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 …
Competing at the State Fair
My sixteen-year-old daughter, who loves to cook and intends to pursue a culinary education after graduation, entered the State Fair of Texas Cheesecake Competition today. It was quite an interesting experience!Cheesecakes …
Homecoming Woes
There are things I hate about raising a girl. Date events are one of them. At a small school like ours, big events become REALLY big events. Everyone wants to be there. But what’s a girl to do when she doesn’t get asked? …
Productivity Problems
Tuesday was quite productive, writing wise. Why is that a problem? Because when I’m being productive, it’s hard to stop. But I have to stop. I have to engage with my family. It’s my number one priority in the evenings. But I …
My ACFW Conference
Whew! I’m finally home—and home for a while!But I had a great time at the ACFW Conference this weekend. Here are some things I enjoyed:•Participating in the skit at the opening session. (I was Deb Raney. I’ll post a picture …
To ACFW Conference I Go!
Sorry I’ve been so sporadic. Besides having to do the quick-trip-turn-around, yesterday I completed my first freelance editing job! I’m so excited! But it meant packing yet one more thing into an already busy week. The ACFW …
Frenzied Homecoming
Whew!It’s harder than I thought to come home from a trip and get ready to leave again a week later. At least in my life it’s hard. The week home is filled with football games and getting cell phones fixed and leading Moms in …
Times Square, Here We Come!
It took me 33 years to get to New York City the first time. It was a great trip with my husband—one of the best at that point in our marriage—but I was still in a bad place in my spirit, still seeking the peace that had …
Eureka! Part 2
I know you’ve waited through the weekend with bated breath for Part 2 of this post! Ha!Anyway, here’s my new plan. I’m counting on y’all to help me stick to it!1)One week per month: turn off my internal editor and just write …
Eureka!
I had a Eureka! moment this week. Actually, I’ve had a few of those in the past couple of weeks. Some have been mundane (like, Eureka! If I fill and run the dishwasher before I go to bed at night I’m less stressed the next …