Ivy’s Ever After Winner!
Thanks to all of you who entered the Ivy’s Ever After book giveaway! I used a random number generator to select the winner and am happy to congratulate Discovering The…
Photographs into sketches…
I was walking down our hallway the other day when the pictures on the wall caught my eye for the first time in a long time. Actually, they aren’t pictures…
Parenting can be scary (but sometimes it’s all about perspective)
When you become a mom or dad, it seems like there are so many things to fear: from SIDS during those first few months, to things like our kids choking, drowning, or running…
Those jeans are workin’ for ya!
I went to a Girlfriends’ Night Out with some friends a while ago where Kathy Lipp (author of The Marriage Project and The Husband Project) was speaking. She talked about…
A frog or two. Or fifty.
When our kids went to Grandma and Grandpa’s house in the country a couple of weeks ago, they caught a few frogs: It brought back memories of the cricket episode we had in our house last year….
It’s Follow Me Back Tuesday
I’m joining in on Follow-Me-Back-Tuesdays today, hosted by Cindi, Stacy, Jen, J, and this week’s guest host. It sounds like a great way to discover some new blogs! Here’s how it…
When did your kids figure it out? (Or have they?)
The other night, my son came up to me out of the blue and said, “So, Mom, you’re the Tooth Fairy, right?” My daughter–eleven now–had long since figured it out, but…
Ivy’s Ever After Giveaway!
A writing friend of mine, Dawn Lairamore, just had her first middle-grade novel published: I’m really excited–not only for Dawn, but also because she’s giving away a signed copy here! Before I…