Today was a gorgeous late-winter day. In Northeastern Wisconsin, we don’t often get sunny, 50-degree days in February. Mostly this time of year? Gray, gray and more gray. With some sloppy, slushy precipitation thrown in for fun. Around this time of year, many Wisconsinites — including several who are […]
Month: February 2016
“Our doubts are traitors”
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt” ~Sylvia Plath~ My book is not even finished. And already, I’m telling myself it’s no good. “That would never happen.” “The plot is just too implausible.” “No one would act like that.” “There’s just no way that would ever happen. Ever.” According […]
Just a single drop…
“I alone cannot change the world. But I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ~Mother Teresa~ This week in my women’s Bible study, we are studying the writings and works of Mother Teresa. So the quote above is loaded with meaning for me. First, something […]
Why write now?
Maybe it’s a midlife crisis. Maybe it’s cabin fever. Maybe it’s an ambitious and creative method for avoiding housework. Maybe it’s … all of the above? I don’t know exactly why I’ve started writing again with such a passion — why I sat down one weekend and sketched out […]
Welcome to my world!
Hello dear friends! I couldn’t be more excited to welcome you to my blog. Now I’ve done blogs for other publications and websites before, but there’s something uniquely special (and pretty awesomely amazing) about blogging for myself on my very own web page that I created from nothing! The best […]