The Latest...Live Intentioinally: A Daily Journal for Living on Purpose Coming March 31rst
What if five minutes could change your day?
And what if better days—stacked one on another—could quietly change your life? This journal is an invitation to pause, plan, and live on purpose. Not perfectly. Just intentionally. Most of us wake up wanting to do better—eat well, move more, be kinder, enjoy life. That’s a lot to carry alone. If you’re still figuring it out—what you want, who you’re becoming, the life you’re building—this journal is for you. With just 5–10 minutes a day, you’ll:
My hope? That this journal helps you start—or continue—living each day with intention. Talking My Turn on a Few Podcasts:Talking fostering on the Fostering 101 Podcast.
Talking Who Will Let the Dogs Out with the Animal Rescue Podcast. Talking the Shelter Situation with All My Children Wear Fur Coats. 
Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and RescuesWho Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues is a practical, hopeful guide to transforming animal shelters—and the communities they serve.
Part wake-up call, part blueprint, it offers an inside look at the crisis facing shelters today and clear, field-tested solutions for those on the front lines. Drawing from hundreds of shelter visits and conversations with Animal Control Officers, directors, veterinarians, advocates, and volunteers, this book shares what works—grounded in three essential pillars: strong leadership, access to veterinary care, and meaningful community engagement. Because this work isn’t just about saving dogs. It’s about supporting the people who love them—and building shelters that truly serve. Together, we can change the story. Together, we can let the dogs out. Blind Turn
An intimate, emotionally charged novel about forgiveness in the wake of a fatal texting-and-driving accident.
Liz Johnson has spent her life proving she could raise her daughter on her own—and raise her well. Honor student. Track star. Good kid. But in a small Texas town where high school football is sacred, everything unravels when her teenage daughter is accused of causing the death of the town’s beloved football coach. As the legal battle unfolds, the community delivers its own ruthless verdict. Desperate to protect her child, Liz turns to the one man she once pushed away—a lawyer who still cares for her—and is forced into uneasy alliance with her ex-husband. Meanwhile, her daughter must confront crushing guilt and the terrifying reality of facing consequences for an accident she can’t even remember. In a place where Friday night lights burn bright and judgment burns brighter, one split-second decision threatens to define them all. BLIND TURN is a powerful, ultimately hopeful story about blame, grace, and the cost of a single moment. New Covers!I'm Not Her, my trading places novel (and the book of my heart) and Girls' Weekend, my runaway moms novel, have been rereleased with new covers!
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Connect with me just about anywhere:Who am I, you ask?I am an irrepressible writer, a curious cook, a lazy gardener, a loyal friend, a dog trainer in training, and a wannabe thru-hiker. I'm also a compulsive blogger, a creative writing teacher, an almost famous novelist, and a rescue dog advocate. I will talk your ear off about processed food, hiking habits, Virginia wine, shelter dogs, or the puppies I'm currently fostering. If you ask about my kids, I may brag a bit, as they are certainly worth bragging about. If you follow me on Facebook or instagram you'll be treated to near daily doses of my thoughts, adventures, and animal photos. Links to all my social media ramblings are above. I'd be honored if you followed me anywhere....
Here's some writing (and life) advice from me featured in Canvas Rebel. 
I'd Love to Meet You
One of my favorite things to do is visit book clubs. If you're club would like me to stop by in person (or by skype or Facetime), give me a shout and I'd be happy to get it on my calendar!
Need a speaker/presenter (in person or virtually) on any of the following topics: The Crisis in our Animal Shelters Writing Getting Published Dog Rescue Fostering Dogs Then I'm your girl - contact me to set something up! And, of course, I'm happy to come sign books anywhere, anytime! Current Fosters!I am currently taking a short break from fostering to focus on a publishing project- watch for news on that front soon. And watch this space - I'll be back to fostering in March!
If you're interested in fostering dogs (and saving lives), feel free to email me ([email protected]) or pick up a copy of Another Good Dog, my book all about fostering! My Life in Paragraphs
Read occasional posts of my writing journey (with occasional writing advice) on my blog, My Life in Paragraphs. Be sure to subscribe by email for the latest posts.
Another Good Dog Blog
Love dogs? Then you're my favorite kind of person. I hope you'll check out Another Good Dog, where I write about our family's adventures in dog rescue. We've fostered over 200 dogs and counting! (Plus a dozen cats) The blog has over 5000 subscribers now - hope you'll be one, too!
Meet my office mates:Otis
Otis is one of the four surviving puppies from a litter of foster puppies who broke with parvo soon after they arrived at our house. The Movie Mutts came from a dog pound in western, TN. (RIP Hooch, Toto, Enzo, and Lassie) We adopted him Christmas week 2020, and he is a daily reminder of why we rescue and all the work that is still left to do.
Miss Fanny Wiggles!
I met Fanny in a dogpound in western Tennessee in summer 2019. She was emaciated, living in filthy conditions, and destined to be destroyed at a local vet's office. Now she's the sunshine of my life, happily catching frisbees or tennis balls, racing around the agility course, and making me smile on a daily basis. If you're looking for a best friend yourself, I hope you'll choose to rescue.
Who Will Let the Dogs Out?
Who Will Let the Dogs Out is a 501c3 nonprofit with the mission is to raise awareness and resources for homeless dogs and the heroes who fight for them. Our shelter crisis must be solved locally, so we travel to shelters in person to understand their challenges and share them. We offer practical support and solutions to shelters struggling to save lives through visits, recommendations, resources, grant programs, and networking events.
To date, we've made more than 200 visits to shelters, rescues, and dog pounds in 16 states. You can find more information and support our work at WhoWillLetTheDogsOut.org. To keep up with us, be sure to subscribe to our blog and YouTube or tag along on Facebook, Instagram and/or Tik Tok.
I am convinced that this situation doesn't exist because people don't care, it exists because people don't know. I hope you will join us. Together we can let the dogs out. |
