As I felt the stones beneath my shoes and looked down, I couldn’t quite believe I was there. Walking on the same ground my parents and grandparents had played on as kids. The exact road my mother, wearing a white dress and flowers in her hair, rode on her father’s donkey to meet her […]
Bags packed – check. Writing tools at the ready – check. Nerves calmed – check. Ready to go? I think so 🙂 As you probably know by now, I’m off on an overseas research trip to Lebanon tomorrow. It is the land of my heritage, and is one of the settings in the historical fiction […]
I love being a teacher. I love that I get to hang out with kids who love picture books as much as I do, who don’t mind my silly voices when I tell stories, and who think my wacky dance moves are funny and cool. I also love school holidays, when I get to rest, […]
You know how much I love children’s picture books! Why wouldn’t I? You get to relive your childhood, devour delightful words, chuckle, cry, hoot, swing…. Well, you get what I mean, don’t you? C’mon then…if you don’t know what I mean, it’s obviously been way too long since you’ve read a picture book!! I recently […]
Remember that secret I hinted at here? I think it’s time to start revealing the whole thing. Well, maybe not the whole thing…but part of it. Yep, it’s all happening in 2014! 🙂 I do have another secret I can’t wait to share….just not yet 🙂 Soon, I promise! Anyway (*a quick change of subject*)… […]
It took a while, but I finally got Chapter 4 of my novel over to Amanda …and a couple of days early at that 🙂 I was happy to get this response in Amanda’s reply email: “A really substantial chapter! Great work :)” I knew there would be more to it than that though. I’m getting […]
Fantangle Christmas Angel I can’t believe we’re already almost half way through January 2014. I’m loving the holidays, and trying not to plan too far ahead now, so that the rest of January doesn’t fly by. My plan is to take each day as it comes, and enjoy the moments. I’ve enjoyed being able to […]
There are so many wonderful things about this time of year. There’s the reminder of that day many years ago when a precious baby was born in a manger…a tiny baby destined to change humanity for eternity. Then there’s the excitement of spending joyful times with family and friends. Of course there’s the blessing of […]
I’m happy to report that Chapter 2 of my novel has now been written, and Amanda’s feedback has been an eye-opener, to say the least. (If you haven’t been following what’s going on, you can read about Chapter 1 and how this project all came about here). The first thing I can say after this […]
Van Gogh’s Starry Night (my favourite painting of all time) “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.” -Eskimo Saying Jennifer xo