Lauren Racela Books

 I stepped out this morning for an early personal training client and was greeted by a balmy breeze. It’s very out of season but what isn’t these days? I was delighted to see the moon shining against the slate sky. It wasn’t muted like usual. It was a night moon in a morning sky. Across was the neon pink sunrise getting ready to go on stage.  The sunrise is unique every morning. It changes rapidly while the sun makes its way past the horizon. By the time I got to the facility, the sunrise had settled into calm, blue hues and pastel pinks. I could’ve ran through the door instead of taking one more glance at the sunrise. A ordinary moment turned into something memorable. There was an added bonus: it was the inspiration I needed to finish a couplet on which I was stuck. Wonder is all around us. 

I never planned to homeschool my kids but five years in, I know it’s the right decision for my family. There are many reasons we homeschool but spending time outside with my kids is a big one. A walk through our neighborhood could be mundane but a careful eye can identify everyday wonders.  My everyday wonder for today is observing three seasons all at once. Perhaps this couplet will make its way into a future manuscript   Melting snow reveals the memory of fall. The autumn leaves welcome spring’s bright shoots that have come to call.

I am so happy you’re here. It had never occurred to me to be a writer growing up so the fact that you’re reading these words is such a delight. I imagine this feeling doesn’t go away no matter how many books someone has written. This blog will serve as a documentary for my journey into the kid lit world.  I have fond memories visiting the library as a kid but I was not an avid reader. I remember liking the pictures over the words in books.  Sweet Valley Girls  was the first series to capture my attention. My second grade teacher really hoped I would move on but alas, she was destined to read about another blonde twin adventure for all my book reports.  While I always read the books assigned for school, it was a breakup and the Twilight series that brought me to reading for pleasure. I let the magic of books take me out of my teenage heartache and into a world where the seemingly average girl was actually extraordinary. She could be the love interest of not one, but ...