Life Lessons from Cheese and Funny Friends
NOTE: I was struggling to come up with my post for this month, so I asked some friends on FB to give me a first line. The below blog post is the result of two suggestions I received for possible
More than a Warrior and Not My Own Person
I think I’ve figured something out about the whole warrior thing. Being a warrior is not the goal. There’s more to it than that. I came up with the warrior thing a few years ago when I chose “Warrior” as
You Get One Chance to Offer Your First Response
One chance. We get one chance to offer our first response. One chance to listen well. One first impression, one last day, one opportunity to love in how we react. I’ve heard that even though a person might not remember
Weasel Words Hurt More Than Help – Dump ‘em and Speak Truth
Weasel Word – A word used in order to avoid being clear or direct. (Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary) So close. I’ve been telling folks I’ve completed my second novel in the Balustrade series. I just have to weed out some weasel
Truth – The Honest Warrior Still Stands
The truth is supposed to set you free, but sometimes that’s hard to see when you’re in the middle of the darkness wondering how things will ever get better. I’m sitting in the hospital as I type. No sleep, so
An Expert Blog Post for other Experts
Perhaps being an expert starts with honesty. I’ve been having trouble coming up with something important to share with you this week, so I’m going to opt for letting you in on a little secret. I really want to be
7 Things Love Won’t Ask You to Do
Love is patient and kind and keeps no record of wrongs, and sometimes in our broken and messed up world what we think is love is actually not. Lust, greed, insecurity, and power can masquerade as love and cause
A Book Study Guide Sneak Peak
I’ve been working on the Balustrade book study guide for…well…a very long time now. Not that I’ve been writing and revising all of that time. It just always seems like something else edges it out. I think part of
I Was Naked, and I Clothed You
Making mistakes is never pretty. As a matter of fact, it can be downright embarrassing, but it doesn’t have to be a total loss. My husband has taken “giving the shirt off your back” to an entirely new level. (I
Behind the Silence
Sometimes things aren’t what they seem. Sometimes the person standing off to the side wants desperately to be included, and sometimes the class clown would like to NOT have to make anyone smile. And sometimes when someone says they’re fine,
Check out my short story “The Door” on page 41.
