Dreaming about....

I own WAAAY too many dishes (inherited pieces, antique collections, impulse buys...!). Fantasizing about how lovely it would be to have beautiful storage like this... (Pinterest sucked me in!)

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Tear-and-share pull-apart bread

This bread (a tear-and-share pull-apart bread, inspired by the British baking show) — with pepperoni, Parmesan, pesto and marinara — was supposed to accompany dinner. But I was so tired once I pulled it out of the oven, I declared, “This IS dinner!”

(I’ll serve a salad or something with it. Maybe.)

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Unspeakable The Tulsa Race Massacre

I try to buy as many picture books as I can — to support my industry and my fellow authors and illustrators. But, I don’t often buy THREE of them. This one is important. It’s sad that I was in MY FIFTIES before I was aware of this dark piece of history. As I am learning, I want the next generation to be educated in ways I was not.

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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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