https://www.growingthespark.com/writing daily 0.75 2024-02-14 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/putting-pen-to-paper monthly 0.5 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1623261411553-IYM3ESEK80K37ZIY7HCK/image-asset.jpeg Writing - Putting Pen to Paper https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/harder-than-i-thought monthly 0.5 2020-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1581915841456-VL1LEERZXAUCB7Z7DU8F/image-asset.jpeg Writing - Harder Than I Thought https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/blog-post-three-nmxz2 monthly 0.5 2020-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1580710429374-FPKF7UZEEQ51BXPJK0ZP/image-asset.jpeg Writing - I Got a Website! https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/blog-post-one-fskdk monthly 0.5 2020-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1580705857337-1G5USVBU6FWVPFCJ5716/image-asset.jpeg Writing - So Much to Learn https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/category/Writing monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/website monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/podcasts monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/Beginning monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/Starting monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/new+writer monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/Direction monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/writing+journal monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/writing/tag/goals monthly 0.5 https://www.growingthespark.com/about daily 0.75 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1580592735701-FFN7SEAM2DIVQS62ZIYX/image-asset.jpeg About - All Things Must Start Somewhere. Hi! I’m Kindra and I’m a stay-at-home mom, wife, very small business owner, literacy advocate, and aspiring writer. I went to school originally to be a social worker or counselor. After getting my associates degree I decided to switch gears and get my teaching degree. I did some substituting and paid tutoring for a little while, but then I started my family. Family has always been my top priority. I may not be a picture-perfect example of a mother or wife, or have the patience I wish I did, but I do my best. I’ve put my dream of writing to the side while I figure out some things. Right now I’m at a time in my life when I still haven’t reconciled who I really am, but it’s time to start the journey. My goals are the driving force to shape the road ahead. When I was little my nickname was “Sparky.” Lately I’ve been watching my husband and children develop ideas of what they would like their future to hold and I deeply feel that ideas and goals should be supported. Knowing my family would support anything I attempt as I would them, I have put my own ideas and goals into action with full acceptance. They fuel my spark. I am not a seasoned gardener or writer, yet I will share with you my truths related to my experiences along my journey, positive and negative. https://www.growingthespark.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1580705515033-HZRTMC6UK6OL4OGIUJWR/image-asset.jpeg Contact https://www.growingthespark.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e351320744ec95bb009304e/1628672189435-2QYIJBCKGZ9N1BCUEJLZ/unsplash-image-OyCl7Y4y0Bk.jpg Home - Homeschooling & Books We gave homeschooling a try during the pandemic. I’ll note our experiences and some lessons we did. I’ll also include fun PaperPie book ideas in the future! 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