Sometimes, It’s Not About the Balloons
One day when my kids were in grade school, I got a phone call from a friend. She asked me if I could watch her kids. She had to go…
Publishers, what do you want?!!
“We want something unique and original,” is what publishers always say. But, do they? In the next breath they’ll tell you to send comp titles. They want to see what…
My Love Affair With Books
Are you needing something great to read? I have a few suggestions coming up for kids and adults. I was born in 1961. When it was time for me to…
The Indescribable Man
I work in the shop where there are around 1,000 workers for each shift. I’m on the door line which has over 50 people. There are always people coming…
The Jumpsuit in the Closet
I was an ordinary girl. There was nothing exceptional or head-turning about me. I had average facial features. My skin was pale. My hair was that in-between, mousy, dishwater…
Bad Bread, Bad!
What’s up with this sudden hatred of bread? I love bread. Hot, out of the oven with butter melting on it. Yum. Garlic Bread? Even yummier. …
Baby Jesus, My Savior
I’m wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas. I want to try to express the awe that I’m feeling right now for that tiny baby…
Mary, Meek and Mild
When someone mentions the Virgin Mary, the words meek and mild always come to my mind. That’s why I was surprised when one of my former Pastors, in…
