How I got my child to stay in her own bed

How I Got My Child to Stay in Her Own Bed

Desperate for a little more sleep, I decided to do something about the fact that my five-year-old doesn’t stay in her own bed and wakes me up every single night at least three times.

Portuguese Mil Folhas

Portuguese Pastry Mil Folhas Part 2

I’ve posted about my foray in to making mil folhas, and it didn’t go so well. But I REALLY love these pastries, and I’ve never been a quitter. So I tried again.

My Adventure Making Portuguese Mil Folhas

My Adventure Making Portuguese Mil Folhas

My favorite pastries in the world are Portuguese mil folhas. After recently researching them for my novel, Hearts Never Lie, I decided to make these tasty pastries myself.

Teyla Rachel Branton and her dad, The Best Christmas Present

What is Your Best Christmas Present?

Lying there in that hospital bed, my strong father was every bit as helpless as a blind little kitten.

Teyla Rachel Branton website - 10 Funny Grammar Mistakes on Signs

10 Funny Grammar Mistakes on Signs

I hope you laugh out loud at these funny mistakes. I did! This first picture I took myself.

Message in Annie Get Your Gun

Message in Annie Get Your Gun

I was excited when it came time to watch Annie Get Your Gun, but is this the message we want to send our girls?

I Don't Want to Eat Bugs by Rachel Branton featured image

I Don’t Want to Eat Bugs: The Pictures that Inspired the Illustrations

Can a little girl really eat a mouse? A peek at the pictures behind the illustrations in I Don’t Want to Eat Bugs.

I Love You, Mommy

Today my four-year-old daughter told me she loved me . . .

Search For the Easter Basket

“Tell the Easter Bunny I want my basket hidden really hard,” my daughter said yesterday.

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Interview with Teyla Rachel Branton about The Takeover

I was interviewed by eBooks India. Here’s a peek at what we discussed.