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Another year of reading in the books! Since the arrival of my son last month, my reading habits and interests have shifted some, but instead of holding rigidly to my old goals and patterns, I’m learning to take these new desires with me as I enter this new season of motherhood. The truth is I […]

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The holidays are quickly approaching and I couldn’t let the moment pass without reminding you of some bookish gift ideas! If you have a preteen girl or a teen/young adult in your life, these books would make great stocking stuffers. Bloom Devotional Series Bloom is a devotional series for girls ages 9-14 that helps them […]

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This will be a short and sweet post because we are here in the throes of newborn days, but we wanted to share the birth of our son Karsten on November 9, 2021. We just celebrated our ninth anniversary on November 3, so as we head into the last year of our first decade (is […]

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“Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” —Abraham Lincoln Such wise words from a wise man—but wait!—yes, now you noticed too. Though Lincoln would’ve surely agreed with such wisdom had the internet existed in his day, the fact remains that the internet did not exist in the 1800s, no matter how visually appealing that […]

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Isn’t it a thing that middle children can sometimes feel overlooked? I’d hate for Bloom Book 2 to feel that way, so it’s getting some love this week! The middle book in the Bloom series turns three this week! Its cover is actually my personal favorite out of all three (don’t tell Books 1 and […]

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Still seems so surreal that I get to write this, but in anticipation of the arrival of our son in early November, I’m blessed to be able to take a couple of months off during the holidays for maternity leave. Beginning November 1, 2021, I’ll be pausing all client work until after the holidays and […]

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This year marks eleven years in the writing and publishing industry and six years since I’ve been freelancing. I wouldn’t be able to do my work without some key resources, and while that list can fluctuate with the type of work on my docket, these resources have proved to be invaluable for me over the […]

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I remember when I saw you for the first time, ten years ago today. The summer sun still clung to the sky behind scattered clouds as I entered the Starbucks across from the dance studio where I taught. It was the first week of the new dance season, and like many times before, I was […]

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Ten years ago this week, I set up my first blog on Blogger (!!!) and shared my first post with the internet. I had wanted to launch one for a while and after an emotional month, I knew it was time. Summer 2011 was also one of the hottest seasons on record in Oklahoma, with […]

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Hi all! I’m excited to share that my latest plan is live on YouVersion! Change the Conversation is the very first book I ever wrote and I’m so excited to introduce it to a new crowd through the YouVersion app. CTC is a short book designed to spur conversation between teens and young adults and […]

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