Hi!  I wear a lot of hats in my world!  (Good thing I like hats . . . )  Right now, I'm a K-2 music teacher, an author, an educational speaker, and an officer for our local reading council:  CCNCRA!  In my author world, I'm agented by super-agent Joyce Sweeney, and mostly focusing on Kidlit right now. While we're not gathering currently with an organized church, I have served in the past as youth leader, Sunday school teacher, sign language interpreter, worship leader, co-pastor, Care Ministry leader, etc.  My faith is very important to me! Hubby and I spend our Sundays worshiping at the firepit or in the living room or wherever we happen to be. Sundays are family days, too, as we gather with extended family for "Sunday dinner" (usually at our house). During the school year, I host an after-school writers' group with a bunch of really cool second graders.   Of course, I'm also a wife, kitty mom, sister, aunt, daughter, friend and more.  Thanks for joining me here!  I'll share valuable tidbits, chunks of story, poems I'm writing -- or books I love, devotional thoughts and more!

Interviews/Appearances where you can learn more about me, PBJamz, my writing journey and more!

October 2023 -- Mariana Rios Ramirez and I chatted about PBJamz!
October 2023 -- My story was added to the BOOK DEALS FROM MATCHES MADE AT PBPITCH (scroll to Feb. 16, 2023)
​November 2023 -- 12x12  Picture Book Challenge featured the story of How I Got My Agent
Dec. 2023 --Ellen Leventhal interviewed me about PBJamz and my writing journey