As many of you may know, C.S Lewis wrote a book titled Surprised by Joy. I’ve always loved the poetry of his title choice and those words have stuck with me over the years. I’ve thought about what they mean, but usually I can see joy coming. It’s the happy occasion I’ve looked forward to, the long awaited vacation, the gorgeous day the weatherman predicted. I don’t know that I truly understood the depth of these words until now. Read More...

Being an author for teens and pre-teens, I can’t help making comparisons between pregnancy and puberty. Especially now, as I have embarked on the third trimester, I am reminded of adolescent days gone by. Days I might rather have forgotten. Just as many a woman has admitted that the pains of pregnancy fade to distant memories (and are sometimes almost entirely forgotten after the birth of their child/children) the pains of puberty fade as well until we’re left with the general concept  (oh, that was awkward, wasn’t it?) but we forget the day-to-day reality of it. The awkward self-consciousness. The physical discomforts. The mood swings. The endless need for food and sleep. But here I am, and once again my body has embarked on a journey that most times feels entirely out of my control. The changes are drastic and in the grand scheme of things, they’re happening pretty darn fast. Read More...

This past Saturday I was awarded the Rip Van Winkle award from SLMSSENY. Here is what their website has to say about their organization and the award: Read More...