Just the other day I was looking for a movie to watch with a friend’s kids. They love High School Musical and all the new movies, but they watch those over and over again. Remembering the movies I loved as a kid–and ones my older kids loved–I started making a list of movies I’d love… [Continue Reading]
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Making Wise Media Choices Together (Printable!)
Today I am going to share with you how you can include your children and work on making wise media choices together. Making Wise Media Choices Together When I was a teen (wasn’t that, like, yesterday?) I thought I knew everything—especially what I would and wouldn’t do with my kids. I thought the… [Continue Reading]
5 Things I Learned from Writing Moms’ Night Out
5 Things I Learned from Writing Moms’ Night Out Do you have a dream that you don’t dwell on long because the idea of it coming true seems so unattainable? I’ve had a dream like that. It’s seeing one of my novels make it to the big screen and that happened on May 9th!… [Continue Reading]
Books to Movies: With God All Things Are Possible
Books to Movies With God All Things Are Possible When I became a novelist there was a comment that I received often, but one I didn’t expect. “Wow,” readers would tell me. “This novel would make a great movie!” That’s something a novelist likes to hear, but it carries as much weight as when… [Continue Reading]
5 Things I Learned from Writing ‘Moms’ Night Out’
Do you have a dream that you don’t dwell on long because the idea of it coming true seems so unattainable? I’ve had a dream like that. It’s seeing one of my novels make it to the big screen, and on May 9th that’ll be happening! Well, to clarify, I wrote the novelization of Moms’… [Continue Reading]
Behind the Scenes of the Moms’ Night Out ~ AFTER PARTY!
Ever want to know what happens behind the scenes at a movie premiere? A few days ago I got to experience just that! If you missed Part 1 of Behind the Scenes of the Moms’ Night Out Premiere, you can read it here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. So how did I get asked… [Continue Reading]
Behind the Scenes of the Moms’ Night Out Premiere (Part 2)
Ever want to know what happens behind the scenes at a movie premiere? Just a few days ago I got to experience just that! If you missed the Part 1 of Behind the Scenes of the Moms’ Night Out Premiere, you can read it here. So how did I get asked to be part of… [Continue Reading]
Hello, Hollywood!
Hello, Hollywood! I was never one to dream about Hollywood growing up—of going there, or being a star, or seeing my name in lights. Instead, I wanted to get married, have a few kids, and become an elementary school teacher. I imagined living my whole life in the small town I’d grown up in. Just… [Continue Reading]