Happy (belated) New Year! It’s January 3rd. How many of you have given up on your resolution already? If you have, don’t worry. You may need to accept that your resolution didn’t fit your true wants, needs or lifestyle. In that case, you can either let it go and enjoy your life as it always […]
Christmas Miracle
My son is playing baby Jesus in the nativity scene at church this evening. We really don’t know whether he’ll smile or cry, but either way, it’ll be a memory for Christmases to come, and we’ll always be able to tell him, “Hey, you better behave- you were Jesus!” As the holiday approaches, I’ve been […]
Finished!
I did it. I finished my historical novel! 87,026 words. 214 pages (1.5 spaced). Thousands of hours of writing and research. I began it during the school year a couple of years ago, working from 5:15-6:15 AM most days of the week. Then I put it aside for awhile to work on other projects, but […]
The Valued Opinion
I recently had the pleasure of introducing my father to a series of books he now loves. It made me feel really good to do this, and I started to think about why. The obvious reasons are that: 1. In a small way, I made my dad happy 2. I can share my enjoyment of […]
Mothers, Make Time For Yourself
I accomplished a lot of great things this November. The most important, of course, was taking care of our baby. We finally taught him to take a bottle and figured out the food that caused his acid reflux (smoked salmon, weirdly). I stopped getting sprayed when I changed his diaper, which improved the laundry situation. […]
The Symbol Of Spode
Today, in early anticipation of the season, I got out my treasured Christmas Tree Spode. For those of you who don’t know the pattern, it looks like this: I have a pretty big collection, as my family adds to it each Christmas, and it gives me great pleasure to eat, drink, and serve from it. […]