So, why create? Besides the joy of making something that came from your head and hands, we create to connect with other people. How do people make connections with other people? By sharing truth with them. It could be a personal story or a passed-on story that we have seen proven, or even a made-up story that proves the truth we have seen in our own life. We share these things with each other and suddenly, there it is, connection.
The best arguments in the world won’t change a person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.I’ve been listening to a new podcast (not new in general, it’s actually from 2018, but new to me). It is called You Are A Storyteller. It is two screenwriters...
January was not what I expected. I was anticipating being home again after the bustle of holidays and settling down into a routine of regular life, including continuing to work on picture book projects and illustration.
Instead, I had my first task handed to me of mothering my sick children. From before Christmas until just a few days ago, someone in our home has been sick. There were a few days in there of wellness, where kids all went to school and I did sit down to do a little bit of the other work I am trying to do.
Hello friend. Another year has blasted by! I hope your holiday season was filled with love and family, friends and memories to cherish in the future. Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing...
We hail the merry autumn days,When leaves are turning red;Because they're far more beautifulThan anyone has said, We hail the merry harvest time,The gayest of the year;The time of rich and bounteous crops,Rejoicing and good cheer. Being thankful for hard things...
It’s so easy to see the blessing others are in the world, and yet so hard to see ourselves as valuable. But friend, I want to tell you…
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.- Terry Pratchett“Seriously Funny: The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett”, p.68, Random House When I was stumbling my way into adulthood, a college freshman on my own for the first time, I was certain...
A Start of Good Things… Thank you for joining me for my very first monthly newsletter. This is something I’ve wanted to start a long time ago and always put aside because I am busy with other things. I want to have a newsletter for keeping friends and fans...
I finished reading The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck a few days ago. I enjoyed it. It is the story of a poor Chinese farmer, who struggles through life from starvation to wealth. It's a good read, with interesting struggles between family and between nature that...
There is an environmentalist Bible now, with all the scriptures about the Earth printed in green. It's printed on recycled paper and printed with soy-based inks. Sounds like fun. The Green Bible Oh, and happy birthday Dr. Seuss.
I went to Prince Caspian with my friends on Friday. It was an excellent showing for opening night, we had to sit at the very top of one of the largest theatres in town, and it was a full house. I must say that I can't recall the book, so the movie may stray from the...