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We Interrupt This Motherhood Blog . . .

For some fun off-topic news!   Love, Amalia, which I acquired while I was with Simon & Schuster was published today. Happy publication day to Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel Zubizarreta! (Beautiful cover, right?)     A young girl’s discovery of her cultural heritage helps her lovingly cope with loss in this tender tale from […]

July 10, 2012

Editing, Publishing, Work, Young Married Mom

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A Temporary Full-Time Job

Last week I had an unexpected but super fun work engagement change our schedule, big time.  What I thought might be a morning and maybe an afternoon away from home turned into three full days and two evenings.  Which meant that three days of business as usual with the little man turned into half a […]

August 23, 2011

Faith, Freelance, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Work, Young Married Mom

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My Home, the Office

Maybe it’s because I’ve always had a minor infatuation with office supplies (really, who doesn’t?), but when I was growing up, I was kind of excited about the idea of working in an office.  This was plenty before Michael Scott or Jim and Pam made it cool.  This was just me, my best friend, and […]

July 21, 2011

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Work, Young Married Mom

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