KIDS, COMPASSION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Q&A with children’s book author Kathy Roberts
Kathy Roberts is the author of two juvenile fiction/family coloring books, The Way of the Bear and We All Have Wings, illustrated by Dawn Collins and published ...
Kathy Roberts
SILENT ABBEY: A reminder that what you perceive reflects who you are
A monastery, high in the mountains, the steeple on the edifice nearly piercing the face of God, sat silent and stoic for centuries. First one brother, then anot...
GRANDMOTHER TURTLE’S SHELL: A home made with love and care
Grandmother's wisdom and gratitude
In the beginning, Turtle had no shell. She was born very, very old and very, very wise. She didn’t mind that she was ancient ...
A TRIP TO REMEMBER: Knee-deep in New York sludge on the most romantic day of the year
Getting myself out the door
In February of 2003, I boarded a train in Lawrence, Kansas that was headed for New York City. I’d never taken a train before, but fl...
THE MOUSE AND THE DANDELION: Lessons in life and love
“Excuse me, excuse me, move over, coming through, ahem, pardon, beg yours,” said the mouse, as he scurried rather randomly through the empty field. Mice are by ...
WE ALL HAVE WINGS: Thoughtful conversations between a snake and a butterfly
A chance meeting
A serpent sat in the branch of a tree. There, he saw a caterpillar that had just hatched from an egg. It was brand new to the world and it was ...
THE WAY OF THE BEAR: A story of earthly creation and survival
One day a mother bear and her two cubs were walking near a river. The cubs ran down to the water and began splashing and jumping and playing. The mother bear sa...
Kathy Roberts
Kathy lives in the Midwest (U.S.) with her significant other, their four horses, three dogs and a sweet old cat. In between feeding and vacuuming, she writes.