During the last set of school holidays I had several opportunities where risk taking and I bumped heads. Interestingly the risk taking was as much on my behalf as that of my children. In one instance we booked our daughter … Continue reading →
It’s the middle of the year! Stock-take time. End of financial year. For those in the Northern Hemisphere it’s drawing to the end of the school year. For those down south, like me in Australia, we have just begun our … Continue reading →
I had a particularly busy week. In between traveling gigs, I had several writing deadlines to meet, mostly for short pieces. I started to panic about the longer speech I needed to write for the following week, and the rapidly … Continue reading →
Growing up in West Michigan, summer was always my favorite season of the year. I was never a fan of cold weather, and in Michigan we’d get a lot of that! I loved the warm summer days when I could … Continue reading →
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king. Psalm 45:1a They charge through the back door wearing their toothy smiles and holding out their arms, ready for great big hugs from this Grams. For a moment, … Continue reading →
The world of publishing is hard to break into. As is true for most things in life, there are no shortcuts. You don’t go from writing a picturebook story on your lunch hour to getting it published by a major … Continue reading →