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Welcome to my ninth blog post featuring activities on apologizing and forgiveness. This blog focuses on the fourth story, "Best Fans Ever," from my second book, Little Echoes. When children learn to apologize and forgive, they know how to let go of angry feelings and become more caring and compassionate, earning respect from their friends, parents, and teachers. “Nana’s Heartwarming Tales,” a three-book series, Tiny Whispers, Little Echoes, and Mighty Ripples, is based on t

Welcome to my eighth blog! This time it is about self-control. You will see creative activities from Aimee, Buddy, Jed, and Cara. They are the main characters in my fifteen stories. This blog is about my eighth story, "Count, Then Count Again," from my second book, Little Echoes. When children learn self-control, they feel more confident. They get along better with friends, finish their work, and wait their turn. “Nana’s Heartwarming Tales,” a three-book series, Tiny Whispe

Welcome to my seventh blog, featuring caring. It includes creative activities by Aimee, Buddy, Jed, and Cara, who are the characters in my stories. This blog focuses on "Fee Bee," the second story in my second book, “Little Echoes.” When children learn the value of caring, they'll want to reach out to others to put smiles on faces, fostering their confidence and sense of worth. “Nana’s Heartwarming Tales,” a three-book series, Tiny Whispers , Little Echoes , and Mighty R

Welcome to my sixth blog, featuring friendliness. It includes fun activities and creative crafts by Aimee, Buddy, Jed, and Cara, who are the characters in my stories. This blog focuses on "Windy Hill," the first story in my second book, “Little Echoes.” When children learn the importance of friendliness, they radiate confidence to others, which in turn sparks echoes that build friendships. What is Friendliness and Why is it an Echo? Echoes of friendliness are acts of kin

Welcome to my fifth blog, featuring thankfulness. It includes fun activities and creative crafts by Aimee, Buddy, Jed, and Cara, who are the characters in my stories. This blog focuses on the fifth story, "Giant Frogs," the last story in the book, “ Tiny Whispers. ” When children learn the importance of gratitude, they acquire valuable life skills that foster kindness in their homes, schools, and communities. Check out Cara's Friendship Snapshot activity towards the end of

Welcome to my fourth blog, featuring thoughtfulness through fun activities and creative crafts that accompany the fourth story, "Bugs in Mugs," in my book “ Tiny Whispers. ” When children learn the importance of thoughtfulness, they acquire a valuable life tool that helps them develop social and emotional skills, fostering trust, hope, and love. Encouraging children to be thoughtful will help them learn to share, say “please,” and “thank you,” and help others when they can. C

Welcome to my third blog, featuring contentment through fun activities and creative crafts that accompany the third story, "Catching Fish," in my book “ Tiny Whispers. ” When children learn the importance of contentment, they acquire a valuable life tool that helps them develop social and emotional skills, fostering trust, hope, and love. Contentment is a whisper. More often, children are caught up with having a primary focus on what they have, rather than who they are. This

Welcome to my second blog, featuring fun activities and creative crafts to accompany the books in my series, “Nana’s Heartwarming Tales.” My three books are called “Tiny Whispers,” “Little Echoes,” and “Mighty Ripples.” When children learn the importance of kindness, they acquire a valuable life tool that helps them develop social and emotional skills, fostering trust, hope, and love. What is Kindness and Why is it a Whisper? When you make a get-well card for your friend w

Welcome to my new blog. It is a supplemental resource that accompanies the books in my series, “Nana’s Heartwarming Tales,” featuring child-centered enrichment activities. My three books are called “Tiny Whispers,” “Little Echoes,” and “Mighty Ripples.” The series was inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and highlights fifteen tried-and-true virtues. When children learn values such as patience, kindness, and trust, they acquire valuable tools for life that help them develop soci