I lost my job during the pandemic and found myself unemployed for the darkest months of 2020/2021. Winter in Chicago is depressing and being jobless with Covid fatigue made it significantly worse. I had to find a way to get myself up and motivated every single day. Between Peloton rides and bundled up dog walks, I dove into some passion projects I’d been wanting to start.

I wrote and self-published Waylon’s World to share the story of my rescue pup Waylon and his journey to his forever home with me.

Waylon’s homecoming story is not unlike the stories of children in the foster care system.

Kids learn lessons from books and I knew his cute little character could make a difference. We use this story to inspire dignity and hope to youth in foster care and strive to show children that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Waylon’s World is like the TOMS of kids books; with every purchase a copy of Waylon’s World is donated to a child entering the foster care system.

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