Building Up Families with Books

Hi Reader! WOOSH! March just flew by us, at least it did for me. I hope you are ready for some family reading inspiration today! I had several storytimes in the Tulsa area this past month, and you can see me in April here: April 5 @ Knight’s Nook (Storytime and Signing)10:30 AM401 W Main St.Yukon, OK 73099 April 10, 2025 @ Philbrook Museum of Art (Storytime and Craft)10 AMIncluded with Admission2727 S Rockford RdTulsa, OK 74114 I was also a guest on a podcast! You can listen to my interview...

(Before you start, my newsletter has been rearranged, so don't miss anything and scroll all the way down!) I have been working on booking storytimes and getting a fantastic program together to make these storytimes fun and engaging for young readers and their families. If you are in the Oklahoma region, I’d love to see you, Reader, at one of my events. March 8 @ Book and Bloom (Storytime and Signing)10:30 AM115 E Dallas St.Broken Arrow, OK 74012 March 14 @ Building All Children (Preschool...

Do you know why I love books so much? Sometimes, when I need strength or encouragement to do something hard, I think about someone I read about in a book. They might have faced something harder than I had, but somehow they had done what was right in that situation, and I can too. One of those books that has stuck with me for years and years is The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. This month my book club is reading it, and I’ve been listening to the audiobook version. It is such a powerful...

2024 has come and gone, and we’re about to start 2025. It’s always surprising to me how quickly time seems to slide past, especially as a mom! My kids have really grown a lot in the past year: physically (my daughter grew 4+ inches), mentally (1st and 5th grade now), and spiritually (my daughter was baptized!). It’s a fun time in life, and we’ve also made a lot of progress on visiting the National Parks this year, with 16 visited so far. We have plans to see 15 more this coming year, which...

Hi Reader! Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family are spending some quality time together this season, and in order to help you start the new year with family time I have a challenge that will help you WIN!! We all like to make resolutions at the start of the New Year, and I have the BEST one for you. Start reading together as a family. It's hard to build new habits, so I want to help you! I believe so much in the power of family storytime that I have built a whole 30 day challenge with...

Hi Reader! November 2024 First off, happy Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving and usually the day after Thanksgiving we decorate for Christmas but for some reason this year, the day after Halloween our neighborhood started lighting up with Christmas lights and we joined in and decorated for Christmas early (it’s never too early for Christmas trees and snowmen!). As you know, my book Storm Trucks is coming out soon (January 2025). This month I’ve been trying another online strategy of creating a...

Hi Reader! This last month was a whirlwind. Finishing out my Kickstarter campaign, moving forward with printing all the goodies, and dealing with all of my family being sick, one at a time! I feel like this month has thrown me all out of my working groove and I need a little restart. I have a special sneak peak of something I have been working on this month as well: a family storytime challenge. I have written a long version of this for my blog with lots of quotes and research about reading...

Hi Reader! Last call to pre-order Storm Trucks with the special bonus items available on Kickstarter! The Kickstarter is wrapping up on Thursday morning, and I'd hate for you to miss out on the awesome packages I've put together for my backers. The "All the Things!" package has everything: Hardback, Ebook, Signature Plate, Bookmarks, and vinyl stickers. This package is available for shipping or for local pickup if you are in my area (Tulsa, OK). Take me there! See you next time! Charlotte...

Hi Reader! Life's Rollercoasters October 2024 This month has been both a whirlwind and a rollercoaster. The beginning of the month, Josh and I were supposed to go on a trip to celebrate our 17th anniversary, but the day before we left, I got sick. We tried to pivot to a different trip which would have been more relaxing, but even that was too much and we had to cancel and go home. The next week I launched my Storm Trucks Kickstarter. The launch went awesomely well, and I got almost half my...