I can’t remember when I started the tradition, but somewhere in the past, it began. October 31 is the day I make the first pumpkin pie of the season. It isn’t just any pumpkin pie, mind you. It’s my grandmother’s recipe—more …
Saying No
I’m usually a person to whom “no” comes easily. “Can you be the team mom?” No.“Can you sub for this teacher?” No.“Can you head up this committee?” N—well . . .I was asked this week to head up a committee in an …
Ah, Fall
Fall is in the air, promising winter will come. I love the change from summer to winter, from winter to summer. It really isn’t about which season is my favorite, it’s about the fact that one will last for a while, we’ll …
Comfort Reading
Looking back at my calendar, I realize just how stressful my life has been since school began. Eight weeks and not one even remotely “normal” one among them! So it’s no wonder I’ve reverted to my “comfort books.” I picked up …
Sandi Glahn
Today I’d like to introduce you to fellow writer Sandra Glahn. Sandra Glahn, ThM, teaches in the media arts program at Dallas Theological Seminary, where she edits the award-winning magazine Kindred Spirit. The author of six …
10-20-30: Where Was I When?
Ok, so this is a fun variation on the “tag” thing:10-20-30. My friend Mary began it, my friend Carla Steward tagged me. So here goes. What were you doing 10, 20, 30 years ago?Ten Years Ago: I was living in Dallas, still …
Exercising My Non-Fiction Muscles
I finished and sent an 800-word non-fiction article last night. It is my first requested article from a query letter. (Let’s be clear here. NOT my first query letter!) I’m not really a non-fiction girl, so this was definitely …
How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?
Or, Life Lessons I Learned from Monday Night Football. (If you didn’t watch or read about last night’s Cowboys v. Bills game, you might not understand the following.) 1.It isn’t over ‘til it’s over—how many times did I …
Did They Really Mean That?
Don’t you just love public signs that don’t really mean what they first imply? I found this one yesterday at the Cotton Bowl, site of the annual UT-OU football game.It’s even funnier when seen with the sign on the other side …
The Lion King
I love theatre and movies—the visual creativity with which a story is told spurs me to expand my ideas of what words can do. We went to see The Lion King on stage last night. All I can say is WOW! I spent the evening with my …