Oftentimes we adults forget that our children need and crave deep and meaningful connections. We focus on the food, shelter and clothing and sometimes neglect another need just as important. Genuine connection is crucial for a child’s development. It helps them better understand their thoughts, feelings and actions as well as how to process them.Continue reading “Meaningful Connections”
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Behind the Scenes: Part 2
A Quick Look at Our Early Concept Art Before a new scene ever makes it to full color, it starts as a simple pencil sketch. I love keeping these early drafts because they capture the exact moment a story idea begins to take shape. My kids always enjoy looking over these rough drawings during ourContinue reading “Behind the Scenes: Part 2”
Behind The Scenes: Part 1
A Peek Inside the Artist’s Sketchbook Ever wonder how a book goes from a quick pencil idea to the final printed page? Today I’m sharing an early sketch from Sharing KindnessWherever I Go. My kids always love seeing the rough drafts before the color gets added, so I thought it would be fun to giveContinue reading “Behind The Scenes: Part 1”
The To Be Continued Book
What’s a book you never finished but still think about? I was thrifted shopping at my favorite local spot about 7 years ago. My belly was stretched to an enormous size and I walked with a slight waddle. I casually walked through the tight isles recalling other times I have visited. Different seasons ran throughContinue reading “The To Be Continued Book”
The Quiet Heart of Storytime: Why the Words We Choose Matter
When the noise of the day finally settles and the house grows still, storytime becomes so much more than just a transition to sleep. It’s the moment where the world shrinks down to just you, your child, and the quiet truth of the words you share together. In those stillness-filled minutes, kids listen with theirContinue reading “The Quiet Heart of Storytime: Why the Words We Choose Matter”
The Art of Storytelling
Together We Make a Difference Meet the Team In the world of professional writing, I have grown to realize that no word is ever just a placeholder. Each one carries a specific weight and a lasting influence. This is especially true in the realm of children’s literature, where the stories we share do more thanContinue reading “The Art of Storytelling”
Let’s Go on An Adventure
Hop on the imagination station and go for a ride! Where to today, I can’t decide. Should we fly high in the sky and talk to a cloud? Or do you think that would be allowed? Should we go down below earth’s surface?Or would that make you nervous? Should we watch a plant photosynthesis,or haveContinue reading “Let’s Go on An Adventure”
Author Shout Out
I would like to take a moment and shine the spotlight on a fellow author and poet. Yourz Truly, Poetic Soldier has a unique and wonderful talent that I would love to share. To buy the complete copy that contains this poem and many more, follow the link; https://a.co/d/3fdUCP4
The beloved author’s dilemma
Days of confusion are here for a bent child savoring everyone’s sunlight while seldom stepping into the limelight, to become her own protagonist. The only one we live and die with seems to be off in a faraway land, while the child inside her body longs for days without bewildering talks and snags along theContinue reading “The beloved author’s dilemma”
