I don’t know how it is for others learning to drive in a foreign country, but for me, it was downright intimidating. Let’s just get this out in the open: I know how to drive, and I do it well. I was born and raised near Detroit, the Motor City. Cars were part of my… Continue reading Hit the Road Jack
Category: My Writing
The Trek to Holland
Originally written during our move to the Netherlands in 2011. Funny how life can be moving along one day, and the next, everything you own is packed into boxes and crates, ready to be shipped across the world. After growing up in Michigan and spending my adult life in Texas, our family was moving to… Continue reading The Trek to Holland
January ~ Happy New Year
New Year, New Goals, and Stories We Are Still Becoming There’s something tender about the beginning of a new year.Not loud. Not demanding.Just quietly asking, where do you want to grow? As writers, January can feel heavy with expectations …new goals, fresh plans, ambitious word counts. But I’ve learned that the most meaningful writing goals… Continue reading January ~ Happy New Year
November… Gathering Gratitude
Gathering Gratitude: Lessons from the Writing Journey November always brings me back to gratitude ... for the stories that find me, the people who read them and the lessons tucked between every new chapter of this writing life. Lately, I’ve been deep in the formatting phase of my book, which has been its own little… Continue reading November… Gathering Gratitude
My Favorite Writing Rituals
I believe stories grow best in cozy, creative spaces. Writing isn’t just about filling the page — it’s about creating a mood, a rhythm, a little ritual that whispers, “It’s time to write.” On rainy days, I curl up with my feet tucked under a blanket, a warm cup of coffee nearby, and the soft… Continue reading My Favorite Writing Rituals
My Happy Place: Where Every Story Begins
Writing Without Borders While I have a desk I return to, my true writing space isn’t bound by walls. My happy place? It’s wherever the story finds me. Ideas hit me like a sudden storm ~ unexpected, wild, and demanding to be written. I’ve scribbled dialogue in a quiet café in Paris, outlined chapters on… Continue reading My Happy Place: Where Every Story Begins
Writing Struggles… My Juggling Act
For as long as I can remember, I've been torn between my passion for teaching and my deep desire to be present with my children. While I cherished every moment of my teaching career, the pull of motherhood was always stronger, and being away from my kids was the hardest part. Every mom faces the… Continue reading Writing Struggles… My Juggling Act
Rewrite
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My ode to rewriting... How many words would words rewrite if words could rewrite words? Would words rewrite the wrong words right, or rewrite the right words wrong? And if words could rewrite words, how long would the rewriting go on? As I’m working on formatting my next children’s book,… Continue reading Rewrite
Fresh Starts New Beginnings
January 2025 ✨ Ah, the new year—time for fresh starts, big dreams, and shiny new goals! Every January, I find myself bursting with ideas about how I want to live not just this year, but the rest of my life. It's a mix of excitement and hope that feels like the perfect moment to turn… Continue reading Fresh Starts New Beginnings
Stirring and Mixing to get the Stories Just Right
Poffertjes from my kitchen in the Netherlands. Stirring and Mixing to get the Stories Just Right Writing a story for little ones is kind of like making blueberry pancakes. If you take a pinch of this and a dash of that and stir it all together. Gently fold in love and a hug.... Perfection. As pure… Continue reading Stirring and Mixing to get the Stories Just Right
Blueberry Pancake Publishing 