Dear Moms & Daughters:

As I was reading through my mom’s journals, poems, and blog posts (with her permission, of course), I was inspired. I thought a lot about how I wanted to remember so many of the things that my mom had written down. Someday, I hope to be a mom, and I think that all of my mom’s writings will be really helpful! So I put together a collection of her thoughts, ideas, helpful hints, and recipes into a book that could be passed down from mothers to daughters. My mom’s writings inspired my illustrations, drawn from my heart’s reflection of life in our family.

A couple of friends helped me out with this project, Nora Apple and Melissa Knorr. They are both good friends of my mom. Thanks ladies! Several of my drawings are actually of moms and daughters that are part of our “Fun-Schooling with Thinking Tree Books” Facebook page! Thanks ladies for sharing your sweet photos!

I know that this book will really be special for my family. As the oldest sister, I took it upon myself to create this amazing collection of treasures from my mom’s writings. I call it the “Mom Files”, because it’s kind of a random assortment of goodies from my mom’s files. 

My mom believes in passing down wisdom and traditions and recipes to future generations, and we think that other families will learn a lot from these writings too. There are important “little” things in life that could be forgotten, so with this book, we will remember and share!

We are sharing some of our best ideas with you to inspire you to live life to the fullest. We have lots of journals that you can use to jot down your own family traditions…and pass them down to your daughters!

This book is dedicated to my brothers, sisters, and to our future families! Most of all, this book is dedicated to Mom. Blessings from Anna