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Gardening
Been thinking a lot about our garden as it’s looking more and more like spring. But there are obstacles to conquer before the garden will be planted. First, Colorado weather. The general rule here is never plant before Mother’s Day. My husband and grandkiddos have...
Getting Ready for a Conference
I’m getting nervous. I have a list of so many things to do I’m afraid to put numbers on the list because I don’t want to know how many things there are. The Colorado Christian Writers Conference is less than two weeks away. I need to have everything ready to pitch two...
It’s Spring
This Friday blog was designed for whatever is exciting me at the moment I write the blog. It sounds trite, but right now I’m enjoying watching Spring arrive in Colorado. I love weather that isn’t boring. I love weather that keeps me exciting and wondering. One thing I...
Unexpected Writing
Yesterday I spent the day writing and putting together a book I didn’t plan on writing. Due to some things said during the Women’s Retreat I attended on Saturday, I began to think about a journal focused on some of the things about which women in my group talked. I...
Catalogue shopping
This week, after some procrastination, I had to get my act together and figure out what to give fellow volunteers as gifts as the end of the school year approaches. Too tired to force myself to go shopping and eyes burning from looking at my computer screen, I turned...
Conference Musing
I’ve never forgotten when I heard Jeff Gerke say “The only writing rule a writer can’t break is ‘don’t break faith with your reader.’ But if you break a rule, break it well.” The quote might not be exact because it has been a few years, but it is close. I thought of...