Why I Wrote The Rain Came Back

My first picture book, The Rain Came Back, is finally out in the world.

For years, this story lived quietly in my heart. Turning those thoughts into a book, while learning the unfamiliar world of self-publishing along the way, took far more time and energy than I ever expected. And yet, when I finally held the finished book in my hands, it was simply a small, thin picture book. It felt strangely humbling. I'm proud of it, and at the same time, I can already see all the things I hope to do better in the future.

Some friends have asked me,

"Why children's books?"
"What kind of stories do you want to tell?"

I thought I'd share a little about where this story began.

Although raising my children has been at the center of my life, I also spent several years running an online business and exploring different kinds of work. Throughout those years, I kept returning to the same questions:

Who am I?
What is the work I could happily spend a lifetime doing?

Looking back, I realized that the greatest part of my life has been shaped by time spent with children. Reading with them, trying to understand their hearts, noticing the small moments of everyday life, and growing alongside them became one of the greatest sources of learning and joy in my own life.

As I searched for what truly fascinated me, I discovered something unexpected.

I've always loved literature and art, but I realized I was just as captivated by science, scientific thinking, and the beautiful principles that shape our world. Reading science books, getting lost in documentaries, and discovering quiet truths about life hidden within nature still fills me with wonder. Even today, nothing excites me more than the moment when a scientific idea suddenly reveals something deeply human, and that insight quietly grows into a story.

At some point, I found myself wondering:

What if I wrote picture books that begin with nature and science, and gently become stories about life?

Children today, and perhaps adults too, live in a world that rewards instant answers and immediate reactions. I wanted to write a story about waiting. Not waiting as something we simply endure, but waiting as a place where hope, trust, and unexpected meaning can quietly grow.

That question eventually led me to the water cycle.

Rain seems to disappear, but it never truly does. It rises into the sky, becomes clouds, travels unseen, and returns when the time is right.

Within that quiet rhythm of nature, I discovered a way of looking at life. That realization eventually became the story of a little girl waiting for her lost umbrella, and The Rain Came Back was born.

Writing the story came surprisingly naturally. Bringing the illustrations to life was another challenge entirely. Hiring an illustrator for my very first book wasn't realistic, so I learned to use different creative tools and did my best to bring the images in my mind to life. There are still many things I hope to improve.

But I decided to begin anyway.

I kept thinking about all the opportunities I had missed because I was waiting for the "perfect" moment. I wanted to believe that taking a small, imperfect first step was more important than never beginning at all.

Through this website, I hope to share more than just my books. I hope to create printable activities, conversation guides for families, observations from nature, and little notes that encourage curiosity long after the last page has been turned.

If this story lingers in someone's heart just a little longer than the time it takes to read it, I will consider that a gift.

Thank you to everyone who encouraged me after the Kindle edition was released. Your kindness has meant more than you know. Now that the paperback is available as well, I'm grateful to finally share this first story in the way I had imagined.

If this little book leaves even the smallest trace in your heart, I'd be deeply grateful if you left a review or simply shared your thoughts with me. I read every message with gratitude.

This is only my first story.

I hope to keep writing books inspired by the quiet wonders of nature and science, one story at a time.

May every story begin with wonder and stay with you.