“You must determine what success is to you.” The words my friend spoke didn’t seem revolutionary at the time. We were meeting about my future as a writer. I wrote a lot of words from that meeting. This statement was not one of them. I didn’t realize the importance at the time. The words needed […]
“So what are we doing today?” he asked combing his hands through my hair, holding it out to check the length and condition of the ends. “Keep the length mostly. Just clean it up and thin it out. A lot.” Trying to conceal his smirk, he brought the thinning shears over. “Listen, I can thin […]
You know those times you expect to scan an email or a blog post, pick up the highlights, and move on about your happy day? That was me when I saw Emily Freeman’s post about the 31 day challenge to write. Curiosity piqued. I read further. I even went so far as to click over […]
I’m linking up to Chatting At The Sky today with a list of what I learned in September. I like this idea for the simple reason that I can make this an intentional way of learning a little bit more about myself….and the world around me. It forces me to stop and think back on […]
[box] “Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted; Watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope, you speak love, you speak… you speak life,” TobyMac[/box] Usually baseball practice brings my husband in the door full of energy and life, excitement and stories. On this evening, however, he seemed….peaceful, calm, and content. Not that […]
I was in the first grade and wanted handwriting like Jodi Pitts. Her papers were always neat and beautiful- just the way I envisioned mine. I’d go home and practice writing my name over and over and over again trying to make it beautiful. Mine never looked like Jodi’s. Finally, I asked my friend to […]
[box] “As long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” ~ Helen Keller (1880-1968), American author, Political Activist and Lecturer[/box] With my head in my hands, I sat on the balcony sobbing. Even the rhythmic sound of the crashing waves was powerless to bring […]
