I frowned at my youngest daughter, sure I’d heard her wrong. “No? But you’re taking a shower later today. Your body’s going to be clean and—” “No! I don’t want you to change my sheets. The more you wash them, the more pilly they get, and then it annoys me when I go to bed.”… Continue reading Ah, the joys of motherhood. Not.
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What’s Your Word for 2017?
Happy New Year! Are you sad to see the old one go? Thrilled to see this new one come? Vice versa? When I sit down and take a moment to think back over the year, 2016 was a pretty good one, but I’m hoping 2017 turns out to be even better. Last year, I had… Continue reading What’s Your Word for 2017?
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Though Writing Ebbs, the Creative Waters Keep Flowing
I didn’t get a lot of new writing done this summer. With the lack of a schedule, the kids being home for summer break, a family vacation, and the fact I wanted to focus more on querying agents when I did get time to write, fresh words just didn’t make it on the page. But… Continue reading Though Writing Ebbs, the Creative Waters Keep Flowing
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Something Fun ‘n Flighty…
...Because sometimes a Tuesday can feel like a Monday. So, here's a little ditty just for fun. I wrote this a few months ago one Saturday morning when I woke up with the first line running through my head. Have a blessed day! What Will I Do Today? Today I’ll cross swords with an… Continue reading Something Fun ‘n Flighty…
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A Sad Day for Ellowyne Wilde
Bonjour, mes amis! Ellowyne Wilde here. It’s been a long time, n’est ce pas? I thought I would chime in today with an update on Laurie’s dolly adventures—oh, wait. Sorry, my bad. There haven’t been any adventures. Why’s that, you ask? Because she was too busy trying to perfect her Christmas story this past winter and… Continue reading A Sad Day for Ellowyne Wilde
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Yellow Light
Yes. No. Wait. When we go to God with a prayer request, we love to hear the first one, frown to hear the second one, but I think the most frustrating answer we receive sometimes is “Wait.” Why, Lord? For how long? Pretty please, can’t I have [insert request here] now? In the spring… Continue reading Yellow Light
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Bio for Pitch Wars 2016
I’ll keep this short and sweet, since I’ve restarted this post umpteen times trying to sound witty and intriguing, and it ain’t happenin’ this morning. I’m a simple, low-maintenance girl whose Twitter blurb says it best: Jesus comes first, family second, passions third. I love writing, knitting, and recently discovered the joy in creating dioramas… Continue reading Bio for Pitch Wars 2016
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Epiphanies in Household Chores
I had an imaginary, future discussion with my daughter the other day. As a writer, I’m more skilled at hypothetical conversations than real ones, and considering I was alone in the kitchen washing dishes—really, what else was there to do? This conversation with my future 15/16 year-old (she’s 12 ½ now, so it’ll be here… Continue reading Epiphanies in Household Chores
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Silver Lining
I don't own a ton of clothes. Whatever half of the year I'm in (warm or cold), the corresponding clothes are the ones either dangling in my closet or stuffed in a bureau drawer. The outfits I don't need suffocate in a plastic bin on the top shelf in my closet. The point is, no… Continue reading Silver Lining
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Words: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
You know you’re a writer when you neglect your blog for weeks on end because you’ve neglected your knitting and dolls, thus you have no projects to share, because you’ve spent all your time working on edits to a manuscript that might never see publication, because the pulse of the very real characters in your… Continue reading Words: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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