Tag Archives: spring

Writing Contests: A Rite of Spring for Children’s Authors

So many of my blog posts revolve around the inspiration I get from family, childhood memories, and my time in nature. These are the things that motivate me to write children’s books. But I am also greatly encouraged by all those wonderful people who have been in the same difficult writing trenches and have climbedContinue reading “Writing Contests: A Rite of Spring for Children’s Authors”

Spring Chickens

Now that my husband and I have returned to rural life, my old habits from previous years of country living are returning to me. Ever since I first lived in the country about twenty-five years ago, I have raised chickens and ducks for a short time.  Five years ago, we moved to be closer toContinue reading “Spring Chickens”

Spring in Full Swing

Here in Illinois, tulips and daffodils are poking their way through the soil. Once again, our weeks are filled with the typical gamut of weather experiences – frost in the mornings, rainy days, high winds, and temperatures that fluctuate between 23 and 80 degrees. One of my favorite parts of this transitional time between seasonsContinue reading “Spring in Full Swing”

Growth Experiences

It happens every February here in the Midwest. There will be days and days of endless cold and grey and heavy snowfall. Then, our lives are suddenly graced by a couple of bright sunny days with temperatures in the 60s. I’m thrilled by this brief visit of Spring, who is trying her best to re-enterContinue reading “Growth Experiences”

Spring in My Heart

Finally, SPRING crept in. Like light shining through the space beneath a door, her finger-like rays snuck into my wintering mind and began to coax me away from my cold, dark mental state. April is always such a mixed-up time weather-wise. It always feels like too many days of knock-you-down wind, alternating with days ofContinue reading “Spring in My Heart”

Growing Season

Yesterday was gorgeous. As I glanced out the window to see rabbits nibbling in the grass, birds seemed to be singing extra enthusiastically. By afternoon, temperatures reached the mid-70s, and most of my neighbors were outdoors raking, planting, or putting out lawn furniture. It’s official; spring is here to stay. If my father were stillContinue reading “Growing Season”