2018-10-20 05:02
Why should we tell our stories? In my last post, I asked about the past and said our story can be told in tangible legacy: the books we write, the photos we take, the art we make, the b… Read More
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Inspiration for writers. Using real life, books and movies as examples for inspiration
2018-10-13 05:11
When I look around, I am surrounded by legacy. One of my favorite legacy treasures, is my Great-Grandma Brenneman's Bible with this note about faith and hope in her delicate handwriting… Read More
2018-10-05 21:45
We all share bits and pieces of our lives in various ways. Maybe it's as small as checking in on Facebook when you go to the gym, or a purse with a personality, or a socks with funky cartoon… Read More
2018-09-24 19:09
I wanted to share one of the short stories in a collection which I am putting into a PDF ebook. I've bounced between several softwares and I am definitely not a graphic designer. Therefore… Read More
2018-09-21 04:00
(This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) We can come up with all kinds of excuses. Reasons, I say when I want them to sou… Read More
2018-09-17 03:26
(This post contains affiliate links.As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) There is a time for everything, we are told.Six days of work, one day of rest. It seems a s… Read More
2018-09-14 10:00
You may recall on Monday, I started telling you about our romantic weekend in the Pyrénées with the life-changing chestnut soup.Well, here's what happens when you are with a Fr… Read More
2018-09-10 19:25
"Let's go to the mountains" is always a good way to start a conversation. It was almost the one year anniversary of our engagement. I know. Gag. Young love is hard for me to watch, even when… Read More
2018-09-07 18:51
(Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and I will be compensated if you click through and sign up.)What I've been up to...well, we have a whole café gourmand here!… Read More
2018-09-01 01:55
This is raw piece that will become a chapter from my book...***I flip forward to another laugh. This picture shows a 50 year-old woman, with short puffs of blonde hair. She laughs out her no… Read More
2018-08-30 02:01
This is a raw piece that will become part of my book. When have you started something hard?***Before Thanksgiving, I decided I wanted to start running. Nothing crazy. But I thought I could p… Read More
2018-08-29 01:51
I'm doing it. I'm writing my book. After years of putting it off and trying to plan it out, I've decided I might be a fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants-er. So I'm going to get it all down and sha… Read More
2015-04-28 15:01
As I wrote about foster care and adoption this last year, What I'm Going to Be When They Grow Up, I've been thinking more about types of therapy. Different experiences my family members are… Read More
2015-02-14 23:56
Roland was a troubled child.Dorothy and Manuel knew this when they welcomed him into their home. After all, he had come to them after the funeral of his mother, murdered by his father.This i… Read More
2015-02-04 19:47
And here it is. I clicked the final click."What I'm Going to Be When They Grow Up" will finally be printed and the story of a unique foster family will be shared with a larger audience than… Read More
2015-01-20 23:39
Since I obviously wasn't spending writing time on blogging, here is what I was writing--a memoir of a foster family who parented over 90 children during 45 years.The foster mom, Dorothy, sha… Read More
2014-10-16 22:10
This morning, I went to the nursing home where my sweet great-grandma spent her final days. I hadn't been there since her death ten years ago. A lot of remodeling had been done, but there wa… Read More
2014-10-13 19:39
I'd like to get back to blogging about stories I see in life, taking the time to record and share them.Like this one:A father leaned against the door frame, watching his young son. The four… Read More
2014-10-03 19:24
I don't often pick favorites.I have seven sisters, so I can't afford to annoy the others for the sake of one.The same goes with books and movies.But I have found a film that is definitely my… Read More
2014-09-30 13:19
The biggest thing I believe about womanhood is that it should be supported. If a girl wants to be a stay-at-home mom, support her. If she wants to work part-time from home, support her. If s… Read More
2014-09-26 15:02
Stuck in a rut. It's such a descriptive phrase, if you think about it. It even sounds heavy and sticky, like a wagon wheel in virtual mud on my Oregon Trail computer game (I know you played… Read More
2014-09-24 14:17
I really need a new word. Perhaps it is in a language I don't know. Something that states succinctly, “on the edge of something new,” or “the feeling you have the nig… Read More
2014-08-20 13:33
I won't be able to write this week, I told my editor (in my head).I will be cooking. And eating it. And drinking wine (because it will be French food) and enjoying my eating partner husband… Read More
2014-08-06 14:13
I cannot believe how long I have neglected blogging. I can say I have been truly living this summer though.That sounds so pleasant. As if I've traveled, found love and seen amazing things. B… Read More
2014-05-10 05:00
There are things that I haven't experienced, that I hope still touch me.A National Geographic article share how a photographer, David Y. Lee, was stunned when he found out that "one third of… Read More
2014-05-08 05:00
After lots of journalism and real life, I needed a break. A charming, children's book, to be exact.I love Elizabeth Goudge, an English writer from the last century. So rich and so spiritual… Read More
2014-05-07 18:49
It is amazing what you can find out about the dark side of your own community. The director of our county domestic violence/sexual assault taskforce was in a commission meeting to apply for… Read More
2014-05-01 05:00
I love meeting fascinating people. It is interesting to see folks who are still serving their county and community...and then to find out everything they did in their younger years.Colonel J… Read More
2014-04-29 05:00
I am working on a memoir project for a Dorothy, a lady who had 94 foster children over the course of 45 years.When she gave me her notes and stories and memorabilia, she showed me a book cal… Read More
2014-04-26 05:00
Sometimes I need a break. A break from being responsible, being realistic. Sometimes I need a break from negativity, from news stories of murders and abuse, from disappointment in friends an… Read More
2014-04-24 05:00
I might not be much of an agriculture, farming girl. But I can crawl under a fence and get my boots muddy.I recently enjoyed heading out to interview a local farmer who has an orga… Read More
2014-04-22 13:53
With spring weather every second or third day here on the plains, I'm feeling like parksy. That might be why I've started accumulation articles on our Harvey County Parks. I intend to get to… Read More
2014-04-19 05:00
Someone I hold dear recently said to me how disappointed he was to realize "I'm the kind of person who isn't good at anything."Of course, I went into inspiration hyperdrive. There are no suc… Read More
2014-04-17 14:09
I think high school kids are great - I love relaxing from the grownup world. I recently went to interview a French class who has a connection to a French high school class. It was neat to he… Read More
2014-04-15 13:51
I spent about a week, emmersed in WWII history in Normandy. I had the honor of speaking with Ethel Wetschenskey, a 95-year-old whose brother was a DDay hero, buried in the Normandy American… Read More
2014-04-15 13:45
You probably have not seen of a spotted skunk. They're kind of rare.You might not have heard of a black-footed ferret that eats prairie dogs for breakfast...and lunch and dinner. They're the… Read More
2014-04-05 05:00
I haven't done a easy-peasy inspiration from Youtube in a while. So you're due. Also, this clip really got me teary. It's about a yoga-teaching waitress and how they April-Fool's-Day pranked… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I think most of us are ready for summer when it comes. Especially school kids and their teachers. Well, I know one teacher who wanted to stay at school forever.Helen Beckham had in her will… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In my journalism endeavors, I've been thrilled to meet some marvelous people, including Ashley Marie Bergner. I appreciate her strength as a reporter, then found she had independently publis… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Compared to where I lived in France, there's not a lot of visual history in our town. Even though Newton was once wilder than Dodge City. However, there is a pretty brick building just off M… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I go to the library sometimes to type out articles after the county commission meetings. Before rummaging through notes and smashing words together at a furious speed, I decided to see what… Read More
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