In my mind, summer means lazy days. No schedule. Lots of sunshine and blue sky and water to cool you in the heat. It means feasting on grilled food and indulging in sumptuous fruit, enjoying the company of good books, family, …
Don’t Stop Learning
It's no secret that my husband and I would have remained college students forever if we could have. We love learning. We love living in an environment of ideas. So as I take my youngest to his college registration/orientation …
I Can’t Think When My Closets Are Cluttered
January of 2009 marked the beginning of the ensuing chaos. We marched toward our first high school graduation. During the same time, my writing career began to go places. So between kids and work, my house started down the …
A Sunday Psalm
We celebrated our final high school graduate this weekend. Congratulations to the Class of 2013 at all levels, the ones who have persevered and received their diplomas and degrees. God has many good things planned for you! …
Jeroboam, the Author Life, and Galatians 3:3
I confess, I've been a bit down lately in regards to my author life. I feel so invisible online. I feel like my books are invisible on the shelves. I've tried harder to make my presence known and yet every time I do the …
Just a Few More Days
Saturday was supposed to be the end of our bathroom remodel. I was going to take pictures, create a cool before/after collage to post and relax. But it was not to be. Right at the end, literally the very end, we had an issue …
Happy Mother’s Day
Warning: Sporadic Blog Posts on the Horizon
I'm getting ready to put my house back together after the bathroom is finished. (Look for the "reveal" post next week!) Then I need desperately to clean the dust caked on every surface! Graduation and all its activities are …
The Work’s What Happens in the Middle
The convergence of a master bath redo and the revisions of my first draft of my 4th book collided in my life recently. As often happens, the collision cracked open new vistas for my mind to mull over. Of all that I pondered …
My Girl
We spent the better part of the past weekend with our daughter in Louisiana. Although she will not graduate until December, this was her final Phi Mu Carnation Ball (her sorority formal) as an active member. Last year we came …