Fiction often arises from two places: experiences of the author and the results of asking the question, “What if?” Picture Imperfect is no exception. Picture Imperfect is the story of 12-year-old JJ, a girl who loves photography and has an opportunity to win the...
As I dug rows for the corn, sweat dripping down my face, a robin chirped from a nearby tree. What a simple life that robin has. Not easy necessarily, but simple. His goals are to feed himself, avoid predators, find a mate, and raise a family. Then he flies south for...
We returned recently from a visit to our son and daughter-in-law and their two amazing little boys, ages three and almost one. For twelve days, we read books—again and again—and played blocks, changed diapers and fixed “snacks” for the boys. The older they get, the...
Picture Imperfect, my middle grade children’s novel, has been selected as Book of the Year in its category by the Christian Small Publisher Association. I am excited and humbled–and have to keep checking to make sure it’s true. My sweet cat, Fiona,...
When my sister-in-law adopted a kitten from the animal shelter, she named her Grace. That little kitten was constantly on the move— getting into anything within reach, scattering mail around the room and chewing it into oblivion, waking her owner by jumping on her at...
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