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World Read Aloud Day
I like to check on what is celebrated every day. Checkiday.com gives me lots of choices for my celebration. I especially enjoy those days when I celebrate my favorite foods. And some days I don’t find anything I want to celebrate. But today is a very good one: World...
Blessings of Christmas Eve
It is Christmas Eve. I have so, so much to be thankful for. At the top of the list is celebrating the birth of my Savior and worshiping Him. However, I’m also celebrating all the blessings of this day. With two surgeries in two weeks, there have been a lot of physical...
How Jesus Gets Hand-Me-Downs was Created – Part 3.
So the stories within Jesus Gets Hand-Me-Downs are written. I think I am ready to get it published. The question is how. It can take two or three years after I find a traditional publisher willing to take it on. I don’t want to wait that long. I have a friend...
How Jesus Gets Hand-Me-Downs Was Created – Part 2
This three-part blog was originally titled "A Long Labor of Love, aka the Dreams and Nightmares of Writing and Publishing a Book." This is the second part of my journey. Tomorrow is the launch day for Jesus Gets Hand-Me-Downs, and I will be posting the third part of...
How Jesus Gets Hand-Me-Downs Was Created – Part I
Lots of people have asked me how to find a story. This three-part blog tells the path that brought this book to live. On December 8, 2025, a book I’ve been working on for over fifteen years, Jesus Gets Hand-Me-Downs, will launch. I keep pinching myself to be sure it...
Road Trip
I'm packing at the same time as I'm trying to meet all of my "end-of-the-school-year" deadlines/activities. We are getting ready for a month-long road trip. It reminds me of packing to go to Israel. Making all the decisions about what to pack and what not to pack....