I love summer. No school means I get to sleep a little more, and work in my studio a lot more. Combining back to school with launching a...

It's that time of year again. It's time that I reflect on what happened in the outgoing year and set goals for the incoming year. With...

Who made the rule that becoming an adult means you have to stop believing in things from childhood? We grow up, and it seems mandatory...

I am home today on a windy, wet Saturday morning and was reflecting on recent events. It's easy to do when a person is the first one up...

I have not written a blog entry in quite a while. Balancing being an author/illustrator with being a substitute teacher gets to be a neat...

After a year away, I am back at a local farmers' market promoting my books. It feels great to be back, and some aspects of it are like...

Spring is one of my favorite seasons. Now in all fairness, I can find something to like about each of the seasons. But spring means that...

The Easter Bunny knows me so well. In addition to the traditional treats, my basket had seeds for this year's garden and tools to plant...

Parents do a lot of things for their children. So many times we make choices and/or decisions for the benefit of our kids. The most...

There's an old saying that if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. Well, I don't know about that because there is...

There are many memories that I hold dear about having grown up on the Gulf Coast. When we lived in New Orleans, my favorite time of the...

I get a lot of great questions from kids when I am in school. If the questions are author-related, I make sure that we aren't taking time...

The end of the current year and the start of a new one means it is time for a few things to happen. I take this time to reflect on how...

This is the season for so many things. People decorate, cook, shop, and gather together to celebrate many different winter holidays....

Being new to a field is full of firsts. We tell kids all the time that feelings are a personal thing - that each person experiences...

There is a lot to be said for the simple pleasures in life. There are some things that just say comfort and make life better. Some things...

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, there will be a barrage of thankful posts on social media. There will be more of these around...

They say birthdays are a time for reflection. It's a time to look back at what has been accomplished, count blessings, and sometimes make...

Growing up in Texas and Louisiana, snow was a special, magical thing. It just did not happen on a regular basis, so it became an event...

Inspiration is a tricky thing. It can come from anywhere or anyone, and it's extremely personal. No two people are inspired in the same...