"What Makes Me a Boy", our kid's board book is now available on Etsy! I still can’t believe that we were fully funded on Kickstarter. It has always been a bucket list item of mine to have a fully funded Kickstarter project ✅ I am still pinching myself that it actually happened. All glory to... Continue Reading →
The day has FINALLY arrived! My kid's book, "What Makes Me a Boy?" has launched through Kickstarter. Woohoo! Why This Topic? The original vision for this book began in Jan. 2022 with Isaac Bell, the talented illustrator of this book and my husband's cousin. His desire was to create kid's books for our family that... Continue Reading →
The tire swing at our playground is no ordinary tire swing. It looks the same as every other tire swing, nothing more than a large rubber donut held aloft by thick metal chains. But to my boys, this rubber donut is a powerful rocket ship that has transported them throughout our solar system. They have... Continue Reading →
All stories begin with the unknown, a blank page. Then letters are partnered to form words, words are linked together to create sentences, and with these sentences the tale begins to unfold. It begins to weave and unfurl, its journey building with each and every discovery, higher and higher until finally, it pinnacles. Arthur slides... Continue Reading →
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get... Continue Reading →
Arkaios, new beginnings. Out with the old, in with the new. Rebirth. Reinvention. Renovation. New Year's Day, a day celebrated around the world as a day of hope, a fresh start. The old has passed away, the new has come. It's a celebration of renewed motivation, where the world encourages every individual to do better,... Continue Reading →
My husband is the hero of his dreams. Many mornings, when we wake up, he recounts his subconscious adventures, all of which seem to revolve around the same theme: Caleb wins and wins epically. I, on the other hand, am not the hero of my dreams. Instead, I am usually the one who needs to... Continue Reading →
Though the blogging has been paused, the writing has not stopped! Thank you for your support over the past several years as I have explored many different writing avenues, stretching myself and this new-found gift that God has given me. Writing has brought me deep fulfillment, a fulfillment that I thought could only be brought... Continue Reading →
As the prices of daily necessities rise and our hearts sink ever deeper, money creeps into the premier slot of our thoughts. Though a constant anxiety for most of us, it is times like these that money, or the lack thereof, becomes a stressor of the nth degree. Food, gas, rent, loans, insurance, medical bills…all... Continue Reading →
Anybody else have a complaining problem? Raise your hand, or better yet, ask your closest companion. Complaining comes naturally, without thought, slipping from your mouth and out into the world, the liberation of sickening internal dissatisfaction. It feels wonderful, the release of those words that were twisting inside of you. Why does it feel good?... Continue Reading →
Rachel S. Bell, Author 