About Lisa McKinney

Lisa’s been married to the love of her life for 11 years after being transplanted from the city life in Washington (the state!) to the farm life in Kentucky. They have two amazing boys and are embracing the country life. She enjoys bringing some of her family’s farm adventures to life on her blog including posts about homeschooling, cooking, the farm and just life in general. She has a love for cooking, is a glitter junkie and a book hoarder who dances around the kitchen to old movie musical soundtracks. The glass is absolutely half-full in her life and she thanks God for all the little things that He shares with her every day.

I Didn’t Do It (a Review)

Are you a dog lover? Is your family a “dog family”? Have you recently welcomed a new puppy into your family? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are going to love the book I Didn’t Do It by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest. We recently stumbled across this book […]

Press Here by Herve Tullet (A Review)

Do you have have a time when you pick up a book that looks pretty cool and it becomes a family favorite? We experienced that with the book Press Here by Herve Tullet. What makes Press Here so special is it’s simplicity. The book is full of dots. Red, yellow, and blue. Each page you […]

The Train of States (a Review)

“The train of states is rolling by — rush to the window and watch it go! — The very first car? The very first state: — Delaware, of course, — followed by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia … — fifty in all. — The caboose? Washington, D.C.! Look closely! What do you see? — State birds, […]

10 Historical Fiction Books for Adults

Do you love traveling back in time when you read? I know that I sure do. I love being taken back to another place in time and experiencing life with the characters. I love reading about important events in history while I’m engrossed in the plots. It has sparked my interest many times to go […]

10 Fantasy Books for Young Adults

Do you like young adult literature? If your answer was no, have you tried it lately? Let me tell you…it has come a LONG way even since I was a teenager (back in the 1990’s). In fact, there technically wasn’t even a genre called Young Adult Literature yet! Thankfully, publishers realized there was a serious […]