I could start the year off rehashing all of the things I failed to blog about during the fourth quarter of 2012, but instead I’ll tell you why. I blame this guy: That’s my baby, Samuel Sterling, now four months old. Which, by coincidence is exactly the length of time it’s been since I last [...]
I love saving money. And I love talking about saving money. And of course, I love writing about saving money. I recently wrote a post for UltimateCoupons.com about how to shop like an Olympian. An anchor at the local NBC affiliate saw my article and asked if I could talk about it on TV. I [...]
Anyone who has ever been a part of a website redesign knows it’s a MAJOR project. It takes planning and forethought, creativity and LOTS of writing! One of my many job titles is publicist for Ambassador International. I also do a lot of marketing work and lately that has meant writing copy for our new [...]
In addition to writing, I also help authors get the word out about their books. Recently I’ve been able to score some really big interviews for the authors that I work with. Here are some highlights. Author David Sitton was featured on the cover of the May issue of Christian Voice Magazine. Inside they included [...]
I absolutely love David Sitton’s new book Reckless Abandon. I feel strongly about the message so working to land media interviews for David was exciting. And I was absolutely thrilled when the Hour of Power asked to schedule him as a guest. Hour of Power is seen in millions of homes and airs on the [...]
If you’ve already registered for my upcoming free webinar– THANK YOU! If not– what are you waiting for? Join my sister, Stephanie Storm-Robertson, and I on Wednesday, January 4 at 4pmEST (please note the new time!) for a free one-hour webinar on starting your own successful online business on a budget. Stephanie Storm-Robertson, founder of [...]
I’ve been very busy supporting, organizing and promoting author events this month. A project I’m very excited about is The Shamrock and Peach, a cookbook by Judith McLoughlin. It’s a culinary fusion of traditional Northern Ireland and the American South. Last week we attended a promotional event at the Commerce Club in Atlanta sponsored by [...]
Have plans tonight? We hope you’ll join us at The Channel in downtown Greenville for a unique, meaningful experience benefiting Water of Life! Reality Check starts at 6pm and admission is $10. With your admission you’ll have the chance to interact with more than a dozen reality stars from your favorite shows including The Bachelorette, [...]
A billion people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you see those ten digits and three commas: 1,000,000,000. But last month I was able to put a face to the water crisis. It was a serious toddler name Maury; Rufus, a hardworking father; and caring [...]
As a television reporter I loved covering funerals. I know that sounds odd, but I saw it as an extreme honor, one of the final public opportunities to share a person with the world. I covered many funerals: soldiers, police officers, dignitaries. They were usually never people I knew in real life, only people I [...]
Need something fun to do Friday? Head to The Channel in downtown Greenville for a book launch party! Ambassador International author Gene Krcelic will be reading from his new book Loves Like a Hurricane. Plus DecembeRadio will be performing and artist Jared Emerson will do a live painting. All that for just $5!
My husband and I are part of a team heading to Liberia, West Africa tomorrow to assist in well-drilling projects for Water of Life. It’s hard to believe that this is actually happening. I’ve been passionate about bringing clean water to Third World countries for years now and I’ve dreamed of witnessing that moment when [...]
This weekend The Today Show flew my four best friends and I out to New York City for a segment with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford. It was the most amazing experience and I’m still processing it all! A Today Show producer saw our article in The Wall Street Journal last month and thought [...]
The International Christian Retail Show is happening in Atlanta. My husband runs Ambassador International’s US office in Greenville, South Carolina. My role in the company is to work on publicity for many of his authors. I’ve spent the last couple of months preparing for the show, creating media kits and setting up interviews for them [...]
I’m in Atlanta for the International Christian Retail Show. It’s an amazing event and I look forward to it every summer. Today I was walking to the show from my hotel and I looked up to see the CNN world headquarters in downtown Atlanta. Immediately a name popped into my head: Jacqui Jeras. She’s been [...]
When I was little I always wanted Katie Couric’s job and this is about the closest I’ll probably get. I’ve been invited to appear on The Today Show on Monday, July 18 to talk about The Traveling Journal I started ten years ago with four long distance friends. We’ve kept it going for a decade [...]
I’m a ball of excitement today. I was recently interviewed by Elizabeth Bernstein for an article in The Wall Street Journal. I was looking forward to seeing her article in today’s paper, but when I cracked it open at my neighborhood Starbucks this morning I had no idea my friends and I would be featured [...]
The town I grew up in is facing a major disaster. The Missouri River is breaking its banks, sending flood waters into the cities that line it, including the community where I’m from. Right now water has engulfed several areas including the Anderson Dance Pavilion in the photo to the left. Just to give you [...]
I said goodbye to 31 and hello to 32 yesterday. I usually like to commemorate my birthday with a quick rundown of the year’s highlights. So here it goes: I started 31 by rollerblading 26 miles from Greenville to Travelers Rest and back. Yes, I did start crying because of the pain, but it was [...]
Every year the first birthday card I receive is from my insurance guy. It usually contains some interesting facts about the year I was born or celebrities born in May. And this time the card contained some pretty amazing facts about what has happened so far in my 32 years of life: My heart has [...]
Once our local NBC affiliate found out about our home’s 15 seconds of fame they wanted to do a story about. Reporter Mike McCormick came out and interviewed me and my real estate agent for the piece. He did a great job! Check it out at WYFF4.com. So far we’ve had no offers, although it [...]
My house was on the Today Show! I’m just a little teeny tiny excited. This has been an incredibly long process. Our home has been on the market for about six months and last fall we were “discovered” by a Today Show producer and told we’d be appearing on air. We got bumped a couple [...]
It’s interesting how some projects seem to fall into place so easily. I’ve been working with author Kevin Mills on the promotion of his new book Baby Codes: 101 Winning Combinations to Help Your Baby Sleep. I subscribe to the Seventh Generation e-newsletter and ended up writing a blog post over on DoMoreWithYourMoney.com about a [...]
I couldn’t sleep Thursday night. I had a lot on my mind about a project that got axed and pending work. I started perusing my Facebook news feed and learned about the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Thousands are still unaccounted for and it’s tragedies like this that remind me that I have a powerful and [...]
