It’s that time of year when kids are attending summer camps. I remember the first time I went as a child. I was entering sixth grade and was very nervous. I’d heard about all the pranks and practical jokes kids … Continue reading →
Since my brief experience working at the United Methodist Publishing House between college and my first teaching job, I have always known I wanted to write for children. Even though my writing was put on hold for many years, I … Continue reading →
New Living Translation – Psalm 56:8 – You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. I find it amazing and comforting to know, that God … Continue reading →
When I was younger, I had a pet hermit crab. I’d found the sweetest little salt-water crab on the beach, but my parents told me that I couldn’t keep “Hermie” since we didn’t have a saltwater fish tank at home … Continue reading →
Something about bunnies fascinates children–and children’s authors and illustrators! A quick list includes Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit, Lewis Carroll’s White Rabbit, Du Bose Heyward’s Country Bunny, Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram’s Little Nutbrown Hare, Kate DiCamilo’s Edward Tulane, and Margery … Continue reading →
It was a real eye-opening Sunday for me recently when our pastor’s talk at church focused on priorities. Be it consciously or subconsciously, he explained that we do make time for things that are priorities in our lives. Looking back … Continue reading →