If you haven’t entered the drawing yet for a copy of Cecil Murphey’s book Unleash the Writer Within, do so here! Nothing draws a crowd of neighbor kids like a giant tub of bubbles. Well, with the exception of juggling fire, but that’s a story for another day. I grew up in a family filled […]
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Food on Fridays
A few weeks ago while we were in South Haven, Michigan, we stopped into the Olive Cart, who according to their website, are “purveyors of superb flavored olive oils, balsamic vinegars and olive products.” According to me they are, “Oh. My. Word. The most amazing store filled with balsamic vinegars, olive oils, and lots and […]
Friday’s Finds
I’m super excited to be over at She Sparkles today with my friend Cindy Bultema. We’re talking about body image. Please come join the conversation! From some friends: Cheated, by Erica Stidham – great thoughts on how comparing ourselves to others hurts us What if this Defined a Woman Instead, by Culture Rebel – great […]
SDWSC winner
It’s been a long and eventful week around here. T-Rex missed the whole week of school because of illness and today was a snow day. I have much to blog about next week when everyone is (hopefully) back in school. In other news, my husband Kedron has been doing a month long design challenge spreading […]
Brides & Michigan Crush
I’m writing, writing, writing this book, and I feel like I have finally fallen into a good rhythm. I feel better each day about meeting the May 1 deadline! In other news, I received word that a piece I submitted to Chicken Soup for the Soul will be published in their book “Here Comes the […]
Birthday Roundup
Thank you all for the kind messages on my birthday! Check the bottom of this post to see what you won 🙂 Everyone got something! Here’s a recap of my day in picture form: These were sitting on the kitchen table when I went to bed. It was sooo hard to sleep that night! This […]