The question I most get having now written 5 books together with my kids is not about the characters or the dog or the castle or if Lu will ever stop eating fries.* No. The question I get from parents is, "How in the world did you manage to do a creative project with your kids, how did it go, and h…
I would say “I can’t believe I finally did it.” except that I can believe it.
If there are marshmallows, we might even get Li & Lu to visit.
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In fact, some days, any of those alone seem impossible.
I still haggle. You have to. That's the point of a flea market.
Challenge: he doesn’t wanna.?
I’ve been working on this book for the past four years.
Let’s take a trip back to the pasta restaurant off Highway 80.
Tell no one. Tell everyone. You choose.
Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.
Learn through what your kids learn.
It's time to get your own book done--or that of someone else you know.
I gave them something only I could give.
The trick, the joke, the bad news comes when you realize that halfway will never get to the finish line. Sure, at the end, the distance will be microscopic, but by definition, he’ll never make it.
It was basically a comedy hour. The two guys were so funny it didn’t matter what they were talking about.
This is the section where I explain how to do it.
When I asked her where the story was today, the pain and regret were evident in her voice.
As much as I don’t like the “threat” of It’s Now or Never, it really comes down to…It’s Now or Never.
Your future self is going to thank (the present) you.
This section is called When. For me, the answer to that question is simple: now.
Do you ever have it where your kid’s school has a program or an event but it sounds so good you’d like to do it yourself?
Visiting the SPARK world from the latest book, CREATE, here’s Chapter 14. When you think you don’t have anything to give, you can still give this.
It's never too late--or too early--to create.
What effect might your action have today on someone years from now?
Co-creating at its worst. Oops, then improve.
Cue the woodpecker.
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Including my secret plan to take over the world.
Time to get sparkling.
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Not 8 decades old. 8 years old.
We're not going to call it a test or a project. It's an experiment.
A short story, written by your kids, every single year.
“Next year will be different.” It’s not really about better or worse. It’s about now and then. Maybe your kid is just about the same from 12 to 13. Maybe. Maybe not. Let’s capture the voice in their hearts right now. If next year is better, great, let’s do it again. “My dog is as […]
It's about flowers, happiness, and a spark of a start to 2020.
Yeah, I have a book on Amazon.
When an 8-year-old girl becomes an author.