About Carmen

Storyteller, Coconut’s Mom, Reluctant Gardener at Wag Away Publishing and Publisher of the Wag Away Tales Series at Wag Away Publishing

All I Want For Christmas

By |2022-11-24T07:49:44-06:00November 24, 2022|

Yesterday I posted a blog called Wooden Spoons. This has been my cooking week where I prepare and freeze four to five months of meals. I've been doing this for over thirty years and while the charge on my Costco credit card about made me faint, the time and money I save is pretty substantial. I am blessed. Truly blessed. There's really nothing I [...]

Wooden Spoons

By |2022-11-23T10:39:57-06:00November 23, 2022|

This is my favorite Christmas story from when my sons were little. This is also one of the first stories I ever got published. It was in a church Advent devotional and people still tell me how much this story meant to them that year. When I think of Thanksgiving and Christmas it's the little slice of life moments like this that I share. [...]

“He’s Not Just Eight!”

By |2023-01-07T08:52:51-06:00November 21, 2022|

Gary and I went to Steve’s preschool one Friday in November for a special day of showing grandparents all that they enjoy and learn each day. Our four-year-old could not have been more excited. We listened to books being read, enjoyed a chapel service, ate sugar-filled treats which was Steven’s favorite part, and worked together on crafts. A good time really was had by [...]

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