How does a stay at home mom come to write a book?

On a sunny Sunday evening a few years back, I was watching a delightful and stirring movie with my family.  I couldn't help but feel so much gratitude for the writer of this short story which would become a feature film decades later.  My heart was tugged as I had been contemplating the world of adolescence my children would soon be entering.  I wanted more for them...more faith promoting, value building, fun, exciting entertainment for my family to enjoy.  I felt the great need to do something myself.  But what could I do.  After all, I'm just a stay at mom with a couple years of college behind my belt, but no degree.  What could I do?

 In a moment of inspiration I realized that I could write stories that would uplift and edify the reader.  I could  develop characters who would be amazing examples of holding fast to their values and being true to their faith.  Now for the hardest part of all...believing in myself.  After a couple of weeks of fighting the negative self talk, I chose to ignore the "no I cant's" and sat down to my blank computer screen.  I pictured Alli Whitton a beautiful blond surfer from California.  She became real to me at that moment and over the next several months I found myself lost in her world.  

Finding the Perfect Wave was accepted for publishing approximately a year and half later.  I couldn't have been more happy and terrified all at the same time.  My dream of contributing a small glimpse of "light and goodness" to the world had become a reality.  I felt an amazing sense of accomplishment as I survived the grueling editing process and realized that the book had become so much better as a result of the demanding and exhausting process.

On December 14, 2010 Finding the Perfect Wave was officially released to the world!  I have been so pleased to have heard from many readers who have shared with me how the characters in this book have uplifted and inspired them.  Words cannot express how it feels to know that the "light" you have worked so diligently on has been well received and readers have wanted to be "better" and "do more".

So what's the moral of my story?  For today I'm going to say there is always room in this world for more GOOD!   And we all have a part to play in keeping the light of faith and goodness burning bright!