Julie Stiegemeyer's Blog
December 1, 2009
Here is the cover of a book I wrote, illustrated by Chris Ellison, published by Concordia Publishing House. It is called St. Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend.St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6) always sneaks up on me because it comes just on the tails of Thanksgiving. But it's a great day to celebrate, especially to share with children the gift of giving.
While many legends and myths surround the person of St. Nicholas, we do know a few things about him for sure. We know he was a Christi...
November 7, 2009
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October 23, 2009
This dog speaks English!! The funny thing is that every time I play the video, my dog barks. Only she just says woof.
October 17, 2009
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August 10, 2009
Check out this "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks. It'll get you giggling.
August 7, 2009
Thank you so much to Rachel for posting these adorable photos of her kids reading my books on her blog. Awesome!!
August 1, 2009
I've been ruminating about the book Generation Me by Jean Twenge, which I finished reading yesterday. The book is an exploration of the "iGen" or GenMe--the generation that follows the Boomers, so basically people born from, roughly, 1970 to 2000ish. The author makes the case that even though a generation typically describes a group of people born within a 20-year span, the generation following the Baby Boomers encompasses a wider span of time due to personality and make-up. I could write severa
July 26, 2009
I'm not sure exactly what it is about blueberries that I love so much. They're a nice color, they're delicious, and they're easy to pick. But it's more than that.When I think of a perfect summer in Indiana, I think of picking blueberries. I remember one summer, about ten or twelve years ago, a couple of friends and I took our kids blueberry picking. (Do you remember it, Kathryn?) That day--after driving out to the country in my friend's old giant sedan, with kids and sunny blue skies, picking bl
