Last year I made a minor investment in my writing career by purchasing a 1950 Glider. It's 27' and she's all original. A fragile babe, like me. I had my eyes opened to Glamping, which is, camping with trailers, but…
Yesterday was one of those days where the pieces just fell into place, where I got to practice some of the things I've been speaking about to several groups over the last few weeks. I got to play with purpose…
Being a father isn't automatic. I think the biggest test of fatherhood is being one when times are stressed, tough, when your kids are perhaps not as grateful as they should be, when you've made mistakes you are ashamed of,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…