I’ve been home for sevenish months now, but I still feel like I just got back. I have moments of walking down the sidewalk and hearing someone laugh behind me. I’ll turn around before I even think about it, expecting to see one of the kids I met this summer. I cry at odd times,…
Category: Writing
Savor Endings
Change is hard. Endings are hard. Cliche, obvious statements to make, I know. But that does not make them any less true. Or change any less difficult. Just because something is good does not require that it must also be easy. Changes, goodbyes, endings all make me slightly more introspective and contemplative for a time….
Calico Joe
Calico Joe by John Grisham. This book came across my desk because as required summer reading for Mississippi State (the university Mr. Grisham attended. I’m not attending State, but my brother is, and he arrived home with Calico Joe from orientation. And, because I don’t let words in the house without reading them, added another…
My Soapbox and Francine Rivers’ “The Masterpiece”
I find that in today’s circle of Christian fiction there is a hard balance to find between necessary details and inappropriate intensity. By this, I am specifically referring to creating a romantic plot-line or developing an antagonist. Romance may need to be more than the cliche “side hug,” and certainly a king of the underworld…
Flesh and Blood Humanity
I feel the need to write sometimes. To get it all out, finally, and see it organized neatly on a page. Sometimes I can, and sometimes that ability eludes me. A few years ago when I was struggling… in so many ways… it would be so hard to verbalize my pain and emotions. Writing was…
Because let’s be real… its just me
I do not like looking up how-to articles on blogging and writing book reviews. Google it, look it up on Pinterest – use whatever your social media you prefer – but however you look up information about blogging, you will find the same suggestions: post regularly, fill your post with pictures, and pick topics based…
Monday Ponderings: Glimpses Into Heaven
The sky is always fascinating to me; the height, length, and depth of it. The sky has as many moods as some men might claim a woman has: the simple, quiet beauty of a sunrise, the peaceful finality of a sunset, the tumultuous power of a storm, or the magic grayness of a snowfall. But…
Tribute to a Faithful Friend
I still step out the back door and head for the chicken house, expecting her to follow me. I still walk across the back yard, expecting her to match me step for step. Someone kicked a soccer ball across the yard today, and I waited for her to chase it. But she’s not here anymore….
Year End Bucket List
The year is coming to an end. Slipping slowly down behind the mountain, vanishing from sight. I like to take this time to look back and think about what all happened this year. Look back over my shoulder and all that God has done. People like to create bucket lists. Lists of things to check…