Turtles coming to life for my children’s book Good One, God! Illustratir Jessica Harkey!

4/20/2021 How many times have you been let down by others? Many, I’m quite sure.  Today I found myself so annoyed by someone. I was so quick to judge. We do that don’t we? We judge others by their outward appearance, by their political views, by their religious views, by their life choices, and what…

When you were little, did you stand behind your mom or dad’s legs and hide to protect yourself from strangers? I remember when my daughter was little, she would stand either between my legs or behind them when she didn’t want to talk to strangers. I was her protector. As my kids grew older, if…

Guilt is an overpowering feeling. By definition it means you’re responsible for a wrongdoing. Some guilts cause regret and stay with us a long time and can weigh us down. When is feeling guilt good? If our guilt causes repentance. If the little voice inside our head says we should confess our sins to God…

I wanted to share an amazing resource with you by my friend, Teresa Janzen. It’s a delightfulchildren’s picture book called Little Mango in a Big World, but it is really so much more than that. It’s a way to talk to kids about tough topics like bullying, child homelessness, discrimination, and more.The story features a…

My whole family is from the Magnolia State, Mississippi. I, was conceived there but was born in Michigan. So, I often say I grew up in the North with a southern mind. My mother has always loved Magnolia trees and had a beautiful statue of a magnolia flower on our living room coffee table. Some…