The Crew's Roots

28/09/2026

I started writing a children’s book because I couldn’t find the one my girls needed. ❤️✈️
As a pilot wife, I’ve done a lot of solo bedtimes with two little girls missing Daddy and wishing they could go with him.
I wanted something that would comfort them, so inspired partly by the magical stories my grandmother told me as a child, I started writing The Magic Globe.
What I thought would be a little bedtime story took more than a year. I obsessed over the rhyme and rhythm, worked and reworked the illustrations, and eventually realized I wanted other families with a parent who travels for work to have it too.
Then came self publishing.
And self publishing taught me a lot more than how to write a book. 😅
ISBNs, bleed, trim sizes, formatting, proofs, tiny mistakes you somehow only notice after ordering the proof, and all the unexpected things you have to research just to turn a story on your computer into an actual book you can hold.
And finally you get there.
The book is printed. It’s available.
And then you realize...
Wait. How is anyone actually going to find it? 😂
Suddenly there’s a whole second job involving social media, marketing, websites, book listings and trying to help the right families discover that your little book even exists.
Maybe you’re starting small and have reached fewer than 100 families. But real readers, real reviews and real smiles still feel like a huge accomplishment. ❤️
Especially when the whole thing started with two little girls missing their daddy at bedtime.
If you’ve ever created something from scratch, what’s one thing you discovered along the way that nobody warned you about?

16/09/2026

What makes me happy? Creating stories that mean something.

I’m a pilot’s wife and mom of two girls, finding ways to create tools that comfort my own children and other little crew members around the world that are like them.

Stories for the children who count sleeps, wave at airplanes, and wait for someone they love to come home. Stories that help them understand their feelings, feel less alone, and see families like theirs reflected in the pages they read.

This particular book began with a little girl’s very special wish and helping turn that wish into a story has been one of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on. (Once the story is published, a portion of the author royalties will go to a worthy cause chosen by the family who inspired this.)

And yes, creating these stories also means navigating the wonderfully stressful world of self-publishing, one tiny edit at a time. ✈️

05/09/2026

When your little crew cries because they miss you, you wish you could make the distance feel smaller. ❤️✈️

As a pilot’s wife, I watched my own girls cry and miss Daddy while he was away flying. I could not make him come home sooner, but I had to find a way to comfort them.

That is how The Magic Globe: Journeys & Adventures of a Crew Family began.

It is a comforting aviation story that transforms missing their pilot into imagination, adventure and connection. Because being away does not mean being absent from their hearts. 🌍❤️

If this feels familiar, discover the story through the link in my profile.

What helps comfort your little crew when their pilot is away?

28/08/2026

Crew families: what random things have you accumulated from years of flying… and have you actually found a use for them? 😂✈️

For us, it was airline socks. A LOT of airline socks.

When you travel standby as a crew family, sometimes you end up all the way in the back, sometimes you watch the plane leave without you… and every once in a while you get lucky and get cozy in business class.

Over the years, those lucky flights left us with quite the sock collection.

Eventually I decided it was time to clear them out. But before getting rid of them, I grabbed a handful and turned it into a little activity with my girls.

The plan was to make adorable handmade stuffies.

The reality was… Azulito and Gris Gris. 😂

I may be better at writing children’s stories than sewing, but apparently my girls don’t care about professional craftsmanship. These two somehow earned a spot among their favorite stuffies.

And I actually love that.

They’re made from something connected to our crew family travels, they were something we created together, and they remind the girls of Daddy and his life as a pilot. ❤️

Azulito’s construction quality eventually caught up with him and one arm fell off. 😅 It sat on my never ending to do list for longer than I’d like to admit, but now that school is back…

Surgery successful. 🧵😂

Sometimes the imperfect little things we make for our kids end up meaning the most.

And if you’re curious about the children’s stories I’m slightly more qualified to create than stuffed animals 😂, you can find The Magic Globe through the link in my bio. 🌎✈️

So tell me… what have you accumulated from flying, traveling or family adventures, and did you find a creative way to reuse it?

16/08/2026

We just spent 12 days at Finest Punta Cana with our two girls, so I figured I’d share our honest family review for anyone considering it. 🌴

There was a lot we genuinely liked. The resort is beautiful, very clean and well maintained. The rooms are spacious and modern, there are lots of pools, the gym was a major win, and the mini Kids Clubs inside some restaurants, with staff supervising and playing with the kids while parents finish eating, might honestly be one of my favorite resort ideas ever. 🙌

But 12 days also gave us enough time to notice what didn’t work quite as well for our family.

