My web designer, Natalie Jost, is a remarkable and talented person. In addition to being a wife, a mom of three daughters (one+twins), designing websites, and being tortured by my inane technologically-impaired self, she has an online shop called OLIVE MANNA.  At her shop, you can find textiles and paper goods like gift tags, notes, mini-journals,soft and hardback grown-up journals with Natalie designed covers, bookmarks, bookplates, personalized note pads,  designer plates, stickers, Christmas notes…

And, in time for the holidays, she’s  offering Layaway! Please click on over and browse through her shop. Her fabric designs are lovely and, of course, available!

While you’re there, go to her BLOG and read about her 63-page book entitled Finding My Mother, her story of searching for her birth mother. It’s a compilation plus of blog entries she’s written, and her desire is to reach out to others who are searching as well. What is special about this book is that half of the proceeds from sales of the book and the supplemental journals will be for CASA and similar organizations. This book is also available as a downloadable e-book.

I’ve been following Natalie’s designs for years, even before I ever expected to need/want a website of my own. She’s been  a cheerleader and encourager during my writing, agenting, and selling. My daughter is now a Natalie fan, and I hope you become one as well.