Today I’m being featured at my friend Kristin’s site, Campfire Diaries. Her blog is dedicated to inspiring families to seek adventure. I met Kristin at The Type A Parent blogger conference last fall and she is a sweetheart. Kristin is full of great ideas and a huge supporter of her fellow bloggers. I was honored that she asked me to share one of my road trip stories with her readers. So please join me at Campfire Diaries, where I share my family’s escapades in Sedona, AZ. See you there!
Ten years ago this little peanut ruled my world. She was the lifeline God gave me to finally pull myself out of the darkness that had enveloped me since Barrett’s autism diagnosis. She was the child who was not planned, but was wanted more than anything in the world. She was my miracle. Continue reading Audrey and Me, Then and Now
I’m an unabashed book nerd. I love writing about books and would do it exclusively – if I thought anyone would read/enjoy it – but my stats say otherwise. So, alas, I have backed off on the book reviews. But ironically, my “favorite books of the year” posts have traditionally done well, so here we are again. I did a lot of reading this past year my friends, beating my numbers from last year. I consumed roughly (more on that below) 105 books. It was split evenly between fiction and nonfiction, with a variety of subgenres. Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2014
It’s Finish the Sentence Friday, which I’ve unfortunately neglected the last few weeks. I apologize to my fellow FTSF-ers, but I have been reading you. This is my favorite link up, but I’ve had trouble getting my act together. There’s just too much to do at this time of year. But I’m not complaining – as hectic as it gets, it’s all good stuff. I just had to make the good stuff a priority, because when I’m old, I hope to look back at my life and know that I was a good mom. Continue reading At the end of my life…