Writers often draw from real life for their books.  Parents find lessons to learn and stories to tell from raising children. 
Carolyn McWilliams Brown shares, in her picture book,  All You Want and Then Some,  a situation when youngsters must share the attention of their parents, especially when a sibling has a disability.  Carolyn’s daughter Katie, as well as the whole family, learned there could be joy in their family challenge.
Mary Emma:  Your book is based on a true story.  Tell us about that.
 Carolyn:  When our daughter, Katie, was three, we welcomed the arrival of her little brother, Parker, and then eighteen …read more

We’ve come to the final installment of our three-part interview with Susan Schenck, author of The Live Food Factor. (Please read Parts 1 and 2, and don’t forget to enter our giveaway of Susan’s book.)

Have people really been healed from disease from a raw food diet? Could you share an example from someone you’ve met?
Studies at various clinics have shown that by eating 80-85% of your calories raw, most people can avoid degenerative diseases. People using a 100% raw food diet have even been able to reverse disease. Entire books have been written by people sharing their stories …read more

We are continuing our interview with Susan Schenck, author of The Live Food Factor. Don’t forget to read Part 1 of our interview and enter our giveaway for Susan’s book.

What’s the number one thing people are surprised about when they learn more about a raw food diet?
People find it incomprehensible that cooked food is toxic. Not just processed food. (Most people know that is bad.) But even your standard baked potato has been found to have 400 toxic byproducts that result from cooking.
Research by Dr. Paul Kouchakoff (and later Dr. Howard Loomis) has proven that when you eat cooked …read more