So, like the book series by Stieg Larsson (an author I don’t enjoy, but that’s not the point here), the hornet is the third in a series of progressively…
Continue ReadingAbout ten years ago, when my first book was published, I went to a Youth Worker Convention in Kansas City. Part of the reason I went was to…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a teenager, my best friend, Leslie, and I used to hang out in her room and read old Junior League cookbooks. In retrospect this was…
Continue ReadingToday was supposed to be the day that I wrote a book proposal. It was actually the day I was supposed to knock the book proposal out of…
Continue ReadingWhy, oh, why did I have to read this article yesterday?Because, y’all, believe me when I say that I already feel guilty enough about Nate’s boppy (paci) addiction.…
Continue ReadingDuring my first year of teaching, which stands out in my biography as one of the toughest years I survived, a veteran teacher gave me some good advice.…
Continue ReadingFriday Night our family cheered on the Sugarland Skeeters (a minor-league baseball team that plays in another suburb close to our house). Mainly we went because the twins’…
Continue Reading1. First of all, I love this picture. Elisabeth knows what she wants….everyone to love Jesus. And if you don’t, she’ll sing you a song about why you…
Continue ReadingThis weekend our kitchen faucet spouted a week that wrecked havoc on our kitchen. Two towel racks fell down. We discovered termites. Oh, and the twins and I…
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