A Place Like This

Category: Books

  • The Gratitude Book Project: Celebrating Mom’s and Motherhood

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Celebrating Mother’s Day: I’m in the Book!     Great news! As an official co-author of The Gratitude Book Project: Celebrating Moms and Motherhood, I want to share my gratitude with you!     I was so excited to take part in this book. This week is officially book week for me. I wouldn't be…

  • Joy On Purpose: The Fox Diaries

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Don't Forget! Today is the last day to enter the Little Acorn Learning Giveaway. It's open until 8 pm EST tonight. Please leave your comment here.   Now back to our regularly scheduled blog post……. A little over a year ago I looked out my office window to see a mother fox with her 4…

  • Playing With Books

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Normally I'm playing in books but yesterday called for something a little different. I've been working very hard lately with all of my creative projects and then I had to get my taxes done. By yesterday afternoon, the realization that I hadn't crafted in quite a while hit home and I decided right then and…

  • What am I doing on World Book Day?

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    Valarie Budayr
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    For the woman who is an avid book lover it makes sense that on World Book Day I would be surrounding myself with books.   This time last year I had five foxes living in my front yard. I spent days with them watching them learn and grow, and all along I was photographing them.…

  • A Happy Friday Giveaway

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    Valarie Budayr
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          Thanks everyone for all of your wonderful facebook and email messages worried about our trip yesterday. I'm happy to say we made it safely in both directions. Over at the Rhythm of the Home blog, my other blog Jump into a Book is giving away an Amazon gift certificate. I know how many of…

  • A Snowy Afternoon and Happy Three Kings Day

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    Valarie Budayr
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       Snowflakes By David Kuhrt   Snowflakes White as frozen light Where darkness dies And heaven lies Incarnate on the ground. Yesterday afternoon the forecast called for rain but instead fell the most lovely snow I've ever scene. The largest, fluffiest snowflakes covered the ground. It seemed life had turned into a snow globe.  …

  • A Sister’s Gift

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    Valarie Budayr
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    We knew a day would come when "O" would become an only child. With both sisters in college our sweet boy is all on his own. Though he talks to both sisters daily, it isn't the same as having them in the house and sharing time with them. "Do the days seem longer to you…

  • The Book Reading List

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    Valarie Budayr
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    ~ Each woman walked into the library with an arm full of books, and/or a list of "the must reads" in her life. For me it is one of the greatest times of year when we whittle down the list to just 9 choices of some of our favorites. Here is what we decided on this…

  • Some Things To Be Excited About

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Tonight Elizabeth from So Wabi Sabi and Threading Light is giving a tele-seminar over at The Mindful Connection at 8 pm Eastern time. Tonight's topic is finding the Sacred in everyday life. I can hardly wait to hear this. The whole series started on May 4th and has had a great list of speakers. You can…

  • {This Moment} and an Invitation

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    Valarie Budayr
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    {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ********************************************************************************************************************* Jump into a book is hosting three great bookjumps this summer. Find out about it here.