The other day the doorbell rang and I saw a package on the porch with my name on it from DaySpring. I can’t even tell you how much I love packages and cards that come in the mail with that flower-y DaySpring logo. Especially on dreary winter days where nothing seems to be going as […]
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Getting up Gracefully
We woke up yesterday to ice-covered streets. But we breed ’em tough up here, and school wasn’t even delayed. I bobbled my way down to the bus stop with the kids, and I nearly made it home before my feet slipped out from under me. With arms and legs flailing, I landed in a snow […]
Change of location
This week, every time I try to get something done, roadblocks pop up like moles in an arcade game. I feel like I’ve spent the week whacking moles on the head, but haven’t actually accomplished anything. So this afternoon after a couple hours at the coffee shop and […]
Brides & Michigan Crush
I’m writing, writing, writing this book, and I feel like I have finally fallen into a good rhythm. I feel better each day about meeting the May 1 deadline! In other news, I received word that a piece I submitted to Chicken Soup for the Soul will be published in their book “Here Comes the […]
Book-ish
Writing a book is very hard. That is all. Well, except for this: funny story and surrounding thoughts over at Circle of Friends today about being overlooked. Silly waiter!
Have you ESC?
We recently purchased a much-needed, new-to-me vehicle. I can now sneak out of the neighborhood without all of my neighbors hearing my transmission’s screams of death. The new vehicle came with a anti-lock brakes. Although we’ve had a mild winter in Michigan, over the past couple weeks, I’ve been thankful for those vibrating brakes under […]