It’s a phrase we all say. IT’S NOT FAIR! As children, we yell it when we perceive a sibling or classmate is receiving something better than we were given by an adult. It’s not fair we have to do the dishes tonight. It’s not fair that they got the purple marker. It’s not fair that […]
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Don’t Let Anyone Steal Your Sparkle
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? ~ Dr. Seuss (Theodore Giesel) I wear a number of bracelets. Currently I have eleven on my wrist (twelve if you count my watchband), though I’ve been known to wear as many as fifteen on that wrist and a few on the other. I also […]
The End
Some in the writing world are already aware of this about me, but not everyone is. Often, I write the ending of my books before I write much of the beginning. Sometimes, I do write other parts first. But more often than not, I have the ending finished before I have most of the book […]
You Matter
It’s just a small tag, the size of a business card with laminate that reaches out a fraction of an inch. But it’s a special tag as well. At the beginning of every school year, the tiny church I belong in this swath of the Midwest gives out the tags to students and anyone else […]
We are all teachers. But we are all students.
I once saw someone who was wearing a tee-shirt that read: I homeschool because I have seen the village and I don’t want it raising my kids. While I certainly understand the sentiment behind that statement, a part of me worries as well about the children this person is homeschooling. One day, they will be […]
“But not all Christians……”
Once upon a time, I was told by other Christians that because I am female, I should not hope to hold any positions of power, that I should be better off just pursing a life inside the home instead of out of it. Once upon a time, I was told by other Christians that I […]
The best days ever
Today was the last day of the state fair in my swath of the Midwest, and like usual, I chose NOT to go to the fair this year. I’ve only been once in the sixteen years I have lived in this state. It’s too hot, too crowded, and too expensive for me to really enjoy. […]
Find your spark. Reignite your flame.
Yesterday, a group of friends and I did something that made my heart sing, even though it still feels like mourning sometimes. We gathered up all of the tissue boxes that had been donated at the visitation and funeral of our dear friend and church member, Margo Belote Murillo, whose death I wrote about just […]
When you can’t go on
August, at least for my little swath of the Midwest, has been rough so far. If you’re an active follower of my blog, you already know that a very dear friend to many in my community suddenly passed away earlier this month. It’s been rough, since she left big shoes to fill. Her funeral was […]
The Unexpected
I’m dealing with a great deal of a mental load right now. As you may already have learned, if you read my last blog post, Margo Murillo, one of my dearest and oldest friends in this little swath of the Midwest died unexpectedly this past Friday. I am still doing a great deal of processing […]
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