Food became repetitive, especially as vegetarians. Some parts of Kids’ Club weren’t as worry-free or drop-off friendly as I expected. We traveled during low season, which meant a GREAT price, but also lots of seaweed and a beach we barely used for swimming. A few small service hiccups also started to add up.

Ultimately, it just didn’t feel quite as relaxing as we had hoped an all-inclusive vacation would feel. There was still a little too much planning, checking and coordinating on my end to fully switch off. 😅

To their credit, when we raised our concerns, management listened and said they would take our comments into account. We didn’t really see much change before leaving, but I appreciated that they seemed genuinely interested in the feedback.

Would I recommend it? **Yes, for the right family, as long as you know what to expect before booking.**

Would we go back? **Maybe, under different circumstances.** I’d be curious to experience Finest again in another season, with different beach conditions, more restaurant availability and perhaps a shorter stay.

Even with the caveats, we still made some beautiful memories there. ❤️

If you’ve stayed at Finest Punta Cana, I’d love to know: was your experience similar or completely different?

22/07/2026

So true 🥰

Thank you Daddy for doing everything for us ❤️

03/07/2026

POV: You call your pilot husband while he's on reserve...

He answers thinking, "Uh oh... I've just been called in to fly." 😅

But nope.

I noticed he was online, so instead of sending our usual good morning video message, I called so he could wish the girls a happy last day of school before possibly having to head off on another flight... you never know on reserve days. ❤️

This school year brought so many milestones.

✏️ Joanna is officially heading to 2nd Grade! (Although she's already reading at a 2nd-grade level... I guess all those books at home are paying off. 📚 Proud parent moment. ❤️)

🎒 Eliana is off to Pre-K! Her teachers told us she had a wonderful year. In the entire school year, I can count on one hand the number of mornings she cried at drop-off. She genuinely loves going to school, and that makes my mama heart so happy.

Watching them grow has been one of the greatest adventures of my life.

And then there is the school sign...

"School Exit. Please slow down."

If only time listened, too.

Here's to a summer filled with family adventures, books, travel, making memories, and soaking up every little moment before another school year begins.

☀️ Summer adventures... here we come!

21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to a the Air Crew Dads!
Behind every takeoff, every landing, every “see you soon”…
there’s a dad giving his all 🤍✈️

Whether he’s in the cockpit, walking the aisle at 30,000 feet,
or supporting from the ground in between rotations…
air crew dads carry more than just a schedule.

They carry distance.
They carry responsibility.
And they carry a love that shows up even when they can’t be home.

Some days they’re flying across time zones.
Some days they’re home, making every moment count.
And in between… they’re doing everything they can to stay close.

Pilot dad.
Flight attendant dad.
Every dad navigating this life in his own way.

Different roles. Same mission...DAD

Raising little humans who learn that love doesn’t disappear with distance…
it just finds new ways to show up.

This one is for the air crew dads.
The ones who leave, return, and love through it all 🤍

Happy Father’s Day.

18/06/2026

✈️ The part of pilot family life people don’t always see…

Everyone sees the destinations, the airplanes, the “glamorous” side of aviation life 🌎✈️

But sometimes pilot life looks like this:

Leaving your family at 4:30 pm on a beautiful sunny day ☀️
Not because your flight is today… but because you need to get to base for a super early departure tomorrow 🌙✈️

Because before they get to that beautiful office view above the clouds… ☁️

There are also the goodbyes.
The drives to base.
The nights away before the flight even starts.
The little moments at home they quietly miss. 🤍

And sometimes… there are storms before they even reach the sky 🌧️

Heavy rain.
Hail.
Low visibility.
Fallen trees.

Pulling over on the highway and waiting for it to pass.

But even there, in the middle of the storm…

he spotted a rainbow 🌈🥹

And sent a little piece of the sky back home to the girls.

A little reminder that crew life isn’t only about the places they fly to… ✈️🌎

It’s about the little pieces of home they carry with them in their hearts 🤍

04/06/2026

He flies the world, but his greatest journey is always home. ✈️❤️ This Father’s Day, give the pilot daddy in your life a gift that celebrates the beautiful connection you share, no matter the distance. Aviation life comes with its own unique set of challenges ...missed bedtimes, long flights, and big goodbyes.

The Magic Globe: Journeys & Adventures of a Crew Family turns those tough moments into a sweet reminder that love travels farther than any flight. 🗺️✨

Perfect for airline pilots, flight attendants, and the little crews who wait for them to come home from the sky. This beautifully illustrated children's book helps kids feel secure, connected, and loved even when dad is thousands of feet in the air.

🎁 Make this Father’s Day unforgettable.
👉 Tap the link in our bio to grab your copy today at www.thecrewsroots.com

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