Traditions Tie Us Together
It was the Christmas of 2013, and we knew it would be the last Christmas in our house of twenty-six years. We had purchased a place out in the Texas…
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Moments and experiences come and go so quickly, and often we fail to see them for their value in our lives. We don’t take time to ponder them and take a second look at them. I believe to find the wonder in the world, we should be taking a second look at simple things. That’s what I like to blog about – those plain, every-day, nondescript moments that can delight us if we but look.
THEY COME BACK — the Story Behind the Story of THE BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT
There’s always a story behind every story, and there is a story behind my recent book, THE BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT. A few years ago, my literary agent encouraged me to expand…
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Father’s Day Remembrance
As Father’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking more than usual about Daddy. I have read that a child gets her perception of God and how to relate to God from…
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What Makes You Raise Your Eyebrows?
Forgive me for what might be perceived as nonsense, but I had to tell somebody. A few days ago, I posted a question on Facebook asking my friends to explain…
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SOME THINGS THAT DON’T NEED MESSIN’ WITH
Seems Christmas is the season for listing making – the list for Santa, shopping lists, to-do lists, grocery lists, and Christmas card lists. I am a list-maker from way back,…
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The Unexpected Making of New Friend
I’d really like to give you a bit of the inside picture into the writer’s life. Writers have challenges and creative opportunities along the way in writing the story and…
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