A Change of Heart

Forgiveness is a tricky thing.  At least it seems that way from where I’m standing. I’m the kind of person who almost never gets offended with strangers.  I make excuses for them. The guy who cut me off in traffic is probably on his way to the...

And Then There Were None

Sometimes the days hit me so fast and so hard that I’ve barely picked myself up from one when another knocks me on the ground.  Does that ever happen to you?  It doesn’t leave much time for writing. Our family inherited 12 chickens when we moved...

Cardboard Boxes and Other Dreams

Yesterday I found out my child told their therapist they used to live in a cardboard box. I burst out laughing! This child has been through a lot.  But, thankfully, not living in a cardboard box.  Turns out, they’ve always wished they could live in a...

Writer’s Conference!

A couple of days ago my daughter and I attended an amazing writer’s conference!  Books… Authors… Editors… Discussions about writing… Books signings… And a Silent Auction!!! (all precedes to buy books for children who have none)...

The Angry Game… aka Extreme Venting

I know what you’re thinking. Are you happy about being angry? Of course not.  I’m not quite that crazy.  The Angry Game is something we do in our family when we’re angry– to help us change… to help us not be angry any more....