Stories, Students & A Life I Love

A writer · A teacher · A life well lived

● Featured Article
  • One of the things I had to give up when my husband died was the publishing contract that I had on my middle grade/high school fantasy novel that I had worked so hard on and was so excited to see coming to print. It was a gutting decision, but one…

● Latest Articles
  • Somewhere Between Sanity and Motherhood

    I didn’t mean to take such a long break from writing, in fact, there is SO much I have wanted to write about, but I…

  • Finally, the IRB approves.

    In June of 2015, I was on the brink of turning 29 and had just signed all the papers to become the new owner of…

  • News for this Week.

    The Baby: He’s getting big and strong. I read to him Berenstain Bears books and I started to play classical music to him at night.…

  • Is it really April?

    I don’t know where this year has gone. I remember spending much of it being very stressed out about my wedding and then more recently,…

● About Me

Hi, I’m Kate! I am the author of this blog that takes you on a journey from books to widowhood to teaching and everything in between.