My Blog
We Haven’t Read the Last Page Yet
Once upon a time, somebody got the ending wrong. When my first novel was released, I did a blog tour where a bunch of generous people reviewed my book or interviewed me. It was loads of fun. Except for this one blogger. She evidently needed to rush to press. After a...
What to Do if You Get Lost in the Crowd
I once got lost at the state fair. I think I was about thirteen at the time. The country music show had just finished, and the crowd surged down from the grandstand and carried me away like driftwood on a swollen river. I thought our family was all being pushed down...
How I Handle Nostalgia (and other moody moments)
It's First-Day-of-School season. The pictures on social media are heart-meltingly beautiful. And they spin me back to the wrap-around porch on a clear August morning and four laughing children who grew up so fast it takes my breath away. The memories take me back even...
Take These Three Days Off
Hello Dear Reader, With school starting soon, I'm thinking about schedules. Gramps and I are only impacted by back-to-school because we sometimes help with carpools or homeschools. Even so, schedules become important. So, here are three days I think we should all...
It’s Okay to Rest
Our house is dark and cozy as rain pours outside. I'm imagining all the items I could mark off my to-do list. Clean out my file drawers. Shed those old bank records. Organize the storage closet under the stairs. Start the next newsletter column. Write a chapter of my...
How Are You Doing?
Our part of the world has been in a drought this year and probably a year or two before. Which is amazing since we had historic flooding in 2019. The weather is like that. It changes. Life is like that, too. Somedays we are riding high like a surfer at the beach. On...