August was something of a crazy month for me. Every 2 years, we do a family reunion at Disney. Usually we do it in April, but the arrival of Granddaughter #4 meant […]
My August 2026 Round-Up
Audiobook Review: Smuggler’s Cove by Fern Michaels – A Thriller That Falls Flat
Smuggler’s Cove is the first book in a new series by author Fern Michaels. The book is mostly the backstory of Madison and Lincoln Taylor,m who now go by their mother’s last […]
Book Review: My Daughter’s Baby by Kate Hewitt – Navigating Family Dynamics
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and author Kate Hewitt for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Book Review – Ghost Child: Uncovering Family Secrets from a Back Porch to the Yucutan by Deborah Jennings – A Memoir of Discovery and Identity
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Atmosphere Press, and author Deborah Jennings for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review […]
Movie Review: My Sister’s Keeper – Bring Your Tissues and They Changed the Ending!
Written by Jeremy Leven, Nick Cassavetes, and Jodi PicoultDirected by Nick Cassavetes Back in 2009, I had three teenage girls living at home. We were all fans of Jodi Picoult’s books. We […]
On The Road Again
We learned last summer that my daughter-in-law was expecting another baby with our son, who is currently stationed at Fort Benning. They already have an older child, so we said we would […]
2025: My Year in Review
2025 was quite a year in many ways. I haven’t written much about it because it seemed to be quite chaotic. I’ll try to do an overview as much as I can. […]
Book Review: All I Ever Wanted by Kate Hewitt – Exploring Surrogacy and Family
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and author Kate Hewitt for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Book Review – Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood by Julie Ryan McGue – Insights on Adoption and Family Life
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, She Writes Press, and author Julie Ryan McGue for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my […]
In Honor of Mother’s Day
My mother passed away in February of 2013. It’s now been 12 years since she has been gone. Losing my mother was hard, but that was overshadowed by my oldest daughter’s suicide […]
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