November 28, 2023
Our number has been cut in half this year. With the loss of both my parents, my father last year and my mother three months ago, we’ve gone from four to two. Any season of grief is hard enough, but the holidays magnify the sense of loss and sadness exponentially. We all expect to be […]
Read More →November 25, 2020
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It is the best of American traditions. We’ve been commemorating it since 1621; next year it will be exactly 400 years. By pausing to reflect on what we are thankful for, we come to realize how very blessed we are.
Read More →November 26, 2019
I have so many things to be thankful for this year, but one of the biggest, and definitely the most recent, is this: I HAVE A PUBLISHER!! My historical fiction YA (young adult) novel will make her entrance into the world in Fall 2020. My baby will be one of only four books published next […]
Read More →October 30, 2019
Tomorrow–Halloween– is one of the biggest holidays in America. It’s second only to Christmas, in terms of amount of money spent and numbers of people who participate. Yet, many people are vehemently opposed to it. I do get it that our world is scary enough without adding bloody ghouls, zombies, and vampires to the mix. […]
Read More →February 7, 2018
You probably know that February 14 has something to do with a saint named Valentino. It’s not his birthday or the day he was sainted. February 14 is the anniversary of the day–about 1,750 years ago–that he was beheaded in Rome, martyred for his faith. His life and death have nothing to do with romance […]
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