A couple of weeks ago, our small-town community had a football coach unexpectedly pass away from a complication that occurred during a routine leg surgery. This past Monday, our school staff arrived at work to learn that one of our young middle school teachers was in a car accident over the weekend and didn’t make…

I absolutely hate a cluttered house. There’s nothing that moves me into a state of depression quicker than a messy living room. With three children at home, plus a loving, but sometimes disorderly husband, the house is typically in a constant state of chaos. Lately, I have noticed that the state of the house correlates…

Stepping outside of my comfort zone is not a norm for me. I’m pretty much a go with the flow, don’t rock the boat, kind of girl. There’s something about dreams, though, that make you want to tackle those personal barriers to see what’s possible. In my journey of becoming an established children’s book author,…