A few weeks after Jacob was born, a mommy friend shared a very special publication with me.  It’s something one of her friends—and friends of that friend—put together as a way to encourage and strengthen Catholic mothers.  What started as a blog became a quarterly publication, and one that I read cover to cover during […]

I love when Jacob gets mail.  It’s rare, but it’s such a treat when it happens.  Even if he doesn’t know what mail is quite yet, I love seeing his name on a package.   The other day, when a copy of The Little Engine That Could arrived with his name on it, I was […]

One of the bonuses of working in children’s publishing is the unlimited access to free books.  Needless to say, once I found out I was pregnant with Jacob, I started gathering books for him to grow into.  I have a collection of board books, picture books, middle-grade and YA novels that have made a great […]