What Doesn't Kill You – The Saturday Video
In ten hours, over 500 people will take to a track here in Central Virginia to strike a blow against the disease that has taken so many from us, that steals years and health and overwrites the memories...
View ArticleMissing a Post Is Sometimes So Worth It
For the first time in over a year, I missed posting yesterday. I was at Relay for Life and had been awake for over 25 hours at that point . . . to be honest, I just had other priorities. The Survivors...
View ArticleDangly Earrings and Questions: Lessons from a Shaved Head
This morning, I started out the day by cleaning my ear piercings. I have not done this for over twenty years. But last night, after I held the black teddy bear (who incidentally had four silver studs...
View ArticleThe Presence of Her Absence – On Mom’s Birthday
Today, Mom would have turned 65. Two years ago today, Dad and I were in Pennsylvania celebrating her birthday and my grandfather’s 90 birthday – she was his greatest birthday present. Two years ago...
View ArticleWhen Formulas Fail Us
As I continue to work on You Will Not Be Forgotten, each Wednesday I am going to post about something I’ve learned in the process of writing this book. Maybe it will be something about myself or about...
View ArticleTo Serve Is To Heal
Real security, faith reminds us, is found through widening and deepening our circle of community, rather than finding our own individual solutions. – Jim Wallis A year ago, I sat in a fire hall...
View ArticleFind What You're Good At – A Writers Write Interview with Wendy Van Eyck
I met Wendy Van Eyck, as I meet many writers, online. Then, I had the honor of reading her new e-book. I was inspired by her vivacity, her honesty, and her spirit. I think you will be, too. 1. Tell...
View ArticleToo Much of a Plan Will Hold You Back – A Writers Write Interview with Brenda...
My friend Brenda Sieglitz is pretty doggone amazing. She works, she writes, she grieves, she marries, she conquers. Today, she honors me with her presence in the Writers Write interview series....
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