I collaborated on this article for The Survival Mom with two other women I know. It was interesting to talk about the ways we all prepared for a night of possible civil unrest as we were all dealing with different situations – one was on a road trip, one had […] “A Mom’s Guide To Preparing For Civil Unrest” for The ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged survival mom writing on September 14, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
“Every woman had felt some version of it: the end of first love. It was when you learned, for good and always, that love could be impermanent.” Jude’s life revolves around her children. Mia and Zach are twins and are quite the opposites. Zach is popular and outgoing while Mia […] Night Road by Kristin HannahThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 12, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
“It was like having his own personal shooting star, but he didn’t ever make a wish on it. He was afraid that if he started wishing, he might not be able to stop. In his suitcase of not-thoughts, there were also not-wishes. He kept the lid closed on them, too.” […] The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamilloThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on September 9, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
While doing freelance work for The Catholic Telegraph, a monthly newsmagazine published in Cincinnati, I was assigned a story about a missionary group’s 200th anniversary. During the interviews, I discovered this group was not local, but a worldwide mission organization of priests who live among the people they help. The […] “Missionaries of the Precious Blood celebrate 200 years” for The ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Catholic Telegraph writing on September 7, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The more we can understand the price Jesus paid for you and me, the more we can embrace our worth.” Almost every Christian woman has hard about the Proverbs 31 woman. It’s a chapter in the Bible that seems to list the perfect woman – a woman who takes care […] The Proverbs 31 Hero: A Study of Proverbs 31 by ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction Religious on September 5, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
“Sometimes costs are made to be borne.” – Severus Snape The boy who lived is now an adult with children of his own. The confidence that allowed the reluctant hero to defeat Voldemort is lacking when it comes to raising his own children, especially with his youngest, Albus. Harry doesn’t […] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. RowlingThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on September 2, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 Sept. 11, 2001, affected me personally. My father survived, but was in the Pentagon that day. I was working as a civilian for the Air Force at the time in public affairs. I sat down one night and wrote this in about 30 minutes – the words just came out. […] “We will never forget …” written for the U.S. Air ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Air Force writing on August 31, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
2 While many people think of Doomsday Preppers when they hear anything related to preparedness, it really can apply to every day life. I don’t remember when I first stumbled upon The Survival Mom (Lisa Bedford), but I’m guessing it was after the tornado hit Joplin, Mo., in 2011. We lived […] Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction survival mom on August 29, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
Life is not perfect, nor happy, but good things can come out of any situation. Gilly Hopkins is a foster child who is being placed in her third home. Her mother is alive and sometimes contacts her through the mail, but never comes to see her. Gilly felt loved in […] The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on August 26, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
When we lived in Alaska, I was a freelance reporter for the Mat-Su Frontiersman, a weekly newspaper in Wasilla. I wrote a series of articles for a Veterans Day insert telling the stories of World War II veterans in the area. Writing their stories was one of the best things […] “Portraits of Courage: Bill Mitchell” for The Mat-Su FrontiersmanThis entry was posted in Writing and tagged Mat-Su Frontiersman writing on August 24, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter