No matter what happens today or tomorrow, I still love my country. I’m looking forward to a great holiday! I remember going to my hometown’s parades and collecting a t-shirt full of candy. One year during high school, my clown troupe from church entered the parade. We ran up and down the streets playing gags […]
Wonder Bubbles
If you haven’t entered the drawing yet for a copy of Cecil Murphey’s book Unleash the Writer Within, do so here! Nothing draws a crowd of neighbor kids like a giant tub of bubbles. Well, with the exception of juggling fire, but that’s a story for another day. I grew up in a family filled […]
Meeting a hero and a give away!
*Be sure to enter the give away at the bottom of this post! I took a deep breath to calm my nerves and ran a hand down the front of my blouse, checking for wrinkles. “Be professional, and don’t act like a schoolgirl,” I chanted to myself as I walked to the front of the […]
Interview with the Local Paper
****** If you’ve found my site through the Lowell Ledger, welcome, and thanks for stopping by! I hope you’ll stick around and enjoy a few stories. Here are some recent favorites: In Your Gift is Worthy, I encourage you that whatever your talent or skill is, it’s worth getting out there and using it, even […]
Speak Up Conference 2012
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you look at your calendar and think, “Ooops!!’ Yeah, that’s me this week. And why is it on those busiest of weeks I decide it’s finally time to clean out the fridge? I mean, entirely empty the fridge and find whatever it is that crawled into […]
When it feels like 5 a.m. forever
“It’s six!! The clock says six!!” T-Rex announced as he stumbled into our room, his sandy blonde hair sticking out in every direction. “Mmmmph. Thas nicccce…” I slurred as I rolled over. At least six was better than three a.m. which had been the case the previous few nights. T-Rex slid under the sheets and […]