Out TODAY! A new book about raising teens, “Lose the Cape: Ain’t Nothing But A Teen Thang” is out on Amazon TODAY! This new book about raising teens is the third book in the Lose The Cape series, edited by Alexa Bigwarfe and Kerry Rivera, called “Ain’t Nothing But A Teen Thang” and it is filled […]
When Your Teen Daughter Won’t Take Pictures- A Mom’s Perspective
I’m in a new parenting season where my teen daughter won’t take pictures. When the perfect opportunity presents itself- I ask, I plead, I beg for just one- Just one picture to capture the moment. Just one. But she often refuses and I’m left with no photos to document how extraordinary she truly is. I understand […]
What I Tell My Kids During The Final Weeks Of School
It’s that time of year where our kids are exhausted, fried, and ready to start summer. But there’s still school work to be done, tests to take, and responsibilities to complete. And although they want to tap out, they can’t. Not yet, anyway. For many tweens and teens, these final weeks are critical to their […]



