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A Dark Retelling Of The Cinderella Story

On the ninth of March I had the distinct pleasure of taking in some live theatre at a local fine arts school who put on a play called The...

I Think I'll Get Some Ink

The masterpiece in progress For thousands of years people have been decorating their bodies with tattoos. For centuries, tattoos were...

Puppy Love

I have always wanted wanted a therapy dog. Asher and Charlie are as close as I will ever get. Asher is a three-year-old labradoodle who...

My Memorable Teachers

Perhaps it’s the weather or the fact that it’s almost the end of the school year that’s got me reminiscing about my time in school. I...

Million Dollar Dad

Father's Day is fast approaching, so it's appropriate for today's blog post to be all about the man we admire. When I was little, my dad...

Book Nook: If At Birth You Don't Succeed

Over the Mother's Day weekend, I had the pleasure, and the time to read a very inspirational and hilarious book by sit down, yes I said...

Who Inspires You?

As some of you who are close to me know, I have always wanted to become a public speaker and take my story from coast to coast. I have...

My Leap Of Faith

"There are only two ways to live your life: as if nothing is a miracle or as if everything is a miracle," Albert Einstein. For those of...

Book Nook: Posted

This week's Book Nook is all about going back to high school with Posted by John David Anderson. For me, I have bittersweet memories of...

The Book Nook: The Lightkeeper's Daughters

After learning her brother has gone missing, all Elizabeth Livingston has left of her family are her father's journals. In there, she...

Back To My Youth

I grew up in the age of boy bands and bubblegum pop. I remember the posters of my favorite boy band spread on my wall, stuck with masking...

The Perfect Fit

I have always been envious of my friends with the cute boots, or those high sandals that I could never get on my feet; the latest shoes...

Willy Plumbottom And Seventeen Believers

A few months ago, I had the honor and the privilege to speak to a kindergarten class about writing. They were very patient and curious...

What's On Your Bucket List?

Just yesterday I had to say goodbye to Agnieszka, one of my nurses who has worked tirelessly here for close to twenty-five years. She was...

The Drama Teacher And The Storyteller

When I say "Drama Teacher" most people who know me know that I'm referring to my lovable, loud, eccentrically creative sister Lindsay. I...

How I Created The Jellybean Perspective

In 2003 I was at camp for a week in the summer. It was called LIT, which means Leader In Training, and all of the leaders in training...

My Everyday Superhero

When you think of a superhero, you probably think of Superman, Batman or Spiderman; but what about those everyday heroes such as...

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