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January 2026 Photo by  Tim Mossholder  on  Unsplash Resolutions! Have you made your resolutions yet? This year will be full of excitement and wonder. Sometimes, I wonder what will be next in my author career. I know that the resolutions we set sometimes do not come to fruition. We often say we ought to… and we will… statements but the future is something that we can not predict.   However, it is good to have goals with the expectation that you may or may not complete them, bu

This month has been so much fun minus some health issues. I was supposed to go to an event but that did not happen. It is important that health comes first.   So, this month, I focused on looking over the draft illustrations for an upcoming book about bullying. Book 13 is in motion with the illustrator providing the draft for myself and another author to look over. We are both in the process of checking over the illustrations.   In addition, I have been busy with at the begin

November 2025 I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Today, I want to share about “thankfulness”.   T- Thankful - I am thankful to God and my family for allowing me to share my stories to so many children. H- Happy – I am happy that I have been able to write so many books, make a difference in the lives of children, and to have provided books to increase “literacy, learning, and legacy.” A-Amazed - I am always amazed at so many different authors I have met. It             

What a crazy couple of weeks! Due to health issues, I had to cancel my book festival in South Carolina. I was not too happy but when health comes, you must answer. I was supposed to be in Greer, S.C. for a Fall Book Festival and at Hub City in Spartanburg, S.C. In addition, I was going to do some genealogy in the area where my ancestors came from, and some relatives live there.   Then, I had the opportunity to participate in an author visit to Jones Elementary in Jones, OK. I

October 2025 "From One To Many" This weekend was the Oklahoma Highland Gathering in Choctaw, Oklahoma. At this event, there were over 20 Scottish Clans as well as Viking Re-enactors, children’s games, men and women’s athletic competitions, birds of prey demonstration, sheep sheering competition, and lots of vendors. In addition, there were bagpipe players and drummers. If you were hungry, there were food trucks. If you wanted to buy all kinds of stuff including medieval stuff

September 2025 This month has been winding down with book events. I chose to not do events in August because it was so hot. The last...

September 2025 When a military member signs up swearing in an oath, he or she is committing to support the branch of service that they...

August 2025 This month I had the opportunity to attend a Kiwanis Club meeting in a local area near me. I met the president of the club...

August 2025 I just had the opportunity to see my new site on Wix after having been moved from Weebly. Since I have a gap in my blog, here...

July 2024 It is a great day to be a children's book author. My goal in being a children's book author is to make a difference in the...

September 2024 ​I am happy once again this second year to be participating locally in the Creative Writing Division Competition of the...

September 2024 It was a busy day, Friday, Sept. 6th, 2024, as I was nervously awaiting my turn to read two upcoming unpublished...

September 2024 I have been called a “social butterfly.”  This is true since I enjoy talking to people. As a child, dad would always give...

September 2024 It was a wonderful time participating in a book signing event at Full Circle Bookstore on Saturday, 21 Sept. 2024. Eight...

October 2024 ​This week I attended the craft fair in Wellston, Oklahoma held at the Assembly of God Church. The day started out good...

October 2024 This week, I switched gears as an author. I participated in the Oklahoma Highland Gathering in Choctaw, Oklahoma on 11th and...

October 2024 It was an eventful day driving to Ponca City Brace Books which was about a two-hour trip north to the top of the state of...

October 2024 ​It seems so long ago that my first book, “Did You Come Home for Lunch?” came out in print in 2021 but was in work in 2020...

November 2024 I had the great opportunity to volunteer my time to babysit my grandchild who has a tremendous amount of energy. I need to...

November 2024 This week has been busy also with babysitting, reading to over 40 children at an author visit at a daycare, and attending...