Surviving Widowhood with Writing, Reading, Soccer and Bilingualism

My dear, soccer-playing, profoundly Christian, Colombian husband died in 2005, leaving me with two beautiful boys, Gabriel, 15, and Mario, 13, to raise. As I mourn my husband's loss, I am looking for balance. I need to work as a writer, be a good mother/father, play and teach my sons Spanish!

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I'm the author of 16 books for children. The latest are What's It Like to Be Shakira and What's It Like to Be Marta (both bilingual).Others are biographies of Dolores Huerta, Americo Paredes, and the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho. My books are published by Mitchell Lane (wwww.mitchelllane.com) and are available through Amazon at my website. Just Click on my profile and then click on my website.

Monday, December 08, 2008

Praise for Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
I know I'm late to the bandwagon here but Barbara Kingsolver's latest book is absolutely fantastic. I loved the way her whole family united around the idea of showing to the world that it is possible to live in a way that is more ecologically conscious. It was the first time I've ever read an environmentalist defending the consumption of meat. Of course it was meat that had been raised humanely. Her family avoids factory-farmed meat at all costs. I'm inspired to order seeds and starting planning my garden for 2009!