Years ago, I stopped sending out Christmas cards and started writing a Christmas blog instead. I can’t believe it’s already November and holiday season is upon us. We are so grateful for the many blessings during 2024. As my dad always says, life is full of miracles, and sometimes we even recognize when they’re happening. We’ve seen many prayers answered …
Do you ever feel like your family’s birthdays and anniversaries all tend to fall within the same months? In our family, July, August, and September are busy ones. Siblings on both sides of our family have anniversary dates within a day of each other in August. We have numerous birthdays on my side of the family in July and August. …
Tuesday 6/25/24 is release day for The Summer of Keeping Secrets! Woohoo! I’m so thankful to have a new book out in the world. When I first started writing this story, I wasn’t necessarily thinking of my own grandparents. But as I continued to write, pieces and memories from my grandparents seeped into my mind and occasionally found their way …
My daughter is taking over the blog today to share 5 fantasy books series for kids 11+. She’s always had her nose in a book, from Magic Tree House to Babysitters Club to whatever she’s reading now. I knew some moms who would read books before their kids in order to vet the content, but I couldn’t even attempt to …
Last week we dropped our daughter off at college. I had planned to write this blog on our fifteen hour car ride, but alas, that did not happen. Apparently road trips require more brain power than I remembered. 😉 We did get her safely to Minnesota, and unfortunately, she decided to stay there and go to college as planned. Kidding! …