This is NOT okay
It’s hard to imagine: a child—sometimes as young as ten years old or even younger—being sold for sex in the United States. It’s hard to accept the fact that hundreds…
Finding my story…
About a year ago, when I was watching The Next Food Network Star, one of the judges commented on a contestant, saying, “It’s so interesting to me when we find…
Over at The Mom Initiative
I’m so honored to be part of the mom team over at The Mom Initiative! It’s an amazing group of women, and it’s a great site, filled with…
Children’s book news, The Mom Initiative, courage and some great blogs
Happy Friday, everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve joined Jennifer in 7 Quick Takes; it seems like every week I intend on writing a post with quick updates and joining…
My first video (and how this conference changed my life)
I did my first video taping a couple weeks ago and it was such an honor to be able to record some of my story for Courage to Be You’s upcoming Courage Conference…
Just by Saying Yes (Part 2)
(continued from yesterday…) That one yes after the concert led to another yes, and another, and another… and it’s been life-changing. And the most incredible part about the whole thing is…
Just by Saying Yes (Part 1)
Almost two years ago, I got a call from an editor at a parenting magazine asking if I wanted to write a story about a local mom for their Mother’s Day…
“Uncompartmentalizing” Me (A New Year’s Resolution)
About a year ago, I got an email invitation to join a group of writers and artists that meet in San Francisco once a week. In the email, the woman who…