5 New Books to Read Now {and TWO Giveaways!}

5 New Books to Read Now {and TWO Giveaways!}

I have an unhealthy totally natural obsession with addiction to interest in books. My nightstand right now has no fewer than 8 books that I am in various stages of reading. My Kindle library overfloweth. If you’re like me, always looking for a good read, or...
THRIVE and BE HAPPY This Summer ~ A Giveaway!

THRIVE and BE HAPPY This Summer ~ A Giveaway!

Happy Summer! WOW! Lots of goodness on the blog today — summer, books, and my FIRST GIVEAWAY {and of course, it’s a giveaway of books for your summer reading! 🙂 } I know some of us are still in school, and technically summer doesn’t start until the...
My Summer Reading List

My Summer Reading List

Memorial Day Weekend… Dance Recitals… Eighty-Degree Days in Minnesota… 9 Days Left of School… It can only mean one thing: it’s almost summer! And while summer means warmth and vacations and swimming and napping, for me it also means lots...
Books for Left-Brain Little Buddhas

Books for Left-Brain Little Buddhas

As my daughter gets older, she starts to ask more complicated questions. A few weeks ago, she asked me, “Mommy, how did the first people get borned? Because people can’t just come from nowhere! Did the Buddha make them? Did God make them?” And while...

Advertising Motherhood: Variations on a Theme

A few months ago, I wrote this post about how our cultural ideal of motherhood is portrayed in parenting magazines. Not surprisingly, the messages were variations on two main themes: 1) only mothers know how to properly parent, and 2) they enjoy every moment of said...
“Remember When You Said You’d Never Have Kids?”

“Remember When You Said You’d Never Have Kids?”

Welcome back to the Brilliant Book Club for Parents! Today, we’re reflecting on our reading of Avital Norman Nathman’s The Good Mother Myth. I’d love for you to join our discussion by participating in the comments, and by reading my fellow Book Club members’ posts...