I’ve had so many reading adventures to share with you from 2018. I traveled back to Hogwarts, solved the murder of a teen in detention, witnessed the prejudices against minorities, fought countless types of mental illness, united a broken family, visited postwar Europe to save a child, and restored my faith in the human race.Continue reading “Books I Read in 2018”
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Still:Five Minute Friday
That last week before Christmas break makes all of us teachers go a bit crazy. Case in point, it’s Saturday and I’m reviewing my week and somehow I managed to get just about NOTHING off my to-do list done. I survived Monday-Friday and that’s all. No, there were great moments for sure (like the oneContinue reading “Still:Five Minute Friday”
Fearless Writing: Feel First
I’m jumping into the third chapter of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence by William Kenower. This chapter challenged me in my approach to unfinished pieces. When I open my Google Drive it’s full of partial-manuscripts and half-finished short stories. I’ve completed only one manuscript and it is in need ofContinue reading “Fearless Writing: Feel First”
My (New) Car
Last week I was coming home from dropping my oldest off at church. The battery light came on and all of the lights within my car started to dim. By the time I reached my neighborhood I didn’t have any headlights. It was a scary journey home. I now know that the alternator needed replaced.Continue reading “My (New) Car”
Balance: Five Minute Friday
It’s a chilly Friday night in Ohio and I’m bundled up in my fluffy robe, fuzzy socks, and fleece blanket. This was one of those weeks that lingered beyond its welcome. Tuesday felt like Friday and each day thereafter was salt in the wound. I’m so glad to jump in on this Five Minute FridayContinue reading “Balance: Five Minute Friday”
Fearless Writing: The Flow
As a writer, I sit down to craft my stories or posts with the longing to enter into the zone. It’s not easy to explain what it’s like to be in this zone. It is a sense of losing oneself to the story or words on the page. It’s also a sense often searched for,Continue reading “Fearless Writing: The Flow”
Holiday Pen Pals and a Letter Writing Challenge
The art of letter writing may one day be obsolete. With the changing tides of technology it is becoming increasingly rare to sit down with a pen and paper to craft a message for someone else. I love the ease with which communication is achieved via emails and social media, but there is something specialContinue reading “Holiday Pen Pals and a Letter Writing Challenge”
Deep: Five Minute Friday
It’s a cold and wet Friday morning here in Ohio. It’s beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Christmas. I’m excited to join my link-up pals over at Five Minute Friday today. This week our prompt is Deep. How many people in your life would you consider to be true friends? I’m not talkingContinue reading “Deep: Five Minute Friday”
Fearless Writing: A Writer’s Worst Fear
A couple of years ago I did a chapter-by-chapter review of several different books on writing. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott is still one of my very favorite writing books. It’s been a while, but nine months after giving birth I am starting to feel like myself and ready to get back in theContinue reading “Fearless Writing: A Writer’s Worst Fear”
The Faith of a Child
Last Sunday as we were headed home from church my oldest daughter and I somehow landed on the topic of baptism. On a few occasions she witnessed others within our church as they declared to the congregation their new life in Christ. Her curious mind probed my husband and I, but before long she litContinue reading “The Faith of a Child”
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