Dear Ten-Year-Old-Me

“Dear Ten-Year-Old-me, You are writing books!!” I recently read that our futures are often decided when we are ten-years-old. Our interests, skills, and dreams at age ten often materialize into career choices and life decisions. This seems about right. At...

Coffee on Cleaveland Street

I promised my new neighbors they would not become characters in my next book. I didn’t promise not to talk about them on my blog. My husband, Wendell, and I have moved to a new town – a tiny town with around 500 people. This fits us nicely, but it does...

Why We Can Sleep at Night

In the first Men in Black movie, Agent Kay says, “There’s always an Arquillian Battle Cruiser, or a Korillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that is about to wipe out all life on this miserable planet. The only way these people can get on with their...

How Yesterday is Like Tomorrow

Possible Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the recent movie, “Yesterday”, I don’t think I’m giving away any spoilers. However, if you are dying to see it and just haven’t gone yet, bookmark this post. Then come back after you see...

You Can Do It

Here’s the thing: I don’t know what IT is for you. Lose a few pounds. Survive college. Get along with your in-laws. Deal with cancer. Grieve a death. Recover – from drugs, alcohol, divorce, bitterness. Or just make it through Tuesday, perhaps. I just...