by Alissa | Apr 18, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, reading with kids, Writing
“My daughter wants to be a writer when she grows up. What do you recommend?” As a writer, I regularly get comments like this (If you have emailed me or said this to me in person, don’t feel bad! I’m not complaining about it, I promise!). Today,...
by Alissa | Apr 11, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement, strengthen family
I recently shared a few things I’ve learned about the science of forgiving.Hopefully those helped to motivate you to want to forgive. Today, we are going to look at some ideas for how to forgive someone. I am by no means an expert in this field, but am applying...
by Alissa | Apr 4, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
My One Little Word for 2018 is Listen. So far I have spent the first few months of this year working on listening more to my kids and to friends and family. Maybe one of the best things I’ve done so far this year is listen to my body and getting a little more...
by Alissa | Mar 28, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement
I’ve always been taught to forgive. But why? Forgiving someone else who has hurt us is hard. It is stretching and humbling. For the past month, I have been thinking and studying a lot about forgiving. I have come to understand that forgiving is so much better...
by Alissa | Mar 21, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, educational activities for kids, reading activities for kids, reading with kids
Through the past months in this series, we have established why reading with our kids is important. We have even discussed some ideas for how to help encourage reluctant readers. Today we are going to talk about HOW. I know you can read: you’re reading this...
