The Grand Adventures: A Secret Unveiled follows a group of cousins who stumble into a magical sleigh that kind of works like a time machine, taking them to witness important moments in Biblical history. What was the inspiration for your story?

When covid locked down the country, I bought a Santa outfit for my husband and made a Mrs. Claus dress for me. Our volunteer fire department got a list of all the kids and addresses, raised funds, bought and wrapped presents, and devised a plan to distribute throughout town. On our little trailer behind the command truck with the 2 big fire engines behind it all began. Social distancing went out the window with the first little boy and his sister about knocking Santa off the trailer, and us getting the best hugs ever. Ever since we give to whoever asks for Santa and Mrs. Claus. When we shared with our grandkids they loved it and they wanted to share with the world that their grandparents were in fact the real Santa and Mrs. Mary Claus. So, grandma’s storytelling and the imagination of the 10 grandkids, the story emerged. It inspired our oldest grandson, who is now working as the lead writer on the 2nd story for the series.

How did you decide which biblical moments to include?

It was rather easy for us as we were at Thanksgiving but Christmas was just a month away. We gathered together and talked, I just listened. There are so many to choose from, but most decided on these 2.

How did you approach writing emotional faith moments for kids?

The grandkids were the inspiration. Asking what would you say, think, do, or feel in these situations?

Do you plan to continue the cousins’ adventures?

Yes, very much so, the adventure is continuing with our 16-year-old grandson, William, who has taken the lead in writing book 2. I am so very proud of him and each of my grandkids. The hardest is trying to get all 10 grandkids together to decide what to do, where to go, and how to fulfill the adventure. 

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