I hope you are taking a little time to review the past year and look ahead to the new one. As I look back on 2006, several things stand out. On the personal side, I’m thankful that my husband had successful surgery to remove a melanoma and two heart procedures that have dramatically improved his … Read more
Usually I’m very disciplined in my work and always meet deadlines. But the last few weeks I’ve fallen behind on projects that don’t have firm deadlines because “life got in the way.” My husband Jack has had health problems, and taking care of him has been a higher priority than work. I’ve managed to meet all deadlines … Read more
If you asked writers whether they would want to write obituaries, most would probably not choose that as some of their favorite writing. But I’m blessed every time I write an obituary for someone in my church family. Writing the obituary for the funeral bulletin and the church newsletter is my memorial to the deceased and … Read more
Fr. Jerry Sherbourne, the former rector of my church, who became a military chaplain, is home from a year’s deployment in Iraq. Read about his homecoming. I’m so happy for him and his lovely family!
One of my interests is network marketing. Not only have I been a part-time network marketer since 1996, but I’ve also written a book about network marketing for the Dream Jobs to Go series. Updated June 2007: Dream Jobs to Go has gone out of business, but the blog mentioned below is still active. Michael … Read more
Ten years ago, at the end of July 1996, I sold the interior landscape company I had owned and operated for nearly 20 years. Four years earlier I had a stroke as a result of a chiropractic manipulation. I’d always dreamed of writing “someday,” but it took that major wake-up call to realize “someday” is today! … Read more
One of the things I like best about being a freelance writer is the variety of projects that come across my desk (or more accurately … across my computer screen). These are a few of the assignments I’m working on now or have completed recently: – compiling a book that will be part autobiography and part … Read more
When I mentioned Lary Crews in a recent post, I decided to see if he was still around. It has been several years since I took the online novel writing class from him. So I did an Internet search and found his Web site and blog. I posted a comment on his blog and we’ve exchanged … Read more
Today was my birthday, and my husband Jack took me out for dinner. I had fried chicken livers – yummy! Jack and I just celebrated our 39th anniversary a few weeks ago. We’re very blessed to share our lives … and lots of love and laughter. The first thing I noticed about him was his sense … Read more
I’m helping Richard Turner, known as “the greatest card mechanic of all time,” find an agent and/or publisher for his Christian time travel/action adventure novel Re-Deal: A Miss Guided Adventure. And as soon as my friend Grace Anne Schaefer, author of The New Day Dawns, recovers a little more from her recent heart surgery, we’ll … Read more