So Sweet

Thank you to awesome-mom and book-loving-Instagrammer @shegabsaboutbooks for this darling photo and lovely post. 😘❤️
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We are starting the month off with our new favorite bedtime story, It’s So Quiet by Sherri Duskey Rinker. With these 2, it’s anything but quiet in my house, so this adorable & silly story is perfect for us.

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Caleb

This is Caleb, with his little sister, Hannah.
Over the weekend, I received a FB message from their mom, thanking me for my books. And, I just CAN’T EVEN begin to offer enough prayers to this family or to thank The Lord enough for the blessing of my job.
😭🙏🏻❤️
PS: Shared with the permission of their amazing mom, Naomi. PM me for a link for updates and/or to provide support.

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Thanks to Briggs Racing!

Ohmigosh! SO excited to be scrolling on Insta this morning and see... “HEY! That’s MY kid! 😲”Thank you to Briggs And Stratton’s racing page @racebriggs for lighting up my morning! Lots of racing families in the cold Midwest looking forward to getting back on the tracks this spring (including a few nervous mamas; note the telltale signs of rubbing and bumping on that side 😧)! 🏎🏁❤️

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Time to Decorate!

I needed to feel a little festive on a cold, gray, wintery day. I pulled out an old tablecloth, my mother’s silverware and these antique dishes. (Roses were on sale at the grocery store, $9.99 a dozen; I treated myself to three! 🤷🏻‍♀️🌹💝)

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Trouble Remembering

I was trying to think of the word “pagoda.” (💁🏻‍♀️ Long story, but it had to do with a biscuit structure created by one of the contestants in the British Baking Show. ) I came up with “pergola,” which I knew wasn’t right. Had to Google: Japanese, structure, building, church.” Ahh: found it! (But, seriously?! How long can I still blame the pandemic for this sort of stuff?!)

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Super Excited to Announce!

I’m SUPER-EXCITED to announce our next collaboration! 📚 🎉 Have you ever stood beside a tractor 🚜, or watched them at work on a farm? — SO much power, so many AWESOME attachments to do the jobs! Have you ever seen a combine harvester, running though the fields?! Oh my word! Amazing! HUGE! LOUD! 😲 I’m hoping to capture some of the LOVE that I have for these vehicles AND the admiration that I have for farm life and the farmers that bring food to our tables. 🌱 ☀️ 🌧 🌾

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