Louder Than Words from HCI Books is a series of teen-authored memoirs. The books Marni, Chelsey and Emily are stories told of the three girls from their view points, not a remembrance of things past but three young girls in the here and now. As many have found The Diaries of Anne Frank poignant, the [...]
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Journaling With Daughters
September 17th, 2011 
bigshoes Many of us grew up journaling and if we don’t still have our childhood journals, there is probably a part of us that has carried memories from our journaling experience along with us throughout the years.
Posted in Barefoot, Kidthusiasm, Parenthusiasm 
Tags: creative writing, journal, journaling, journals, memoirs, non-fiction writing, notebooks, writing 
No Comments »When to Shave the Legs
September 15th, 2011 bigshoes Sometime right after the talk about the first bra is the talk about shaving. I’m sure as parents we know it is all downhill from here. What more don’t we want to talk about that we know in the end we will have to? Bras, shaving…the topic of puberty just keeps on expanding.
Posted in Parenthusiasm, Women's Issues Today Tags: daughters, legs, owner manual, puberty, razors, shaving, shaving cream, teen girls, teens No Comments »Happy 75th Birthday Buddy Holly
September 7th, 2011 bigshoes Put on your dancing shoes!
Posted in Dancing Shoes, Fab Fun, Parenthusiasm Tags: birthday, buddy holly, dance, music, peggy sue No Comments »Daddy’s Little Girl
September 3rd, 2011 bigshoes It seems not too long ago that I reviewed a book by Gregory E. Lang that he worked on with Janet Lankford-Moran (see review for Sisters – 100 Ways They Bless Our Lives). I’m pleased to say that he has something new. Daddy’s Little Girl, Stories of the Special Bond Between Fathers and Daughters is [...]
The Birth Order Books
September 2nd, 2011 bigshoes Each of my daughters received a copy of a Birth Order book one Christmas. The Great Aunt that had the great idea is also a mom to three children and thought, rightfully so, that with three daughters these might come in handy.
Father and Daughter Fun
September 1st, 2011 bigshoes Nothing is more pleasing than seeing a healthy relationship between a father and daughter. They seek the attention and fathers are there to provide it. You know the phrase, “wrapped around your little finger,” well they are, wrapped around daddy’s little finger for sure. We have three and they are all.
Dry Skin Remedies For Our Daughters
August 27th, 2011 bigshoes For adults and children alike, in dry air, dry skin abounds. In the winter, it is cold and dry outside and warm and dry indoors. In the summer you’re presented with the problems of the hot summer sun, indoor air conditioning and the amount of time your family spends in the water at the beach [...]
Posted in Fab Health, Parenthusiasm Tags: dry skin, healthy skin, home remedies, natural skin care, organic, skin care No Comments »Father Quotes
August 26th, 2011 bigshoes Hopefully we were all daddy’s little girl. He was and hopefully still is wrapped around our little finger. Not to take advantage of…more just for the comfort of knowing he is there.
Posted in Godthusiasm, Parenthusiasm Tags: daughters, father quotes, fathers, inspiration, poetry, quotes No Comments »Mother Quotes
August 25th, 2011 bigshoes My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart – a heart so large that everybody’s joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation. ~Mark Twain
Posted in Godthusiasm, Parenthusiasm Tags: daughters, inspiration, mother quotes, mothers, poetry, quotes No Comments »
