I don’t want to just be your editor—the faceless person behind a screen who judges your hard work. I want you to feel at ease and view me as an actual person. I’m a wife, mom, horseback rider, lover of the written word and the outdoors . . . and someone who really cares about what you have to say! That’s why I want to bare my own vulnerabilities through the Red Quill Blog, which covers various topics with a personal touch.
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Harmful Praise Praise can also be a key factor in how we view our failures. It’s fun and exciting to cheer for our kids when they are doing well, but be cautious with your praise. If used improperly, it can actually cause harm just as easily as it can boost confidence. Consider when something comes […]
Harness the Power of Yet No one is born knowing everything. We all have to start somewhere, and keep in mind you’ll never reach the top if you never take that first step. You have to invest time and effort if you wish to learn something new. No one promised it would be easy, but […]
Developing the Growth Mindset There’s a tremendous benefit to having a growth mindset. It allows you to take back the power from the word “failure,” opening you up to new opportunities, encouraging you to keep trying, and enabling you to achieve your dreams. Even two of the biggest industries—medicine and law—both recognize that there is […]
A Double-Edged Sword Our daughter, Ember, has always been a quick learner. She is the epitome of a little sponge soaking up everything we present to her. Just a few short months after she began her school career last year in TK, she learned the days of the week and the months of the year. […]
Everything in Moderation My husband and I both grew up knowing how to entertain ourselves through creativity and outdoor activities. Don’t get me wrong, we definitely watched TV also. But we were the last generation to grow up without a cell phone attached to our hands that leads to such a dependency on technology. Cell […]
Open Your Eyes It’s so easy to forget all the things we have, allowing several things to serve zero purpose other than accumulating dust. This feels so wasteful when someone out there might find real joy with that very item you haven’t touched in a year. Moving emphasizes the benefit of minimalism and donating items […]
Forgetting Our Roots During the first three years of our marriage, Lane and I moved once a year as we slowly upgraded from a tiny 600-square-foot apartment to a small rental house to our very first home purchase. Between the tight budget of young adulthood and our annual moves, we kept our belongings to just […]
More Is Less, Less Is More If you have kids, you can probably relate to the concept of too many toys and not enough toy boxes. Our family just adores our girls, Ember and Karissa, and we truly are grateful for that. But it also means they get showered with gifts to the point that […]
The Sad Reality I know if you have a fur-baby of your own, you love him or her with all your heart. You melt whenever he gives you puppy eyes, begging to go for a walk. You feel giddy when he greets you after being gone for only five minutes just as excitedly as if […]
Puppies Require Patience I could tell instantly that Bo was very smart, food motivated, and eager to please. He picked up new tricks quickly and if he didn’t understand, he tried desperately to get a grip on what we were asking him to do. Despite that, he took about four months to fully potty train, […]
Mandi, I want to thank you for taking this heartfelt testimonial about my sister and crafting it into an honorable memorial to give my readers a glimpse into the real reason for the dedication I have for this work that I do. You have a gift and I am glad to have you on my team. I will have other projects for you all along my authoring way for sure. Thanks again for your finesse, insights, abilities, and good sense. You rock!
- Dave “Letterfly” Knoderer, author of Dedicated to My Sister
