Well, I’m finally home after two and a half weeks away in the States with Penny. My bags are unpacked, the washing is done, I’ve cut Sam’s...

In just a few days (Tuesday 7 May) Penny and I head off to Arlington, Texas! I am one of the featured speakers at the Arlington Book...

My daughter Kate has been going shoeless for six months now and has set up  a campaign to raise money to sponsor education and uniforms...

At last I’m allowed to tell the news! Where the Crickets Sing has won the 2013 Christian Small Publishers International Book of the Year...

Well, at 8.59 pm on the 8th April I finally sent the completed manuscript and illustrations to my designer to prepare for print. Yippee!...

An exciting time for me – here’s what I put on Facebook last night at 11.57: It’s 11.57 pm and I have just written The End on my...

We’ve had a busy time here of late. Last Sunday we hosted the church picnic.  Had about 130 people come out – they all sat on the lawn...

What an amazing summer we’ve had! So much sun. And for us, lots of visitors, celebrations, volleyball, swimming… We finished the summer...

Well we are safely home after an amazing trip down the Wanganui River. 🙂 But the first big thrill was Chris’s bungy jump at Taupo. (His...

We’ve had a week of incredibly hot, dry weather. Perfect for doing the foundations of the garage.  On Friday we got up early and got the...

My first blog of the new year 2013! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that this year will be crammed full of laughter, joy and...

It’s been a while since I wrote in here. Sorry about that! Life has been full and busy with comings and goings and parties and...

Today Chris and I are celebrating our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary!!! Hard to believe. 🙂 Are we really that old? We were married at...

One of the joys of being a writer is that you get letters  and emails and sometimes the most amazing pictures from your readers. 🙂 I...

Today we are celebrating our beautiful Kate’s 22nd birthday!! (Away from her unfortunately. 🙁 ) But I feel the same joy today that I...

A gaggle of geese, a pride of lions, a parliament of owls, a murder of crows, a float of crocodiles, a flock of sheep, a leap of...

Here’s the link to a very positive review that the managing editor of Christian Children’s Book Review has just written about Where Lions...

Well, I’ve happily been informed that Where the Crickets Sing has been named one of the three finalists for the 2012 CALEB prize for best...

My heart was pounding fit to jump out of my chest as I opened an email tonight from Omega Writers Inc with the shortlist for the 2012...

Well it’s been a long time since I wrote a post here, but I do have an excuse. 🙂 The trip to Cambodia and Vietnam was wonderful…full of...