What’s your favorite place to visit? How many times have you been there?
My favorite place is Yosemite National Park. I’ve visited hundreds of times, starting when I was four years old. Every time I go, I discover something new—but on a visit a couple of years ago—I discovered something that ...
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Warning Signs
Danger!
You’ve seen the signs.
STAY ON MARKED TRAIL. DO NOT CLIMB ON ROCKS. NO HIKING, BEARS IN AREA.
Sigh.
Encountering these signs is never fun! Especially when you were just thinking how fun it would be to climb that big ‘ole rock next to the thundering waterfall. You may be ...
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Riley Mae Real Life Moments
Whenever I really love a character in a book, I wonder what I would do if I were in their shoes. My friend Emily got the chance to do just that!
It was a bad news, good news kind of situation. On Christmas Eve, Emily broke her arm.
That’s the bad news!
But then, on Christmas Day, she was ...
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The Power of Cooperation
We had some fun today in Children’s Church learning about how the very first Christian Church used the power of the Holy Spirit and cooperation in order to spread the Good News of Jesus. I also showed the kids how I learned to water-ski when I was nine. If it hadn’t been for my grandma holding my ...
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Tea Party & Author Talk
This afternoon I had the amazing opportunity to celebrate the life of a beautiful Faithgirl! We enjoyed a tea party, and then the girls helped me craft a plot about our birthday girl using some ingredients of great storytelling.
If you want to write a story that will keep your readers on the edge ...
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