Hello readers & friends! Welcome to my little corner of the universe. Ever since I was a little girl, I've dreamed about becoming a detective, a doctor, a wizard, a ballerina, a spy, & on & on & on. So naturally, I settled on children's writer and these days, often find myself lost in story.

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This is how I want to feel as the last day of summer passes.
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But as I think about all the things I’ll miss from this season of respite, I realize they’re also all the things I’m most grateful for.
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quiet morning walks with the dogs
space to creatively dream
lunches with Miss Fisher
church bells every hour
working from home
afternoon lattes
new stories
reading like a kid again
afternoon hikes
cicada songs through the screens
lunch dates with the husband
chasing a bucket list
life lived unscheduled
front porch office hours
errands via bicycle
butterfly glimpses
unlimited cuddles with the doxies
coffee dates with good friends
firefly nights
hellos from the neighbor boys & girls
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#thelorelife #itssimplytuesday #everydayextravagant #lifeisgood #lifewithcait #countingeveryblessing #openeyes

#thejoyrunlist || surprise back-to-school blooms, sunbeams, quiet mornings in the neighborhood
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#itssimplytuesday

#thejoyrunlist || sunrise runs, pockets of faerie magic, the songs of summer

An end of summer spontaneity was just what this soul needed.
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#lifewithcait #thelorelife #lifeisgood #countingeveryblessing #openeyes #everydayextravagant #potterhead #tattoo #tattooedteacher #harrypottertattoo #deathlyhallows #booknerd

#thejoyrunlist || mercies new every morning, miracle news from a friend, a whisper of hope & God’s faithfulness

Here’s to the the last days of summer. ||
• good reads
• people watching
• carnival nights
• new rhythms
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#lifeisgood
#socialmediafreeweekend #reader #readwithcait #carnival #summernights #everydayextravagant #countingeveryblessing #openeyes

Things the doxies are teaching me this summer:
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Take mornings slow.
Go outside. Just because.
Nap when you feel like it.
Open your eyes in wonder on a walk.
Cuddle. A lot.
Play everyday.
Drink lots of water.
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I really like these lessons.
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#doxie #dachshund #doxiesofinstagram #literarypets #lifelessons #everydayextravagant #lifeisgood #openeyes #wonder #darthdaisy #darthdaisythedoxielord #gatsbythegreatdoxie

Courage takes perseverance, and as the days stack up this summer, it’s starting to peek around the corner.
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#100daystobravesummer #100daystobrave #courage #change #listeningtoGod #chasingbrave #faith

It’s been awhile since ‘ole Bluebell has hit the streets commuting, but thanks to a much needed fix, she’s back on the road, and I’m one happy gal.
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Of course our inaugural trip was to the library hitting up the $1 for as much as you want ongoing sale.
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She came through, just like I knew she would.
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I’m also terribly excited to start commuting to school next month—but I can hold off just a bit because summer needs to slow down.
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#biking #bikelife #bikes #commuting #bikerider #schwinn #bookworm #booksandbikes #summer

#thejoyrunlist || neighborhoods that inspire, lazy summer days still to come, puppy love upon returning home

1. Someone is glad I’m home.
2. Nature is my favorite muse.
3. Novel two started.
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I’m thinking trips in the camper may just be what the writer ordered, especially when dreams of new settings, characters revealing themselves in the in-between, and secret societies forming happen all in the span of a few days.
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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#amwriting #writer #writertribe #doxie #doxiesofinstagram #dachshund #writerbuddy #literarypets #darthdaisy #amwritingmiddlegrade #secretsocities

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