A glimpse into the heart and mind of Nancy Tart
July 31, 2017 Filling Big Shoes We are always trying to be like someone. Lucas is two. He is always trying to do “like Daddy” or “like Becky” (what he calls Rebeccah sometimes) or “like you do.” (that can be anyone) When Daddy got his hair cut, Lucas wanted “Daddy hair.” When Jillian is coloring, … Continue reading “Filling Big Shoes”
How one adventureous toddler gets his thrills.
July 6, 2017 Creating Darren One of the neatest parts about writing (for me, anyway) is creating people. Maybe I take it too far, but I like to have elaborate backstories for everyone. (For example: a character with a small part in “Web of Deception” has fifteen pages of notes on his family life, origin, … Continue reading “Creating Darren”
June 20, 2017 Baby Mode Babies have several levels; there is no-sleep level, walker level, mobile level, and want-to-be independent level. Then they graduate into toddler level and you’re off to the races. Really, off to the races begins with baby’s birth. When you hear Momma yell: “It’s time!” the race is well underway. There … Continue reading “Baby Mode”
June 12, 2017 Sand It was a busy, start-at-3am kind of day. We’d planned on going to the beach but it was almost 6pm and I was still working. Unpacked boxes stacked in precarious towers in what would be the music nook – if we ever got the piano, drums, guitar, bass, and other assorted … Continue reading “Sand”
June 7, 2017 Florida Weather Today was normal weather for northeast Florida. Meaning, when driving over the 312 bridge, we left a vicious thunderstorm and emerged under the sunny blue morning sky! On the way back 30 minutes later, to our left was pouring rain and to the right was partly cloudy. Off I95 and … Continue reading “Florida Weather”
May 30, 2017 Building Katy Bear “Tell me a story about creation!” Pipes Christina. “Animals!” bubbles Rebeccah. So began a little story about a bear named Katy who wants to see God create something. This story was told for about three years before I wrote it down because Rebeccah wanted to read it to her … Continue reading “Building Katy Bear”
May 27, 2017 Where the Crib is Clean It is 1900 hours. I’m at war. I come in armed with every weapon in the arsenal. I am determined to win this battle. THIS HOUSE WILL BE CLEAN! “Mommy!” squeals the toddler, streaking through soaking wet and followed closely by another child, chasing him, in shoes … Continue reading “Where the Crib is Clean”
May 26, 2017 A Princess Story For Jaquline Jaquline loves to read. As a toddler she loved snuggling with me and reading “a princess story” (what she called any story with a girl in it). Her favorites were “A Little Princess,” “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” “Angel and … Continue reading “A Princess for Jaquline”
I am a published author who works with several illustrators (my team) to create fun, engaging stories for a variety of readers from preschool to adult. You can read about my team’s exploits in various areas of the blog, or “meet” them in these short bios! Christina, Rebeccah, Kimberly, and Jaquline This blog is about … Continue reading “My Team and I”
