I love reading YA books, or in reality listening to them on CD or audible while I drive. Most of the books I’m reading have themes of...

International Day of the Midwife isn't a day we hear much about. I noticed it on one of those calendars that has every imaginable day. ...

Reading with children is important. It helps develop vocabulary, sense of story and sequence, introduces them to the world of books, and...

April is designated as Autism Awareness Month. I have a son on the autism spectrum, but I also have a character in Catching Hope who is...

April 2 is National Children's Book Day. As an adult, my favorite picture book is Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings (1941). I...

Freerunner and Catching Hope are getting updated looks. The very talented Diana Sharples is designing new covers and is also giving the...

My favorite Dr. Seuss quote is from Oh The Places You'll Go March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day. Read Across...

February is National Library Month. Many of my early memories are of trips to our public library with my dad and two siblings on Saturday...

2021 was a year full of changes and challenges, good times and bad, but above all of hope. There is always hope. So here is part 2 of...

According to Google, February 7th is "Send a card to a friend day." In today's world, we don't send letters by mail anymore and rarely...

A long time has passed since I last posted. Life has gotten in the way! 2021 was a very challenging, very full year. I met many of my...

I had the awesome opportunity to spend some time with the Freerunner cover model and her family in North Carolina last week. It was an...

Freerunner won second place in the YA catagory of the Selah Awards Wednesday night at the Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference. It...

Last time I blogged about my 2021 list of things to do and places to go. One of the things I want to do is visit Florida state parks. We...

At the beginning of each year I make a list that is a combination of goals, a to-do list, and a wish list. It might contain books I want...

I planned to post more often, but the weather has been great, the kids were on spring break for a week, and even after they returned to...

This is my book cover model for Catching Hope. Only 14 when the cover photo was taken (while she was visiting for my daughter's wedding),...

Picture above--Near where the teens go on their outing. There is one day left of my blog tour. Catching Hope has been well received. The...

Freerunner got an updated cover to reflect its status as a Selah Awards Finalist. Freerunner is up against three other YA books, and...

Catching Hope is set in the country of Haiti, a country I first visited in 1997 in conjunction with the adoption of my son Jeff. Then I...