: About Me

I'm a Christian, a part-time (new) writer, a budding novelist (I'm dreaming!), and a full-time domestic engineer (stay-at-home mom). I've received a B.A. in Communications, and a Master's in Education. I've been a high school English, Speech, and Music teacher, but feel my most important post to date is raising my little boy. I love to write, but this is my first attempt at letting people, other than family and friends, read what I've written. I haven't won any awards or have any amazing accolades. I'm just excited to have a chance to put my thoughts on paper. Thanks for reading!

My passion is ...

my faith.

I know too much about ...

the 1980's St. Cardinals.

My parents always told me ...

my face would freeze this way.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a veterinarian until I learned I'd have to put animals to sleep.

My favorite memory ...

is of getting a puppy when I was six years old.

Why I write ...

I write because I feel like it wouldn't be honest not to.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading "For Love", by Sue Miller and "The Most Important Place on Earth", by Robert Wolgemuth.

My first job ...

Bookkeeping assistant to my Mom.

My best moment ...

was getting my Master's degree.

My inspiration ...

is the love of my family and some amazing experiences in my life.

Health & Fitness > Allergies What you need to know about allergies to peanuts

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As a first time mom, I was one of those people that followed the pediatrician's instructions to the letter. When my son was about six months old, his doctor told us that because of the dramatic increase in peanut allergies in children, the recommendation was to keep him away from peanuts until he was at least two or three years old if at all possible. She said that the popular school of thought was that early exposure equaled increased chance of allergy. Neither my husband nor I had food allergies, and there were no food allergies in our families, so we thought we had nothing to worry abou...

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