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09/01/2024

19/08/2023

Senior pic shopping with a boy goes something like this…speed walking around the store grabbing items because you know after 20 minutes he’s done. Being told he will only try on 5 things. Shoot. Put things back. After trying on the items, the all important question is asked…which ones do you like? And his answer….”I don’t care.” Got it. I guess I’m choosing. If this is you in the near future, keep your head down and just get it done.

23/04/2023

Eli and Ava.

02/02/2023

I dropped a cutie and couldn’t find it.

05/11/2022

This is why we wrote the book. Right here. Sweet Lottie’s little sister, has serious health issues and shares how the book helped her. Thank you for sending this video Kalla! Love your sweet family!

05/11/2022

I had a blast reading, “My Sister is Sick, What About Me?” to the 5th grade classes yesterday at Zachary Lane Elementary School! I talked about our journey with publishing and how they can become authors. It was so much fun. Jen Valiant, thanks for having me! The students had great questions and were so respectful!

If you would like me to come to your school, send me a message! I would love to come. I can do all grade levels. I will also donate a book to your school library. ❤️

06/10/2022

Had another amazing day at Neill Elementary!

04/10/2022

Absolutely loved reading our book “My Sister is Sick, What About Me?” to some students at Neill elementary school!

01/10/2022

If you have a child that is sick, and they have a sibling...this book is for you. My son, Eli, watched his sister go through surgery after surgery. One day after church, he said, "Why do people say they are praying for Ella and no one says they are praying for me?" His comment made me stop in my tracks. I never thought how difficult it was for him to have a sick sibling. Here's the thing...there are TONS of books out there for sick kids, but hardly any for the siblings of sick kids. Until now. This book that Eli and I wrote gives these kids a voice. It validates how difficult this is for them, it gives them tools on what they can do to feel better, and, best yet, it tells them how amazing they are.

Check out the link below and let's help some families.

This book is available in hardcover, softcover and kindle editions.

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20/11/2021

Here is some background on how my book idea came to be....

Have you ever had a thought that came to you, or a feeling that you were supposed to do something? That happened to me on the plane ride home from Columbus, Ohio after Ella’s 9th surgery. The thought that came to me was, “You need to write a book.” Now, in the past when I …