I've really been enjoying the weekly conference challenges on the SCBWI MD/DE/WV "As the Eraser Burns" website: You rea...

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about choices, and the consequences associated with them.   More specifically, how much should parents cont...

If you know me, then you know I'm generally not afraid of making a fool of myself for the amusement and entertainment of others.  I love...

In honor of African American History month, I thought I'd recommend a book I received recently: Perspectives on the Montgomery Bus Bo...

Recently, I've had a few close friends ask for my advice in getting their books published.  While I don't yet have an agent or a pub...

Just before Christmas, I attended the funeral of a man who impacted my life more than he probably ever knew.   John Harris, who served as ...

It all started when I dropped my shampoo bottle in the shower at the gym, completely shattering the lid, and rendering the bottle unusable. ...

I did it!  I finished the Picture Book Idea Month challenge with 32 picture book ideas.   Some are fully-fledged ideas, some are mere scra...

Last week, I went with my 7th grade daughter on a class field trip to the zoo.  Whenever I chaperone, my kids and their friends bombard me w...

As you know, last week, the worst day ever turned into the best day ever, when I found out that I won a copy of Anna Staniszewski's  d...

Have you ever noticed that one unexpected thing can turn your whole day around, for better or worse? On Tuesday morning, I woke up earlier...

Happy November, everybody! This is the month when writers and aspiring authors everywhere set crazy writing goals, and sometimes achieve t...

October is a crazy busy month at our house.  Fall field trips for school, music performances and lessons, church youth group activities, aft...

I started writing my second novel a while ago.  This one was more difficult than the first, mostly because the subject is something very clo...

I recently decided that I needed to simplify my life.  I was getting too bogged down with a million little tasks that kept me running in a h...

With the recent anniversary of 9/11 and Veteran's Day coming up in just over a month, I've been thinking a lot lately about the me...

I want to tell you something that I hope you will take in the right way: God is fully aware that you and I are not perfect. Let me add: G...