Yearly Archives: 2017

It’s late Friday morning and I just sat down on my sofa with the full intention of editing the Book That Never Ends all day, but I have thoughts. Lots…

              "His music holds the heart of America...but his soul holds a terrible secret." Chart topping pop musician Cory Minor has it all—fame, money,…

On any given day, this is how my thought process works: “Oh my gosh she’s going to be late for school. Why didn’t I wake up earlier? Why am I…

It’s 12:30am and I should really be asleep, but I just finished watching Thirteen Reasons Why on Netflix and sleep won’t be happening for me anytime soon. Not with the…

Earlier this week when I was looking up recipes on Pinterest, I stumbled across a poem (side note: this is how I cook. I look for 4-ingredient, cheese-free recipes on…

Last week I posted a little saying on Twitter—some quote that I read and liked. But then someone asked me, “Who was that about?” And I frowned. And I thought…

I often talk on here about loving others as hard as you can. About standing up for people and lifting others up and doing your best to make those you…

Last Friday and at the request of my older daughter, I drove a few hours away to attend her high school choir concert—one, because she didn’t want to ride the…

Yesterday my oldest child turned 21. Of course I knew it was coming—I’d thought about it, bought and sent gifts, pulled out old photo albums and cried while remembering days…

  “The fame thing isn’t really real. Don’t forget, I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”   These words from Notting…