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...
by Alissa | Mar 7, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, self-improvement
I’ll admit it: I am a spender. I cringe at the thought of money lazing in a savings account day after day. Bank crashes may actually be an illogical fear of mine (don’t judge). At the same time, though, I don’t consider myself an impulse-buyer,...
by Alissa | Feb 28, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, giveaway, random thoughts, self-improvement
I confess: I love words. I love to read them, listen to them, speak them, and especially write them. I love the power that words carry. You know the old saying, “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me”? It’s false. I don’t even bother...
by Alissa | Feb 21, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, reading with kids, recommendations
I was recently talking with a mom friend as we were waiting for our kids to be released from school at the end of the day. She was telling me how her son hates to read. She said he only wants to read picture books, but his teacher (her son is in the same third grade...
