A Tiny Word of the Year with Huge Consequences
I’m hesitant to share my word of the year. The word you pick is supposed to be impactful, right? It should frame your year, keep you focused, and be a theme. I don’t want the word I picked as my
A Warrior Defined … Not By Might
I wanted to be stronger, not the loser I felt like most of the time, so I chose WARRIOR as my word of the year. That was in 2016, 10 years ago. Back then I thought warrioring involved things like
The World Needs More Warriors
The world needs more warriors. Flipping through the channels the other day, I happened upon one of those magazine shows. You know the kind where they seem way too excited about something devastatingly sad. I saw two segments and then
The Word of the Year Strikes Again!
A well-placed word can change a life. This goes for the words we say, the words we hear, and the words we tell ourselves. A Word for the Year Every year, I pick a word of the year. Originally, this
Writing from the Depths and Getting Real
Writing is not for the faint of heart. I’ve often thought about closing my laptop and giving up on this writing dream. Those close to me have heard me whine and whisper words of defeat so much, they don’t bat
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
When God Doesn’t Want the Best for Me
“What? God doesn’t want the best for me?” I don’t remember what started the conversation or even what followed. All I remember is when my husband said something that stopped me in my argumentative tracks. He said God’s greatest desire
A Word for 2022 and a Hot Dog for a Stranger
I paid for the last hot dog, but the guy behind the counter handed it to a stranger. After standing in line for most of the second half of the Washington vs Eagles game, I wasn’t at the top of
Facing My Delusions of Grandeur and Still Dreaming Big
As I write this, I am fighting the reality that I probably won’t pull off my big book launch plan. My plan involved videos and being witty and lots of social media exposure. But at 11:08 pm on Friday night,
Fighting Fear – the Coronavirus, Rejection, and What Tomorrow Holds
There seem to be two groups of people right now: the ones who are totally freaking out over the coronavirus covid 19 and those who are shouting at the top of their lungs about how the flu is far worse.
Check out my short story “The Door” on page 41.
