I started my blog a year and a half ago, primarily as way of keeping my family, who all live far away, up to date with our life and children. Parents in Malaysia, in-laws in China, and extended family spread across Canada and the United States. Well, I tend to write about whatever I’m interested and engaged in at the time – which happens to be primarily art and parenting.

So now, thanks to internet search engines, somehow people find my blog and even more amazingly, are actually interested in it, even though they’re not family.

My article, “Creating Art as Prayer” , was recently published in a journal called “Sacred Journey: The journal of fellowship in prayer,” published from Princeton with 6 bi-monthly issues. The journal had well-written, informative and inspiring articles from all faiths.

Two of my paintings were recently published in an online art exhibit at The Beginning of Motherhood.

A few months ago I was contacted by Leslie Hammond, author of one of my most treasured cookbooks, “The Kid-Friendly Food Allergy Cookbook” who asked me to write about my experiences raising and cooking for children with allergies for her newest cookbook, soon to hit the book stands called, Enjoy Life’s Cookies for Everyone!: 150 Delicious Treats that are Safe for Most Anyone with Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities . An amazing challenge, she created 150 cookie recipes that are free of the 8 most common allergy foods. She asked me to try out a few of her recipes and give her some feedback and they are delicious! In the phone calls and emails we had together, I learned that she has six young daughters, several of which have food allergies. And writing cookbooks on top of that!

Now, another exciting proposition came knocking at my door yesterday. Elizabeth Pantley is the author of The No Cry Sleep Solution (which changed my life with Diego and I just picked up a few days ago to review and re-read for Fiona), The No Cry Potty Training Solution (which helped me tremendously with Diego’s potty training), Hidden Messages: What our words and actions are really telling our children (an absolute must, must, must read! One of my most favorite parenting books ever), as well as a whole series of other amazing books. Well, she has a new one coming out called The No Cry Nap Solution, and yesterday she emailed me asking if I would be interested in reading and writing a review on my blog for her new book.

Of course I thought I had died and gone to heaven, and I wrote her a gushing email back about what huge fan I am how much her books have changed my life as a parent. But mostly I was in awe that someone that well-known and respected would be interested in having me review her new book. Quite thrilling. And on top of that, that all of these people somehow find me, so I don’t really have to do anything except except write whatever I want, whenever I want. Perfect for a mother of three!