In Others’ Words: Chasing the Dream

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It’s the middle of November, which means I’m thinking of Thanksgiving … and then Christmas … and then the New Year is is fast approaching. Are you feeling breathless yet? This is the time of year I often look forward and backward at the same time. I consider what I wanted to accomplish during the past year — did my dreams …

In Others’ Words: Entertaining Hope

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  Are you entertaining hope? Indulge me for a minute while I play with that word “entertain.” Have you invited “great hopes” (plural) into your life? Anticipated the arrival of great hopes? Thrown the door wide open and embraced great hopes telling them, “I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been waiting for you!” Or have you told “great hopes” they’re not …

In Others’ Words: We All Have Time Machines …

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The idea of time machines captures the imaginations of children and adults alike.  How enticing to have the chance to go visit times past and interact with history or visit times-yet-to-be and help make history. I’ve always thought it would have been an exciting adventure to be one of the American pioneers heading west in a wagon train. Yet given …

In Others’ Words: Where Dreams May Go

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  Last night, I held a dream come true in my hands. My son Josh received the first copies of his debut fantasy novel, Forge of Ashes — a long-awaited dream, now a reality. Holding his book in my hands was every bit as wonderful as the moment I held my debut novel in my hands — possibly even more exciting. …

In Others’ Words: Just When You Think You Know Someone

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March 2 was Dr. Seuss’ birthday — he would have been 111 years old! I’ve quoted the oh-so-creative Dr. Seuss several times on this blog, usually on Fridays when I’m looking for a more lighthearted quote to end the week. I read various headlines about his birthday and the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America  week, which was this past …

In Others’ Words: Live in the Moment

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      Dreams are a reoccurring topic of conversation for me. Discovering dreams. Pursuing dreams. Fulfilling dreams. And I’m okay with that — talking about dreams, I mean. When I was younger — wow, I say that a lot lately! — anyway, when I was younger, dreams were so self-centered. So wrapped up in me — what I thought about, …

In Others’ Word: Looking for Proof

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I may have mentioned this  before, so forgive me if I’m repeating myself. Back when my first book released — my nonfiction book about late-in-life motherhood, not my debut novel — I had this thought: Maybe, just maybe, this will prove my value to them. Now you don’t need to know who made up “them.” All you need to know …

In Others’ Words: Thoughts

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I went to college as a special education major. I’d always had an interest in sign language and braille. And after visiting Gallaudet University, a college for the deaf and hard of hearing in Washington, DC, while writing a high school report, I selected special education as my college major. That lasted all of one semester. Why? Because I asked …

In Others’ Words: Dreams

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I know what you’re thinking: This is not the first time I’ve posted about dreams. You’re right. And it won’t be the last. Dreams add an almost magical depth and breadth to life. And when your dream is prayed over and blessed by God, it is eternally expanded. Add the necessary perseverance and you may one day embrace a dream …