Dressing and Educating: Days 11-15

Day 11: August 29, 2016 Over the weekend some pretty heavy storms hit our area. Unfortunately one of those storms involved a lightning strike to my school building which caused the air conditioning units to shut down. I was thankful that I chose to wear a dress this Monday morning as the air conditioner playedContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 11-15”

Life Change: A Story of Healing, Restoration, and Family

The following is an article I wrote for my church magazine:     If you’ve ever found yourself greeted on your way to service, picking up a child from cKids, or approaching the First Time Guest Tent chances are that you have received a welcoming smile from Lauren Gombach or Paula Brown. Most weeks thisContinue reading “Life Change: A Story of Healing, Restoration, and Family”

24 Book Challenge: A Book You’ve Been Wanting to Read For a While

The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This is book #19 from The Ameri Brit Mom 24 Book Challenge in 2016. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, or outside influences. Title: The Crown Author: Keira Cass Publisher: HarperContinue reading “24 Book Challenge: A Book You’ve Been Wanting to Read For a While”

What’s It All About, Alfie? And a Give Away

As promised, this week is your first chance to enter to win your very own FREE copy of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. Over the course of the past twenty-four weekends I have reviewed and summarized chapters from this book about writing your own novel. I have received permission from the author to offerContinue reading “What’s It All About, Alfie? And a Give Away”

Five Minute Friday: Path

This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Path. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Path”

Dressing and Educating: Days 6-10

Day 6: August 22, 2016 My first true Monday of the school year and I caught the struggle bus on the way to school. I forgot just how short a two day weekend feels. I really needed to replenish my lost sleep from last week, but I had a sick child all weekend–so that didContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 6-10”

Why We Are Roman Soldiers

During our summer visit to England my husband and I heard about a new phenomenon sweeping the YouTube world. Countless times we introduced ourselves to people and said that we were from Columbus, Ohio and were met with questions about if we know Roman Atwood. Prior to our trip neither of us had a clueContinue reading “Why We Are Roman Soldiers”

Slowly But Surely…

The school year is now in full swing and I am ready to get back into my personal reading habits. The first few weeks of school involve a lot of adjustment and resting once I finally get home. As I am beginning to settle into what will be my new routine I feel myself cravingContinue reading “Slowly But Surely…”

A Brain Chemistry Story Map: The Irresistible Novel

Thanks for staying with me, readers, for the past 23 Saturdays as I’ve read and reviewed each chapter of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. We started out the first part of the book reviewing grammar and writing practices. Now in the second part of the book we are taking a look at the humanContinue reading “A Brain Chemistry Story Map: The Irresistible Novel”

Five Minute Friday: Loyal

This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Loyal. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Loyal”