Homeschooling is experiencing a boom in North America. There is a whole new generation of parents taking on the task of educating their children but where do they find curriculum? There are many ways to homeschool kids as well as established curriculum providers for different styles of home education. New homeschooling families may find there…
Author Spotlight: Mindy Baker
Mindy Baker is the author of the just released middle-grade novel Soledad and the Curse of the Phoenix. I had the opportunity to ask the author a few questions about her writing process, her inspiration and her life. What is your writing process like? I need to be in a quiet part of the house…
The gift of taking a break
Galway~ April began while I was on vacation which gave me, among other things, a ten-day break from social media. One reason for that was practical. I don’t think it’s wise to announce to the world when your home is empty. I also wanted to enjoy my vacation without the stress of posting, coming up…
A beacon of hope for children’s literature
Have you noticed the change in childrens’ books? Does it alarm you? It should. Over the last two generations, we have seen a massive slide in the morality portrayed in kids’ books. These kinds of books have infiltrated our schools and libraries pushing aside books with traditional values in favour of following the trends in…
Time out
Summer is the perfect time to pause and reevaluate. We can get so caught up in the chaos of summer vacation that we miss a crucial opportunity to step back and assess our lives. Whether it’s a job, lifestyle, our parenting, marriage or friendships, every part of our lives can benefit from simply taking some…
Listen to Penelope
Pushing through the restaurant door, Penelope breathed in the fresh spring air. It was bright but cold. The snow was finally gone, but the wind still bit at her nose. She was glad she'd worn a sweater under her puffy, pink vest which she zipped up to her chin. She adjusted her fuzzy pink earmuffs…
…but God
Opening my first box of books blissfully unaware of what was coming! I've been thinking about my first books, a trilogy that was released in 2020. Trying to market during lockdown when stores were closed and in-person events were cancelled. I was reminded of God's faithfulness and those two words of the Bible that mean…
Lifting each other up
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” John F. Kennedy. Investment in the economy benefits all those who participate in it. Therefore, everyone in that economy, theoretically, would encourage that investment. However, a disturbing economic reality is that sometimes the more apt word picture is that of crabs in a bucket. When one begins to climb…
Hidden treasure
I first met Glenn* years ago. I was working in a school for children with disabilities and Glenn was one of the children in the small class I was assigned to. I was told Glenn was severely autistic. That was his diagnosis. But I soon learned six-year-old Glenn was a little boy of boundless curiosity,…
The Select Few
When I began writing my first book, I was thrown into a new world, the world of marketing. I am a writer, not a marketer, and yet it seemed marketing was to be as big a part of my new calling as the actual writing was. I took in as much advice as possible, implemented…
