Last week when I was on the Chasing Creative podcast, I talked a bit about how I cultivate reading and writing habits with Hadley and Harper. You can read about my book buddies idea here. I normally do that in the summer as there isn’t much time for it during the school year. However, I like to have the girls… View Post

The first church Jesse and I visited when we moved to Washington DC was the DC CRC. It was so hot that day, as all days in August are, and I was pretty sure that the white pants I was wearing would soon be transparent due to how much I was sweating. Needless to say, I do not remember too… View Post

I can’t remember how I met Abbigail Kriebs or Ashley Brooks, but I think our friendship is over a year old now, and while I only know them via the internet, I admire their work and I’m always happy to talk writing and books with them. Ashley is my go-to gal for the business of writing – tweeting, promoting, all… View Post

I’ve known Mallory since she was 8 years old and I was dating her older brother who is now my husband, so I know a bit about where Mallory has been and it has been nothing but a pleasure to watch where she is going. Mallory is one of those people who I like to call a creative do-er. She… View Post

We donated our little red play kitchen during the week of the snowstorm. These days, when Hadley and Harper want to “play” kitchen, they page through cookbooks, then rummage through the cupboards and the refrigerator to see if we have what it takes to make a Texas sheet cake, chocolate-chip sour cream coffee cake, or black and white cookies. It’s… View Post