WHEN CUPID STRIKES AND YOUR WISH COMES TRUE

With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, I thought it best to share with you a bit about the inspiration behind my latest release, OUR SPECIAL FISH DISH WISH – a story about unconditional love.

Our Special Fish Dish Wish is a unique and heartwarming story about the special bond between a parent and child. The story develops into a delectable meal and makes allusions to the significance of rosemary and thyme. I do not want to give it all away, but the play on words serves as a reminder of the importance of holding onto special family memories and treasuring them for years to come.

While this book encourages children to rely on their families for strength and support, it expresses the notion that love is what makes every dish delicious – a most special wish come true!

While my son is, undoubtedly, the unconditional love in my life, I wrote this book for my mom. She has instilled in me the importance of table time – not only on Sundays with the special dinners she would cook up for our old-school, traditional, Italian family, but EVERY day.  A working mom, she always took the extra time and care to prepare, not only the meal itself, but the attention to detail from the significance of certain spices she used to the flowers and candles she quietly placed on the table…and simultaneously managed to help my sister and I with homework!

For mom, every dinner was a celebration – a birthday, a holiday, or an ordinary Tuesday. Regardless of how late my father came home, we ate together. We all felt cared about, special, and loved…unconditionally. And we still do.

Today, I sit and think back to how something we often take for granted – meal time – could have so much power in the beat of a child’s heart. I feel it now with my own son. I don’t wait for Valentine’s Day to make a special meal or say, “I love you.” Love is a gift – one we share every day. It seems I waited a lifetime for Cupid to strike, but I realized that good things really do come to those who wait.  My son is my most special wish come true!

“All that is simple and good live in the places you stood, the things that are pure and true paint a picture of you, and you are all I can think of… Whenever there is LOVE.”

In the wake of each new day, be sure to show the special people in your life how much they mean to you and tell them how greatly they are loved. Life is too short to keep it a secret embedded in your heart. Save the chocolates for Valentine’s Day!