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I was the kid who liked to go to school. The kid who never worried about report cards — well, except when it came to math class. The kid who thought learning was fun and who, to this day, still gets excited when school supplies go on sale. And yes, all my years in school changed me — elementary right …
It’s Monday! Truth be told, it’s Sunday night as I write this blog post, but I’m already thinking about Monday and all of you who will be reading these words. And for you all, it’s Monday. Now that we have that little time-bending thought cleared up … I’m one of those (few) people who likes Mondays. The first work day …
I like the freedom inherent in today’s quote: Life is about trying things … and maybe they work, and maybe they don’t. Life isn’t about getting it right the first time. And there are some seasons in our lives when it isnt about getting it right most of the time. Life is about discovering what works for you. So here’s a story …
I just came back from a writers conference. Besides the word “Hello,” — usually accompanied by lots of laughter and hugs — do you want to know what the most repeated phrase/question was? “What are you writing?” Yeah, get in a hotel full of writers and there’s going to be a lot of people talking about story. But you know …
What are we waiting for? How often do we spend our days dodging the pain, sidestepping the challenges, declining the invitation to live out loud because it might hurt too much? Living life real means tears and laughter, disappointment and contentment, missing the mark so badly that we completely lose sight of it and dreams coming true in a blinding …
I’m just back from St. Louis and the 2014 ACFW Conference. I’ll let the pictures tell the story, as I’m staring down an October 6 deadline for turning in rewrites on my novel, Crazy Little Thing Called Love — the first one in my Destination Wedding series that releases in 2015. While I didn’t win the Carol Award for …
Love is a choice. I’ve heard that phrase so many times that it can slip past me like a will-o’-the-wisp. I nod my head in a “yes, that’s true” kind of fashion … but I don’t acknowledge the truth of the words. The challenge inherent in them. Sometimes you must choose to love … and in doing so, you …
My friend, author Melissa Tagg, read the book Let’s All Be Brave by Annie F. Downs. And then she raved about on Facebook and in a few IMs we shared back and forth and she even wrote a blog series about it. And so I bought the book. I love and respect Melissa and when she raves about something, …
I’ve had this quote in the Draft section of my blog for several years. Yep. Years. Sometimes a quote strikes me in an “I like it” kind of way and when I try to write my thoughts about it, the words stutter to a stop on the page. I’ve got nothing. But I decided to pull this quote out of …
I travel some — to writers conferences, mostly. And I enjoy the chance to be with people who “get” me. People who can have entire conversations about imaginary people. Yeah, we do that. But this is inevitable: Even as I pack my bags for the trip, anticipating the workshops and the almost nonstop conversations and the hugs and the …
