While planning my France 2024 trip earlier this year, I wanted to go to the Musee d'Orsay (MO) in the worst way since I didn't get to it...

Today, I took a lovely sunny Saturday drive with my guys to Front Royal, VA, to the NOVA (Northern Virginia) 4-H Center, the home of...

Celebrate/Celebration is my word for 2024 (same word in 2022, too). Every day, there could be something to celebrate, but today is extra...

Julie Hughes is a friend I/we met through Writing in Community. She is a force to be reckoned with - a wife, mother, runner, poet, and...

My friend, writer, conservationist, and award-winning world photographer Kathy Karn is heartbroken (as are many in the world who pay...

When I was on Aransas Savas's Uplifters Podcast last year, I was thankful to be tagged to be interviewed by author and friend Julie...

May all your lights be green (or were) on this St. Patrick's Day 2024! Quilters here in the USA and abroad are also celebrating our craft...

Three years and one day ago, I nervously pushed the button to upload The Focused Fight to the KDP platform (Amazon) in e-book format. It...

The YouTube video for Authors On Mic (the one I was on last week) has now been uploaded for viewing at this link. My plan is also to add...

My Dad was born on the kitchen table on March 9, 1924—100 years ago! Though he only lived 77 years, he did it with gusto. Below are some...

My word for 2024 is CELEBRATE. It has served me well for the past two months and into March. Every day, there is something to celebrate -...

Four authors reading for (5) minutes each with the entire program roughly 30 minutes total. Won't you consider supporting me and my...

One of the groups I am in with Purple Space (where I write daily besides this blog) is the Coral group. The group is working hard to make...

Over a decade ago, our family bought a new car. (2012). It is still going strong with over 150,000 miles (Honda Accord). It was exciting,...

Are you a Brené Brown fan? She may not be for everyone, but she is amazing at breaking down the human condition - especially when it...