Necessary Heartbreak: A Novel of Faith and Forgiveness
Mike agreed to an interview after I won his book online and was swept into the story. The inspiring cover is a fitting introduction to what's inside. Thanks, Mike, for a wonderful interview and an enlightening read. What personal experiences led you to write Necessary Heartbreak: A Novel of Faith and Forgiveness? Much of the book is...
Mashable & God…who knew?
Techy To-Do List: Figure out Web site check Figure out Facebook check Figure out Blog okay Figure out Twitter started Figure out search...
Who? Me? (when we're the ones swatting at others)
“Flies Are No Fools” was all about them – those unpleasant people in our lives who swat because, I guess, they don’t know what else to do. But how about me? A fly swatter? Well, yes...I've had my moments. And let me tell you, it doesn’t feel any better to swat than to be swatted. Walking in the fly swatter’s shoes, I’ve learned a thing or two....
Flies Are No Fools, a post about difficult people
Remarkable, but true – God created flies with the ability to recognize a fly swatter. I figured this out recently, after years of observation. The minute I reach for the fly swatter, the fly disappears. Put it away, the fly comes back. Studying the theory in my kitchen, it got me thinking - if the tiniest fly has built-in protection, surely...
Day is Done, a tribute to my dad
Dad stopped to watch a flag waving high on the flagpole. I stood quietly beside him and squinted to see its red and white stripes. I looked up at Dad in a starched blue shirt tucked neatly into his creased uniform pants. The eight silver stripes on his jacket sleeve caught the sun. Chief Master Sergeant – I liked the way it sounded. I could...
Half-Baked Ideas, the freedom and fear of blogging
My blog went live July 4, 2010. I breathed a sigh of freedom. Finally, I can write whatever I want and publish it the same day. For a moment, I felt like I landed a New York Times bestseller. The next moment, I cringed. Almost visibly. My ideas are half-baked and unedited and I'm putting it out there for anyone to read. What was I thinking? Or...
Good-For-Nothing Directions
I heard the noise when our son pushed his chair back from the dining room table. "Be careful. We just redid the hardwood floors," I said in a not-so-nice tone. That was about a week after my husband, John, and I finished a do-it-yourself project, refinishing our heart of pine floors. Pulling up carpet, padding and staples in the...





