Finding Christmas: the Song...   Most people don't know that Belinda's journey is accompanied by a song, and the picture of the guitar is intended to honor my friend Roger Sullins who performed it exactly as I hoped. I wrote the lyrics and the music, but Roger brought...

National Literacy Day...   I must have looked at hundreds of images before I chose this one. I'll bet people who place great value on literacy will understand why I chose a picture in which a child cannot possibly be reading anything! There were many pictures of a...

56 Days Till Christmas! I was looking at Advent Calendars today because a little girl told me that she didn't know what an Advent Calendar was! Wow! Advent Calendars usually have a door with a number on it for every day in December, so that children can prepare for...

Do You Remember a Special Halloween? I am always glad to hear from readers whose children enjoyed The Girl Who Found Christmas. But I also enjoy hearing about other experiences, like first trick or treat and the first pumpkin carving. I love hearing about kids whose...

More Belinda Magic!      Like any Advent Calendar, The Girl Who Found Christmas ends on December 25. But some of Belinda's readers would like to know what happens next...  what happens when her mom comes home?  Even Belinda wants to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?? Does she...

A Very Special Review...  AND Only Eight More Days!   I am always glad to hear from readers whose children enjoyed The Girl Who Found Christmas. But yesterday I got a review that made me cry happy tears. An Instagram friend - who is an author and extraordinary...

So Many Gifts...  Illustrator Dayne Sislen sent me a surprise Christmas gift, and I am excited to share it with readers of The Girl Who Found Christmas!  The surprise is a coloring page that looks exactly like the cover of the book - all that's missing is the color...

Believe...   This December is unlike any other in my lifetime. I won't be lifting a candle and singing in the choir on Christmas Eve, and I won't be spending it with family. And yet, it is a miracle. Five years ago, my husband and I remarried after 13 years apart....

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year...   Families who are able to gather together for Thanksgiving are truly blessed this year. But many of us will find other ways to be thankful without a turkey! I have a Thanksgiving tradition that people have told me is...

Boo!  ... I am not a big fan of Halloween these days, but I find myself wishing that kids could enjoy the “trick or treat” of simpler times. There are so many things that children have lost this year, and I hope that parents are finding creative ways to keep their...