I remember the tears and wailing of last winter. Upward basketball season had begun, but my daughter was a few months too young to participate. We took her to several games to watch her four year old cousin compete. It was torture to a toddler who had been dribbling since she could stand. For anContinue reading “One Happy Player”
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The Art and Craft of Christian Fiction (Week 2)
I’m pressing forward in my work to modify my Christian Fiction manuscript. It’s a secular story with Christian themes of forgiveness, redemption, and love. My hope is that in studying this book by Jeff Gerke that I will be able to add some touches to that story that take it beyond a “feel good” taleContinue reading “The Art and Craft of Christian Fiction (Week 2)”
Five Minute Friday: Middle
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Middle. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Middle”
A Man Called Ove: A Book Review
Title: A Man Called Ove Author: Fredrik Backman Publisher: Washington Square Press Copyright Date: 2014 The first snow day of 2017 was the perfect day to wrap up my first book for the year as well. For the past several weeks I have come to know the cast of A Man Called Ove, and I took the icyContinue reading “A Man Called Ove: A Book Review”
Dressing and Educating: Days 87-90
Day 87: January 3, 2017 I blinked and Christmas break was over. It was back to the grind today. I’m happy that my district has a teacher work day prior to the beginning of second semester. Starting the second half of the year organized creates motivation for me. I spent my teacher work day updatingContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 87-90”
Stitch Fix #10
It’s hard to believe that this is my tenth Stitch Fix since Fall of 2015. I have my fixes arrive every other month. Ten boxes in and I still get excited when the mail man drops off my box. One thing I love about Stitch Fix is that I get the opportunity to communicate withContinue reading “Stitch Fix #10”
The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction (Week 1)
At some point over the last six months the idea of revamping my original novel to fit under the umbrella of Christian Fiction occurred to me. It is a novel steeped in personal lessons and it traces the rebuilding of a broken relationship. For so long I struggled with what my novel was missing inContinue reading “The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction (Week 1)”
Five Minute Friday: Connect
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Connect. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Connect”
Pinterest Vision Board
These are some of the projects and ideas that I’ve been pinning lately on Pinterest. Follow me! I love to share new ideas and take inspiration from others. This will be a great year full of creative work and organization. The Ameri Brit Mom
Indianapolis Review
My gift to my husband this Christmas was a trip to Indianapolis to watch the Indiana Pacers take on the Chicago Bulls. We only spent about 24 hours in the city, but we packed those hours with so many memories. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Over the summer we went to Chicago and drove throughContinue reading “Indianapolis Review”
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