On a hot day in 1737 in Rotterdam, Anna König reluctantly sets foot on the Charming Nancy, a merchant ship that will carry her and her fellow Amish believers across the Atlantic to start a new life. As the only one in her community who can speak English, she feels compelled to go. But Anna… Continue reading “Anna’s Crossing” by Suzanne Woods Fisher
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Hearts for Home Blog Hop
A Nest in the Rocks is now one of the co-hosts for the weekly Hearts for Home Blog link-up, which means that every Thursday you’ll find lots of great tips, recipes, and other family-friendly ideas listed throughout this post. If you’re a blogger, we’d love to have you link up your posts and join us.… Continue reading Hearts for Home Blog Hop
Introducing the NEW Educents Marketplace
I just received an email from the founders of Educents, Kate and Kaitlyn, with some really exciting news. Until today, Educents was a website for parents and educators to take advantage of daily deals. But those deals expired… And there were only 50 deals available at once… I wanted saving money to be even EASIER.… Continue reading Introducing the NEW Educents Marketplace
Hearts for Home Blog Hop – April 2, 2015
It’s been a little quiet around here lately. With many events from February being rescheduled for March because of snow, we were slammed last month, and it left me feeling more than a little tired. I didn’t plan to take time ‘off’ from writing this past week, but I needed to, and now I can… Continue reading Hearts for Home Blog Hop – April 2, 2015
Hearts for Home Blog Hop – March 26, 2015
A Nest in the Rocks is now one of the co-hosts for the weekly Hearts for Home Blog link-up, which means that every Thursday you’ll find lots of great tips, recipes, and other family-friendly ideas listed throughout this post. If you’re a blogger, we’d love to have you link up your posts and join us.… Continue reading Hearts for Home Blog Hop – March 26, 2015
Birthday School: Extreme Cakes
Last week was my Big Helper’s birthday. She was super excited about that until about two weeks ago, when her enthusiasm level shot through the roof. She started talking about a ‘secret project’ and hid in her room to work on it at every opportunity. She recruited her daddy to help her drill wood and… Continue reading Birthday School: Extreme Cakes
Can a Movie Change Your Life?
Can a movie change your life? Chad Burns sure hopes so. His new movie, Beyond the Mask, is a revolutionary new kind of Christian movie. It’s an action-adventure, and it has more sword fights, explosions, and chase scenes than I’ve seen in popular mainstream movies in the same genre. Beyond the Mask is jam-packed full… Continue reading Can a Movie Change Your Life?
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Callie’s Contest of Courage”
You know a kid likes something when he asks for more of it. That’s how this month’s book club came about. My Little Man watched the girls have fun with Callie’s Contest of Courage works well for boys. Callie may be a girl, but with a brother, boy cousins, and a good male friend in… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Callie’s Contest of Courage”
Hearts for Home Blog Hop – March 19, 2015
The birthday celebrations are still in full swing! We’ve got surprises happening over the next few days, and we’re partying bigger than usual since this is a ‘monumental’ birthday complete with double digits. How do you celebrate birthdays? A Nest in the Rocks is now one of the co-hosts for the weekly Hearts for Home… Continue reading Hearts for Home Blog Hop – March 19, 2015
Hitting Double Digits
This picture of my dad, my grandmother, my firstborn, and I was taken ten years ago. Ten years ago today I was hanging out in the hospital for this future Big Helper’s birth. When you have a baby, everyone tells you to make the most of it because the time will fly. They’re wrong. ‘Flying… Continue reading Hitting Double Digits