Please Pick Me

In a garden of a thousand other volumes, my little yellow book with its earnest plea and hopeful flowers on the cover sits waiting for you to pick it up. It's got a heart it wants to give away. These haikus, poems, and prose pieces are about the miracle of being wanted back by someone we want, the desperation of hoping they'll fight harder when they waver, the rawness of seeking reassurance that we are loved as we are, and the tenderness we feel when we're sending love out to others—all those moments when we are making our need to be accepted plain and praying, please pick me. This new, compact Philippine edition features the same four chapters of poetry as the original, with a little sneak peek into my in-progress collection of pandemic poems, some things don't survive. I hope you open it. I hope it invites you to be open too.

Whether she’s up or down, whirling or twirling, dressing or bathing, snacking or snoozing, the busy raccoon in this story enjoys each moment of the day. But like many toddlers, she can’t decide if she’d rather explore on her own or climb back into her mama’s arms. Thank goodness Mama Raccoon loves to snuggle. With a lively, rhyming text and lush illustrations, this book is just right for the scores of little ones who waver between wanting to be carried by a grown-up and yearning to toddle about on their own two feet.

In a book with foldout pages, Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size.

Cathy chronicles the demands of a "thirty-something" career woman responding to the modern complexities of everyday life. A broad audience will relate to the hassles of relationships and career challenges in which Cathy finds solutions. Emmy Award for Best Animated Special.

Tucked deep within the heart of everyone is a greatness that is locked away. This greatness commands praise to God as its final result. You have known it your entire life; you just didn’t know all the details. There is an indescribable unction that won’t go away. It is a calling of God. Pick Me! Pick Me! will help unlock that calling regardless of any years of neglect, abuse, or confusion. Perhaps along life’s journey your heart has been wounded, which only lead to more rubble on top of your calling. Today, God is calling you to believe Him and His words, that you were created to do great works, that people would see them and want to praise Him because of them. Let Him remove the rubble and finish the work He started before you were ever born. The Holy Spirit’s anointing, your cooperation, and Pick Me! Pick Me! will combine to direct you in finding life abundant and full. We were created to bring God glory; let’s start digging! You are picked!

One Room School began as a daily blog to readers needing encouragement. The collection that comprises One Room School is inspired by Lukes compilation of eyewitness accounts of Jesus life and teachings. Each daily lesson was inspired by the idea of being alone in the classroom, one-on-one with Jesus. The Teachers desire for his students is that they not only listen, but respond with all their body, mind, soul and strength.

Mommy, Pick Me Up is about a little boy who calls for help from his mom whenever he needs anything—help finding his pajamas, assistance on the potty, or just a snuggle. Then he finally calls for his dad. Whatever could he want? This is sure to inspire giggles from both parents and kids, as they recognize parts of their own daily routines on these pages.