I’ve been sidetracked for some time from my writing. I have one primary kind of writing that I most want to do, and that is writing Bible stories for young families. To that end I have self-published two books, The Creation and The First Christmas. I have also written another as yet untitled book about Jonah. My original goal was to illustrate my books with hand-appliqued fabric quilt blocks like I did with The Creation. I had the opportunity to publish The First Christmas quickly with illustrations by Violet Vandor, and we went with it. I have purchased some sketches from Christian artist Kimberly Merritt that I believe I can use to create hand-appliqued quilt blocks for the Jonah book, but finding the time is another matter.
My husband and I are still working on some property issues that are demanding a lot of our time. Once that is behind us, I hope to get back to writing and illustrating my Bible books. I have a children’s novel started that I would like to finish, and I have an alphabet book that needs to be submitted to publishers.
I’ve also taken on additional sewing projects including re-furbishing antique sewing machines and creating my own clothing patterns. Everything takes up time. Please join me in prayer as I sort through my priorities to see if I am on track or way out of bounds.
