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Last night Jon and I decided that we are now official parents. Not that all the late night snuggling, bottle feeding, diaper changing, and potty training didn’t qualify us for parenthood. But [...]

We’re on the move again! Jon has just accepted a job with an animation company in Portland so we’re leaving sunny L.A. in January and heading up to Oregon after the holidays. I’ve never been to [...]

Karly has decided that she wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Usually when you ask her why, she’ll say: “So I can make people feel better” or “So I can be in the [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but in lieu of blogging the past two weeks, I’ve been trying to revive “The Black Cloister” manuscript. This novel isn’t [...]

Snow-capped mountains. Vibrant blue sky. Ghost towns. Wildlife. Hot springs. Great friends. And yummy food. We love Colorado! We arrived in Colorado Springs over a week ago for my book signing at [...]

Usually my friend Brenda Salmon and I prefer country dancing, but last night, we embraced L.A.’s glitz and glamour on Dancing with the Stars—as an audience member, of course. We got tickets [...]

There’s just something wrong with going to a pumpkin patch when it’s 75 outside. In October! But we had a blast with our sweet friends Windy and Marylin at this farm outside L.A. We [...]

After watching a segment of Dancing with the Stars this week, Karly took my hands and decided to practice some dance moves. We twirled, dipped, kicked, and spun across our makeshift dance floor. [...]

Here are a few updated pictures of the kids playing around the house last month as well as venturing out for a weekend of camping in the Sequoia National Forest.

I just signed the contract for my third novel! Hooray!! I’m grateful to Kregel for their enthusiasm about this book tentatively called The Black Cloister. As excited as I am about a new contract, [...]