You Are Mighty

We can inspire people by just being what we truly are. By being kind, helpful, thoughtful, adventurous, fun, playful, joyous. All of these positives influence the world around you, the people around you, and they multiply beautifully into blessings you can’t currently contemplate. Push for the next step in your personal evolution. You make your […]

Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone for your participation in the Fall into Winter Romance giveaway hop over the past week. It’s great to meet new people and hear what kinds of romance people read and what keeps them reading romances. Fun, fun, fun! The giveaway here on my blog was a $15 Amazon gift card. The winner […]

Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop!

Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to the Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop! Around 150 authors are participating in this hop sponsored by the Insatiable Reads Book Tour. Since you’re here, I’m guessing you’re just like me, and you have your Kindle all loaded up with steamy reads for your summer vacation. Whether it be a trip to be beach, […]

Leaving Town for Another Wedding

That’s right. I just said that about a fortunate couple’s wedded bliss. Another wedding. Let’s be honest; it’s been high season on weddings for some reason this year. And everyone has us go somewhere. So we’re off to Bend again. My mother-in-law lives there, so that’s a bonus. But it still means driving three hours […]

Living the Dream

I’m back! It’s been kind of a rocky week. I had a blast on my mini-vacation, with all sorts of fun family activities and a little time for myself, then got back to work for one day before my kids got sick and had to stay home. So now we’re going a bit stir-crazy, but […]

Mini-Vacation Starts Today

Yay! Another little break from work. This one will be centered around several family members coming into town, most of whom we only see a few times a year. We shall gather at the pool, and over bbq, and hopefully in homes more air-conditioned than ours. Today is our first in a string of a […]

Gardening & Child’s Play

Gardening & Child’s Play

I’m enjoying a little vacation from writing. Not that my mind isn’t straying to my stories — I’m just not clearing time as I usually do to make room for writing. After my friend’s wedding on July 7th I’ll be back in the swing of things. For now, check out this beautiful flower blooming in […]

Round of Words Goals Post

It’s time to start the third round of Round of Words in Eighty Days, the writing challenge that knows you have a life. In this challenge, each writer works toward their own goals over the course of almost three months. This is my fifth round with ROW80. I joined up for the third round of […]

The Story of My Life

Alrighty whippersnapper. (That’s me talking to me.) Time to get that rear in gear. So … who never managed to do a ROW80 close-out post? Who? That’s right; me. I don’t even think I’ll add it to the linky tool, because I doubt anyone goes back to it. However, I also don’t want to start […]