Book Recomendations

Last week I suffered a major blow… a huge professional disappointment. It was devastatingly shocking, and I found it difficult to crush back my tears and proceed forward. My first instinct was to give up. I thought, “That was my absolute best… if my best is not good enough, then …

Have you heard of RIE Parenting? I’m new to the practice. I don’t consider myself someone who’s fully committed to the movement from every angle of my own personal parenting style, but I’m absolutely drawn to the method and becoming more attracted to it. And I’ll tell you why. I’d …

Relationship expert Henry Cloud states, “The best boundaries are loving ones. The person who has to remain forever in a protective mode is losing out on love and freedom. Boundaries in no way mean to stop loving. They mean the opposite: you are gaining freedom to love. It is good …

When I was contacted by a publisher and asked if I would write a book about Reno, my first thought was this: Am I being Punk’d? But then I realized it was legit and that Ashton Kutcher was not about to show up at my door; the publisher was asking …

  I met Brian Williams three years ago after watching his TedEx Reno talk on the ripple effect of random acts of kindness. I literally watched that video and knew I had to meet this inspiring man that lived right here in Reno. I did something I had never done before: …

You could call me a follower, although I prefer to think of myself as up for any challenge… especially if all my friends have already done it. So when it seemed that half my world around me was doing the Whole30, I decided to jump on the bandwagon. I can …

My kids love books, and for that I am very thankful. Both of my girls developed an early love of books. My oldest is 3 1/2 and my youngest is 1 1/2. Before they were even a year old, they’d sit down with a book and browse through the pages. …

It was the last week of summer before kindergarten, camps were out, and I was desperate. My son, jealous of his friends who got to start school that week, was particularly demanding without his usual play dates. Egged on by choruses of “I’m bored”, we had been to the Discovery …

When I picked my daughter up from school today, she made this announcement: “When I get home, I’m going to make a sign-up sheet for a special club.” “What club?” I asked her. “A club for the kids in my class. I want to make a dance party club. I’m …

        Moms do incredible things every day. Children may not always know why their mom is amazing but my book Amazing Mom tells the story. “When I hurt myself…..she makes me better. When I am lonely, she comforts me.” This Mother’s Day, I will celebrate the “amazing” event …