Bookstore love? A lot of people have asked me lately has belonging to SCBWI been beneficial? I have to say 100% No, 1000% , No, 1,000,000%. Going to events and meeting authors who were just where you were a few years ago as well as authors who have been writing for years is invaluable. The … Continue reading Bookstore love? Doesn’t that sound dreamy?

So I'd like to say a little bit about the Freedom Journal by John Lee Dumas. I think it was so amazing that my Freedom Journal arrived the day before I left for Paris. I have been listening to Entrepreneur on Fire which is John Lee Dumas' podcast since the Fall of 2013. Without a doubt … Continue reading The Freedom Journal | John Lee Dumas | Podcaster’s Paradise | Making Your Dreams Come True

I I ahould have tried to make a map when I was there maybe I wouldnt have got lost so much. Still just figuring out all the places I went and streets I walked on and I left my bus map with the manager of the hotel with my left over tickets and said go ride … Continue reading Reflections

Today starts out at the Gare Saint-Lazare I woke up at midnight tossing and turning, determined to figure out my train ticket. I don't think I ever went back to bed, maybe for a little bit. By 8:30 am I was headed out, determined to get to to Marseilles... My $300 trip was now over $500 … Continue reading Day 4 in Paris | Paris Dream Comes True | An American Artist Goes To France

  Yesterday, I started painting my first picture of Paris ... I started out thinking about my Dreams Do Come True journal I am working on and one of the pages about what I want my husband to do as a father and I thought about the men in Paris I saw playing with their children, … Continue reading Paris Dream Come True | An American Artist Goes To France| My first Paris Painting

It's such a gorgeous day I am heading out in capris and sandals! My first plan today is to get familiar with my local neighborhood. The Jardin Saint Laurent was my short cut to the Gare de L'est. The most wonderful little garden spot! The Gare De L'est will get you almost anywhere. You can … Continue reading Day 2 | Paris Dream Come True | An American Artist Goes To France

I still can't believe it came true!   But to celebrate 100,000+ downloads of the Organic Gardener Podcast the most successful teaching experience I've ever had at my dream school, and gasoline prices at an all-time low making a ticket to Paris affordable, plus EXPEDIA.com offering a great deal of basically a free hotel room (with … Continue reading Dreams Do Come True | Paris Here I AM!

Big Magic  is a Must Read!   I know there are Elizabeth Gilbert lovers and haters. I only know this because my mom is not one of her fans. Otherwise I would think she was loved and adored by everyone as much as I LOVE her! I can't remember a book where I laughed so much during … Continue reading Big Magic By Elizabeth Gilbert is a Must Read!

This is something I have been wanting to get done for about a month or so now. Finally yesterday, while watching the 2015 Picture Book Summit I managed to create these story board sketches of my story about a little bear who wants to go to school in East Glacier Montana...         … Continue reading East Glacier Bear Thumbnail Sketches