(making lemonade out of lemons!) I've always wanted to make a children's book… But it always fell into the “I'll do it someday” column.  Then an opportunity came up to create illustrations for a fundraiser book about Elizabeth's WILDLIFE CENTER!  I’m a huge animal lover and was very excited to create this for Elizabeth.  I’ve known her for about 20 years and she deserves this 100%!  I completed everything in time for the deadline, but unfortunately, the project fell through and I was heart broken.
 
Here's where the Lemonade gets made... A NEGATIVE... INTO A POSITIVE!  I was forced to decide… do I take this challenge?  Write a new book with MY OWN STORIES?  I could create some fun, learning rhymes about animals in need!  So I went for it!  Although it didn't begin exactly how I thought,  It forced me to JUMP!  To take a chance and make it happen!  I'm glad for it now...  And I did it! –  and I got “by with a little help from my friends!”  It goes to show - you can do anything you put your mind to.  So if you get the chance to do something great  -  try it!    You  just  might  like  it.  :)