GARDENING THE HEART: Sundays With Sharon
Growing a novel is like working the garden. Fertile soil yields all the nutrients needed to feed a good story, with room for twists and subplots. No matter how fast I wish it to go, each story takes as long…
MOTHERHOOD: Should Come With Warning Labels
I think our family had given up hope that Don and I would have children. The pointed questions had stopped. Now we heard, "So, what's new, anything?" I was attending Court Reporting school in San Francisco, and had a part…
CAMELOT DAYS
My freshman year in college I attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland. There were a lot of firsts that year, the biggest one being my first year living away from home for more than a camping trip or church…
SUNDAYS WITH SHARON – GARDEN BLISS
Those of you who garden understand this. My mother used to spend hours and hours in the garden, just "playing with the plants" as she would say. She loved roses, which has become my favorite as well. I go for…
A-Z BLOG CHALLENGE – CATCH UP WITH LETTERS G, H, I, J, K, AND L
Playing catchup to the #A-ZBlogChallenge, and my topic for the month is gratitude. G is for: Get out of my head Get into my heart Grateful to know the difference The Heart is the seat of the soul. How…
SUNDAYS WITH SHARON – Goodbye to Vegas – Home to my own bed!
Romantic Times Book Convention was one of my best. Although they seem to get better and better for me each year, I think I'm finally beginning to figure things out. I gave away about 60 books, and met some wonderful…
F is for Flying #atozchallenge
I'm flying to Scottsdale for the Desert Dreams Convention. Teaching a couple of classes and looking forward to the reader signing on Saturday. I think I have only one suitcase close to the limit. I was smart and sent ahead…
E is for Evening. Excellent start to the #atozchallenge Everyone!
Excellent start to the #atozchallenge Everyone! Grateful today for the letter E. I like evening. I must admit, I like that dusk and dawn kind of magical place, especially for some of my romantic scenes. My guardian angel is awakened…
D is for Discipline #atozchallenge – Am I truly grateful for this?
Discipline in Blogging for #AtoZChallenge! Well, I was going to pick Dogs, Do-overs, Dumb Stuff, but I guess that's why Discipline is so important today. Let me explain. My letter D (above) doesn't look like it would belong on a Navy…
Can I Do It? #atozchallenge
Can I Do It? #atozchallenge. Can is a big part of my daily vocabulary. Not try, but can. Yesterday I was doing some edits from a piece I'd written almost 5 years ago. I was in love with that piece…