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NaNoWriMo, Three Sons, and a Full-Time Job

Most days don't allow for much writing time. Work takes up the bulk of my allotted hours of consciousness and motivation, with the...

Wow, that took a long time!

After publishing my first book, After the Green Withered, many people have asked me questions ranging from the inspiration for the story...

Wait...why did I walk into this room?

I entered the kitchen this morning with a purpose. My stride was sure and posture was good. It was deliberate. There was intent. But, for...

When Life Throws You A Curve Ball

The call came on an ordinary day. But this was not an ordinary call. It was the type to blindside me and leave me unanchored and lost....

Is it just me?

There are a few things in life that are sure to push my buttons and send me from calm, cool and collected to disgusted, irritated and...

Three Boys and A Power Outage

How many times can a person play crazy eights before it begins to make them crazy? Six. You can play it six times. Beyond that, the...

ICYWW, Social Media is a BD

I released my first tweet into the world at the beginning of 2018 and since that moment have been sucked into the social media rabbit...

The Journey, Not the Destination

I’m not always a practioner of patience, though I do strive to be. In today’s society of instant gratification, it is challenging to...

My Fourth Child (a.k.a. My Husband)

I often jokingly state that I have four boys rather than three. Okay, I admit that I’m not joking. You see my husband, or fourth...

The Brain of a Twelve Year Old Boy

I have come to believe that the universe, in its infinite wisdom, blessed me with boys for a reason. This is not to say that I didn’t...

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