Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month I speak out because I believe that every survivor deserves a safe place to find help. Speak out with me this Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Visit: rainn.org/SAAPM #SAAPM The Statistics The statistics are terrifying. Every ninety-two seconds someone is sexually assaulted. That means that by the time you finish… Continue reading Speak Out-April is SAAPM
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It’s Not a Simple Pinky-Swear
Let’s talk about a long-term commitment to a goal. That goal can be a long and happy marriage, a published book, a fit, and healthy body, or any number of other things. Whatever it is, your long term commitment is not a simple pinky-swear.
The Beekeeper’s Fear
Written for middle-grade readers, my first book, The Mystery of Apple Crest, takes place on an Apple Orchard. A young girl and her family have moved into her grandfather’s home and learn to manage an Apple Orchard. In the course of writing this book, I learned an important lesson when a beekeeper’s fear stopped me… Continue reading The Beekeeper’s Fear
You Wouldn’t Be Here Without Them
You wouldn’t be here without them. We’re talking about the women who had the strength to get through the next day after the next. As March, Women’s History Month, comes to a close in a few more days. Let’s take a moment to honor women of history one more time. Only this time we’re not… Continue reading You Wouldn’t Be Here Without Them
Women Empowering Women
Women empowering women is a strong and beautiful act. How does this happen? Women lift others with their voices through song, art, dance, speech, poems, stories, and mentorship and so many other ways including small acts of kindness. Art Feminist art emerged in the 1960s. From sculpture to paintings to drawings and performances, these artists… Continue reading Women Empowering Women