Schools out for summer (cue Alice Cooper) which can bring a love/hate experience for parents. On one hand, you're excited to be done with another year of scholastic hustle & bustle and dress up days but on the other hand, now you have to figure out filling in the...
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Burnout: Identifying, Treating, and Preventing
Burnout Definition: "A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long term involvement in emotionally demanding situations." – Ayala Pines and Elliot Aronson Work, family, school, and social life. These are just a few factors that can contribute to...
FREE Kindle Books! World Read Aloud Day 1/31 & 2/1
FREE Kindle Books for World Read Aloud Day! SAVE THE DATE!! I have teamed up with some amazing authors to offer 19 FREE Kindle books to celebrate World Read Aloud Day Season!! Grab them all with this ONE click. To grab all the above 19 books free, here is the ONE...
BLACK FRIDAY SALE!!!! All Titles 40% off 11/25/22 ONLY!!
BLACK FRIDAY SALE!! Avoid the lines and fighting for that cheap flat screen T.V. Instead, give the gift of reading this holiday season with ALL books on my website 40% OFF 11/25/22 ONLY! This is an excellent time to stock up a library, classroom, or reading nook for...
FREE Kindle Days! Veterans Edition 11/10 – 11/12
Did you know November is Military Family Appreciation Month? 🪖 To honor our veterans, the Kindle version of my book, Super Max's Hero Surprise will be available for FREE from 11/10 to 11/12. Military families are on an extra special level of human. The sacrifices they...
When Sports Begin to Die Out for Girls
I first picked up a softball when I was seven years old and never put it down. I fell in love with sports. In middle school it kept me busy. In high school it kept me out of trouble. I continued my passion to play into adulthood and try to stay active today. Softball,...
Spread the NEWS! 10 book purchase= FREE Virtual Visit!
A free virtual author visit with a 10 book purchase? Really? Yes! I’m offering a virtual visit feature on my site with any ten book purchase combination (hardcover, softcover, etc.). What does the author visit include? The 30 minute author virtual session includes: A...
Rainy Days
As Echo and I watch the rain play a game of tippety tap with the outside world, I’m reminded of my love of the sound of rain. Being wet in it? No. Having to do anything IN it? Also no. I remember as a child, in the house on Seville, anytime it rained I would grab an...
FREE KINDLE BUNDLE!! 12/20 and 12/21 Only!
Perfect timing for winter break, A VERY BIG FREE KINDLE BUNDLE SPECIAL!! Two days only! You can get all FIVE of my titles free on Amazon. ALL FIVE!! This offer is only available Monday December 20th and Tuesday December 21st That’s four children’s books to keep the...
Super Max’s Ultimate Try Cover Reveal!
The cover for Super Max's Ultimate Try has arrived and I am loving it! What exactly do I love about it? Thank you for asking. I love: The Girl Power this cover radiates. The way we are displaying a variety of different body types in this new book. The new amputee...
November 11th is approaching soon, and this is a day we celebrate the sacrifices our veterans made during their time in the military. Time away from family, deployments, battles both internally and physically, fighting for our freedoms, relocations, and more. Military personnel go through a lot. And we should appreciate that.
Did you know that as of today, there are 19 million veterans living in our country. 19 million! That’s a lot of service. As a daughter/sister/niece/cousin/ex-spouse of members that currently serve and have previously served, I feel we should be proud and thankful for the men and women who took the vow to serve their country. If you’re interested in checking out some more statistics on the changing face of America’s veteran population, please check out this article by the Pew Research Center Here
If you’re not familiar, I wrote a children’s book about one important aspect of the military life…deployment. Specifically the military family’s experience with deployment. It can be rough. The anxiety of not knowing whether your soldier is safe, mixed in with the soldier wondering how everything is going at home and if their family is safe. One thing I think we can all agree on that melts our heart though is great military homecoming video. Those are the best!
I really wanted to highlight the subject of deployment homecomings, which is why I wrote Super Max’s Hero Surprise. Max is a military kid whose parent is deployed…or so she thought. One day during a school assembly, Max starts getting her “super Max” vibes. Max becomes concerned because everyone is now looking at her. Preparing for a possible villain that needs to be defeated, Max begins her preparation to become Super Max. But wait…a special visitor has arrived at school. Who is it? Written in rhyme, Super Max’s Hero Surprise will take readers on an emotional journey as it captures the strength of family ties, the emotions of living through deployment separation, and the joyous feeling of re-connection.
This book is an ode to military families everywhere for their sacrifice.
It’s available now in my shop, so consider honoring your veteran by getting them a copy today.
Super Max’s Hero Surprise book purchase link
