Encouraging Your Child’s Strengths
What happens if your child isn’t gifted in the academic world? How do you handle it as a parent? I wrote an essay, “Listen for the Pounding” that is currently in Portland Family magazine that talks about what I’ve learned and needed to be reminded of as a parent when my kids are struggling to […]
What’s Your Dream?
Here’s a picture of Janna Mock-Lopez, owner and publisher of Portland Family and Goodness magazines, and….me. I will try to not sound star-struck because here I am, a relatively new freelance writer standing next to a publisher! (And she’s very personable, warm, and quite a visionary for Portland.) But this post is not about Janna […]
Camp To Belong – Helping Foster Kids Bond with Their Sibs
I have a very important article in Portland Family magazine’s May issue. A Need to Belong is about a foster child camp that gives foster kids a chance to reunite with their siblings who may or may not also be in the foster care system. Many foster kids don’t have the normal childhood experiences like […]
Portland Family Luncheon
Yesterday, I attended a luncheon at Belly Restaurant with Portland Family magazine. PF invited small local business owners, writers, and PF readers to share their vision of who they are and where they want to go. More about the luncheon in future posts but just let me say the meeting made me proud to be […]
