About

I am a wife and a mom.  I drive a minivan and through the pages of this blog, I hope to convince the world that they’re a super cool means of transportation.

I fear I am failing in my attempt.

We used to live in St. Louis, but recently we moved to Florida.  Moving is hard.  It’s a beautiful hurt.

I also recently started homeschooling my kids.  If you saw me now, you’d see a deer in headlights.  Are you a homeschooling parent?  Do you have advice?  I welcome you.  Come, sit with me.  Have a cup of tea.  Put up your feet.  Tell me everything you know.

Please?

I love almost every minute of being a mother.  Notice I said almost – sometimes it’s tough, ya know?) My kids are very funny as evidenced by this post, or this one and even this one.  And, of course, let’s not forget this one. Oy.

I’m a wife to one stellar guy. He’s not only super awesome, but he’s also built like a Greek God – or so he tells me…  Ahem.

My husband really is awesome (and sometimes a little scary – in a funny sort of way).  You can read about him here, here or here.

I’m a writer. I speak Russian.  I’m random.

Sometimes I take myself too seriously.

I make grammatical mistakes when I write blog posts.  I don’t always have time to edit every post to perfection as I’m usually punching them out quickly in the wee hours of the night.  Theres’ gunna be a cuple typo’s.  Try not to judge…

I am always thankful for Grace.  Even if I don’t always see it.

These days, most of my writing takes place in the confines of this blog.  You can also find me, however, at 5 Minutes for Mom, where I am a contributing writer/editor. Blogging has given me opportunities I never thought I’d have, from covering the 5 year anniversary of Katrina, to visiting a Montreal movie set, to walking a red carpet premiere.  I even stood on top of an Austrian Mountaintop once and took pictures of my shoes…for a blog.

Who says the internet is a bad thing, huh?

Before I became mommy, I made my “living” as a writer.  It was a meager living to say the least.  I have ghostwritten several books, and  I co-authored the book, “Dare 2B Wise: 10 Minute Devotions 2 Inspire Courageous Living,” with Dr. Joe White, director and owner of Kanakuk Kamps.

I’ve also done random things on the side like coach gymnastics at this gym as well as personal training.  Needless to say, it’s taken some time to figure out what I want to do with my life.

Currently, in addition to the above mentioned online ventures, I am working on my first novel.  It is a labor of love that is taking a long time to complete, but it’s a story I feel compelled to tell and I hope to finish it in the near future – or just, before I die.  That would be great.

I titled my blog Minivans are Hot because it’s something of an identity crisis to suddenly be that mom.  You know, the one who drives a minivan and drops her kid off at school in her pajama pants…or, ya know…schools them at home in her pajama pants.

Either way, I’m in pajama pants.

It’s the natural evolution of life as a mother, I suppose, but it’s still a little strange – even if minivans are extremely convenient.

But, you know what? Us minivan moms are still rockin’!  Can I get an amen ladies?  So we’ll hold our heads high and proudly proclaim that minivans are, indeed, hot.  Keep saying it girls – I promise you’ll start to believe it.

If you would like to contact me personally, I would love it! You can reach me here.