Have you ever taken a trip down memory lane? A couple months ago I attended a writers’ workshop in Powhatan County, the place of my first job. It’s called Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School now, but it was Huguenot Academy when I worked there. I was one of the lucky students that found a...
The New Year usually encourages a rash of decisions to change our life style. “I resolve to lose twenty pounds in 2019.” Or, “I resolve to be a better person.” Or, “I resolve to lead a healthier life style, lower my cholesterol and monitor my wine consumption.” The problem is, resolutions tend to...
Happy New Year everyone. One of my goals for 2019 is to write three books so the other day, I started to straighten my work space which was a wreck after releasing Northwest to Love last month. I stumbled upon an article I wrote twenty years ago and experienced a blast from the past. The article...
Christmas is a special time for me. I remember looking forward to Santa’s visits as a child and treasure the true meaning of the day as an adult. The nativity scene is the first decoration I put out. My father made a manger for me many years ago and I bought the Lefton Christopher Collection in...
Books make wonderful gifts and I’ve had four book signings in the past six weeks. Just in time for the Christmas season. At first, I was nervous because I wasn’t sure of the turnout. I’ve never been one to push my accomplishments on anyone. And I certainly didn’t want people to feel obligated to...
I just released my seventh book and it was all due to teamwork. Yes, I wrote the book, but other people, services and programs helped to bring it to fruition. Professional baseball teams consist of managers, coaches and players who mesh their skills, play positions and share the load to win the...
Since this is Thanksgiving week, I thought I would do a blog on being thankful. It came to me over the weekend when I was at a book signing and a reader complimented me on my books, bought copies of each as a Christmas present for her grandmother, and signed up for my newsletter on the spot via...
These weekly blogs are sometimes very challenging. I struggled to find a topic for this week and almost decided not to write one.Then I met with my writing group, “Tuesday Night Writes” and came home inspired. Have you ever belonged to an organization, club, church group or circle of friends that...
I posted a picture on my Facebook of my husband and me with our two oldest grandchildren as we left from casting our votes. I described the picture as a priceless moment mainly because we were creating a memory with Jett and Summer. I laugh because as I sat down to vote, I realized I didn’t have...