Okay you guys, I’m a little late getting this out (or early since Katie’s new episodes don’t usually release until Wednesday), but I’m SO EXCITED to tell you that I am a guest on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books kidlit podcast again. This time I am with several other authors, all of whom are [...]
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Gratitude Sunday 62
Posted in Book Club, Books, Dogs, Family, Gratitude Sunday, tagged 101 Dalmations, Book Club, Books, Dogs, Family, Girls Leadership Institute, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, Julie Hedlund, Margareaders, Quotes on Gratitude, Rocky, Unbroken, Writer on November 13, 2011 | 14 Comments »
It was a big week in the Hedlund house. Em performed in her very first musical – 101 Dalmations. She was amazing in her role and most importantly, had a blast! Her enthusiasm was infectious, and we are so proud of her. Not only that, but after the show I had just enough time to [...]
Gratitude Sunday 61
Posted in Children's Books, Dogs, Family, Friendship, Gratitude Sunday, Halloween, PiBoIdMo, Winter, Writer's Platform-Building Campaign, Writing, tagged Dogs, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, Halloween, Julie Hedlund, PiBoIdMo, Queries, Rocky, Winter, Writer, Writer's Platform-Building Campaign, Writing on November 6, 2011 | 19 Comments »
Time for this week’s Gratitude Sunday post. Quotes on Gratitude “The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.” — Julia Alvarez “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” — John Milton “I have [...]
National Pet Week
Posted in Dogs, tagged Dogs, National Pet Week, Rocky on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I just learned that May 1-7 is National Pet Week. This year’s theme? Adopt a Pet. We did just that a year and a half ago, and got our beloved Rocky. He’s put is through many a ringer since then, but tonight as he curled up on the loveseat (all 75 lbs of him) between [...]
The Easter Hound
Posted in Dogs, Holidays, tagged Dogs, Easter, Rocky on April 23, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Maybe not the Easter Beagle, but adorable nonetheless. Rocky’s doggie daycare center did an Easter Egg hunt on Thursday. The dogs “hunted” for plastic eggs filled with dog treats. Rocky won a ribbon for finding the most eggs. Happy Easter everyone!
Gratitude Sunday 43
Posted in Dogs, Family, Gratitude Sunday, Movies, Skiing, Winter, Writing, tagged Blogfest, Brenda Drake, Dogs, Family, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, Movies, Rango, Show Me the Voice Blogfest, Skiing, Winter, Writing on March 27, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Another week, another Gratitude Sunday… Quotes on Gratitude “Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, [...]





