again and I am so excited about my giveaway. Back in March, when I went to the Hearts at Home Conference, I picked up a great children’s devotional. My Big Book of 5-Minute Devotions is one of the best devotionals for children I have found. My 5 year old, Caleb, absolutely loved this book. Even when we were in the middle of another book, he would request that we read this book instead.
This book has different devotionals based on God’s creations and character building lessons. There are approximately 40 devotionals that give some facts about an animal and then a character building lesson to learn. Some of the lessons are about accepting others, obeying your parents and being a good friend. This book also has excellent illustrations and is very engaging for children.
We are actually going to begin reading this book again with Caleb and including our 3 year old, Camden, as well. We feel the lessons are timeless and can not be repeated enough to our children.
To enter this giveaway, leave a comment with a way to get in contact with you. I will be ending the giveaway on Friday, October 31.
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Fall Into Reading 2008
Non-Fiction
- Grace Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
- Escape – Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer
- Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope – Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
- A Life That Says Welcome – Karen Ehman
Fiction
- Sunset – Karen Kingsbury
- Tough Cookie – Diane Mott Davidson
- Sticks & Scones – Diane Mott Davidson
- Chopping Spree – Diane Mott Davidson
- The Shack – William P. Young
Bible Studies
- A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place – Beth Moore
Reading with Caleb
- Farmer Boy – Laura Ingalls Wilder
Reading with Caleb, Camden and Emma
- Over the River: A Turkey’s Tale – Derek Anderson
- Thanks for Thanksgiving – Julie Markes
- The Littlest Pumpkin – R.A. Herman
- Growing Apples and Pumpkins – Amy and Richard Hutchings
- Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple – A.H. Benjamin and Gwyneth Williamson
- Pumpkin Day – Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
- Thanksgiving – Ann Heinrichs
- Thank You, Sarah – Laurie Halse Anderson
- Thanksgiving Is – Gail Gibbons
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Spring Reading Thing 2008 – Wrap Up
It is time for Callapidder Days Spring Reading Thing 2008 wrap up. This time I did not do so well on my reading list. I did finish the bible study and The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized, a book I would highly recommend. I just got sidetracked by other books that came my way. So, I did end up reading a lot this spring, just not what I had intended to read.
Caleb and I have plugged along at the books we are reading together. We have discovered that we are really enjoying My Big Book of 5 Minute Devotions. It is a great devotional for kids (Caleb is 5) and he asks read it each night.
Non-Fiction
- Graced Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
- Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson
- The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized – Karen Ehman
- Who Got Peanut Butter on My Daily Planner – Cindy Sigler Dagnan
- Chocolate Kisses for Couples – Cindy Sigler Dagnan
Fiction
- There’s No Place Like Here – Cecelia Ahern
Bible Studies
- Living Beyond Yourself – Beth Moore (Women’s Group)
Reading with Caleb
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
- My Big Book of 5-Minute Devotions – Pamela Kennedy
Head on over to Callapidder Days to view other Spring Reading Thing lists.
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Spring Reading Thing 2008
Non-Fiction
- Graced Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
- Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson
- The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized – Karen Ehman
- Who Got Peanut Butter on My Daily Planner – Cindy Sigler Dagnan
- Chocolate Kisses for Couples – Cindy Sigler Dagnan
Fiction
- There’s No Place Like Here – Cecelia Ahern
Bible Studies
- Living Beyond Yourself – Beth Moore (Women’s Group)
Reading with Caleb
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
- My Big Book of 5-Minute Devotions – Pamela Kennedy
Head on over to Callapidder Days to view other Spring Reading Thing lists.
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