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5 Activities to Do with Your Kids this Summer

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 make serving our country from relocating every few years and essentially starting over with new schools and friends, to dealing with deployments and spending long periods of time away from family. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👧‍👦👩‍👩‍👦‍👦

It’s a lot. And they deserve a show of appreciation on our part so if you know a military family, give them a “Thank you”

And to all the military families out there…THANK YOU!! 🇺🇸

Max has a loved one currently on a military deployment. Or so she thought. ★

Book Description:

During a class assembly, Max gets some strong “Super Max” vibes. A special visitor has arrived at the school, and all eyes are now staring at her. Why is everyone looking at her, and who is the special visitor to the assembly?

She saw a face that mirrored hers, with eyes so full of mist.
A beaming loving grin and daisies clutched inside his fist.
She recognized the uniform with black and brown and green,
and on his chest, her last name sewn, could easily be seen.

★ Who is this special visitor? ★

Is it a brother? A Cousin? An Uncle? Her Father?

Join Max as she discovers who this surprise visitor is, and why they are setting off her “Super Max” vibes.

Written in rhyme with captivating illustrations, 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.

Pick up your FREE copy now here: Super Max’s Hero Surprise FREE Kindle Days