Showers are great for many reasons, first and foremost, removing the stench of armpits and feet from resident tweens. That's a big one ar...

I'll admit that before this all happened, I was craving some sort of change. I feel like I've been burnt out for the last three or so yea...

My New Year Resolution for 2019 was to end the year with a six pack--abs, not beer. The year prior, I had set out to complete three new b...

As summer vacation stretched on, Ashley and I were trying to figure out a way to keep Logan and Eli busy while we were at work. Every sum...

Recently, the drawer on our TV stand finally gave way to the miles of cord, numerous video game controllers, and occasional loose batteri...

My dad passed away nearly three months ago and I think of him when I see someone smoking. I think of him when I see someone with an artif...

In 2014, we were fortunate enough to take our first family vacation to Disney World. A handful of friends are totally obsessed with Disne...

My father recently passed away and the grief afterwards, and still, is more challenging than I was expecting. My father and I had a very ...

On May 17th, my family and I had the opportunity to attend The Great Read In in Jackson, MI. We arrived just in time to catch our friend,...

In lieu of Avengers Endgame, I have been explaining to my kids how lucky they are to be growing up now in terms of the high-quality, epic...

My childhood was a bit difficult. My dad had a pretty good job for a while but after a workplace injury things went downhill from there. ...

Not everyone loves sitting down with a big book and reading the day away. We get it! That’s why we’ve created this quick and fun March i...

This is a story about writing, mental health, and humor. I'm guarded when it comes to certain aspects of my life, but finding that it can...

Sometimes you rally. Sometimes, despite being tired and grumpy and not at all in the mood to do anything fun, you accidentally do somethi...

Last year was the first year in several years that Nick and I really set some book related goals for ourselves. Both of Nick’s books were...

In this edition of Nick’s Favorite Things (yep, it’s a thing now), I talk about a couple of books that I think are exceptional and couple...

I first met Ed Spicer a year and a half ago at a Marketing Bootcamp event Nick and I organized for SCBWI. Ed was on our panel for School ...

Artists need inspiration and sometimes that inspiration is hard to come by. This is a list of things that have inspired me in some way or...

We are nearing the end of September and it seems everyone is busy with the start of a new school year. As parents, grandparents, principa...

On Sunday, September 9th I will be joining the SCBWI crew at Bookfest in Ann Arbor and I hope you’ll come see me! From 12:30-2:30, I will...