I took a while to get back to our adoption story. Our infertility journey is easier to tell since the only two involved are Denton and me. The next part of the story involves four other lives, five including their older sister…it needs to be told tenderly. I...
It is hard to believe my children’s book Not Like the Others-Harley’s Story first launched in April 2013. If you lived in the Paradise/Chico area you might remember. “Author Writes Children’s Book” I am excited to announce a second...
Denton and my infertility journey started in 2012, at the time we had no idea how long and emotional it would be or how it would end. Our Infertility Story We met in our mid-30s working in Paradise, California. After just five months of dating, on December 31, 2010,...
Life-changing is how I describe the new book by Jen Hatmaker! It led to actionable steps. Honestly, I read pretty much everything Jen writes (owning both hardcover and audio copies of every book since 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess), I listen faithfully to...
I have always loved traveling. My parents instilled it at a very early age taking our family on a lot of road trips. I even made it part of my career working as Nurse Practitioner for Carnival Cruise Lines from 1999-2005. I continued traveling after Harley and I found...
April 15, 2013, and July 13, 2017, two of the hardest days of my life thus far. When Harley came into my life I had been looking for a furry family member. Honestly, rescuing was not even in my radar. I will forever be grateful to a student nurse who noticed I’d...
I don’t think any of us wake up in the morning thinking “I am going to damage the environment and purchase something that contributes to animal cruelty today”. However, if you are an animal lover like me it is always in the back of your mind....
I was born, raised and spent most of my life living in California. Fires and earthquakes are the natural disasters we see most often. I remember, as a child, having earthquake drills in school. I am sure, wherever you live you can translate that to hurricanes,...
Have you ever realized how alike the process of finding the right vet and life partner is? The thought came to me after we moved to Central California and began to search for a new veterinarian. Though I have been married for seven-plus years it was not so long ago...
I am a sucker for a rescue story. Add special needs, senior rescue and/or a unique twist and I am PAWsitively hooked. Lola’s story had me from the beginning and since I’d already met her FURever mom, Dawn, I knew her furry tale has a happy ending. About...