Writing is one of those professions that you do alone. I remember when I was in labor with my first son. I told the nurse I “couldn’t” have the baby. Her name was Wally and she had no bedside manner. “If you can’t have this baby honey, no one else can have it for you!”… Read More Others

Please enjoy this guest blog by Sarah Rexford, a millennial who writes well, and I believe has a message to share. Sarah and I enjoy being in the same writer’s mentoring group with Jerry Jenkins, called  Your Novel Blueprint. Sarah has written two books and is waiting to hear on publications. Enjoy! There’s a difference between… Read More 3 Things That Keep 20-somethings Connected to God While Working for Success

 WHAMMO!!    POW!!     SLAM!! Anyone remember the Batman and Robin TV series of the ‘60’s (only old people remember this so google it if you aren’t old…) when something bad happened you would see animated graphics with the big words “WHAMMO, POW, SLAM.” Instead of seeing all the action, you created a movie in your… Read More Finding Strength in Tough Places

My granddaughter looked into my eyes from my lap. “Grandma, you are really old. Were there dinosaurs when you were little?” “Yep, a Tyrannosaurus Rex chased me to school!” Then I said, “Ha Ha!” Now five-year-olds are literal. I should not have joked with her. A little while later while she was outside playing with… Read More A Tyrannosaurus Rex Chased Me to School

My car beeped at me and I looked down at the scrolling little message “YOUR COOLANT IS LOW. STOP YOUR ENGINE, YOU ARE ABOUT TO BLOW UP.” The about to blow up part I added when I called my husband. I mean, the car was understating things if it said “Stop Your Engine” right? I… Read More Explosions in Life

Vegetables are things my daughter never ate from age six months to her current age of twenty six. While vegetables today are more popular, zucchini still has a bad rep. It manifests itself as sneaky, relentless, a non-respecter of boundaries, a home invader, and worst of all, a porch finder!  But there is hope, and… Read More The Zucchini Chronicles