Lately, my brain has been on constant overload. I've had so much going on (amazing things and not-very-happy things all at once) that I...

Baked Black Beans with BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich, potato salad & mixed veggies 'Tis the season for backyard barbeques! We have ...

On Monday, I opened up my Twitter feed to see many of my friends wishing Summer ( @Fizzygrrl ) a Happy Birthday. What? A birthday? And I did...

 Every Tuesday, Martha’s parents tried to make her eat green beans for dinner, but Martha knew green beans weren’t any good.

This week has been a really difficult one for me. Without going into a lot of personal details, suffice it to say that the plans I've ma...

Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwiches 

I've been trying to hold myself to a 2-contest limit on my manuscripts, so they don't end up seeming overused and old... but even th...

Today is the day! ONE by Leigh Ann Kopans is officially available now! I was one of the lucky people who got to read an ARC (Advanc...

Tomorrow, my friend, Leigh Ann Kopans' book: ONE will be released!

The kids have been out of school for a little over two weeks, and we've already packed a lot of summer fun into our days. We've had ...

The Cinnamon Rolls we made in the Crock Pot were such a success that we decided to see what else we could adapt from oven baking to Crock ...

On June 11th, my friend, Leigh Ann Kopans' book: ONE will be released!

THE PAPER HOUSE by Lois Peterson is a heartwrenching true-to-life middle grade story, full of rich images and description that pulls ...

Yesterday, in church, our Bishop spoke about being prepared to face the storms of life, when they inevitably hit. He based much of his messa...

It's getting to be summer time here in New Mexico, and I don't like turning on the oven (& heating up the house) any more than ...

This past Sunday, our lesson at church was all about learning and growing from and finding the joy in the trials we face. And I had so many ...

THE ART OF WISHING by Lindsay Ribar is one of those rare books that I was waiting to read for months before it was actually published. ...

I am so grateful for all of the Mothers in my life! I didn't write a post yesterday, because I spent the day being loved by my children ...

Calling all Super-Secret Recipe Testers! For those of you who have already expressed an interest in helping me test my super-secret recip...

I had a little bit (okay a whole lot) of excitement here on my blog yesterday, when I got picked to be on Cupid's team for The Writer...