2024 has come and gone, and we’re about to start 2025. It’s always surprising to me how quickly time seems to slide past, especially as a mom! My kids have really grown a lot in the past year: physically (my daughter grew 4+ inches), mentally (1st and 5th grade now),...
Author Updates
Family Reading Guide: Christmas Book Advent & Storytime Tips 2024
Discover how to build lasting family connections through reading, featuring Christmas book advent ideas, storytime voices, age-specific book recommendations, and expert reading tips for parents.
Family Storytime Challenge Preview
Hi friends! This last month was a whirlwind. Finishing out my Kickstarter campaign, moving forward with printing all the goodies, and dealing with all of my family being sick, one at a time! I feel like this month has thrown me all out of my working groove and I need...
Life’s Rollercoasters
This month has been a whirlwind! Josh and I planned a trip to celebrate our 17th anniversary, but I got sick right before, and we had to cancel. Shortly after, I launched my Storm Trucks Kickstarter. The launch started strong, with almost half of my goal met in the first few days! Since then, progress has slowed, which has been tough.
Ever Stuck for Ideas? Here’s What Helps Me
Hi friend! I’ve been busy getting ready for my Kickstarter in September, and a really exciting series of videos I’m launching on YouTube, walking through all the steps it took to bring my story to life in a real, published book. I know when I started dreaming of...
Wild and Wonderful: Our Summer in Five National Parks
My family has been continuing our journey around our country to visit the US National Parks. This summer we visited five more, bringing our total up to 18. As we have seen so many of these wonderful places I have found myself contemplating how amazingly different each...
Family Photos Downtown
Family Photos by Randy Yeats Photography
May the Forties Be With You…
I just turned forty, and as my birthday came nearer I actually got nervous about it. I usually don't care about getting older but for some reason forty seemed like a big birthday to me. I know in my head that forty isn't that old, I still have many years ahead of me,...
Floating Through Summer
Photos from our family trip to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Plus, thoughts on quitting social media.
Win Bedtime Battles: Build a Better Bedtime Routine
The pain of change is valuable and good. In change there is always pain and learning and growing. I love things to stay the same and comfortable but if they always stay the same, I would never grow and become braver and stronger and wiser.
Embrace the Storm: Finding Value in the Pain of Change
The pain of change is valuable and good. In change there is always pain and learning and growing. I love things to stay the same and comfortable but if they always stay the same, I would never grow and become braver and stronger and wiser.
Focus to Finish
I am going to show you how I prioritize and how I get things finished. It’s easy to start something. It’s hard to slog through the middle and get to the ending. Here’s how I do it.