My daughter will return home soon after working in Seoul, South Korea for over a year. Select this link to read the entire post located on my creativity blog http://refrainfromtheidentical.com/?p=2159 I can barely contain myself at the thought of hugging her once again. I miss her so much.
Becoming your Own Best Friend
My best friend lives far away. And although we talk to each other several times a week, both of us feel the pain of not being able to sit across the table from each other sipping a cup of Joe while discuss the day. We often sigh and dream aloud, "What if we lived in …
You know you miss your kids when…
You know you miss your kids when...you take screenshots of your daughter while Skyping with her from Seoul, South Korea. You miss your other daughter so much that your weekly highlight is reading her latest blog post: You know you miss your son, and his girlfriend, when you spend far too much time poaching their picture …
The Bewitching Hour
The bewitching hour, I strongly suspect, occurs between 3:00 and 4:00 am because that’s when I’m waking up with all kinds of oddities on my mind. Art by Elya Moline Sleep falls gently, tucking expectations snugly under chin…until the early morning hours when, I am convinced, the creative fairies spring wide-awake. During these 3 o'clock risings, phrases …
Keepers of our Souls
You craft your words to heal our pain Then stir our hearts to live again Through prose, our wings of soul take flight Yet circle back on truth alight Oh keepers of our souls I know That one day in your league I'll go To steady hearts from fear and shame Then faith release to give …
Memoir Check
"God, keep me in reality!" My former Twelve-step sponsor used to pray these words every day. She knew her mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being depended upon staying "denial-free." Also married to a recovering sex addict at the time, I embraced her wisdom and chanted the same mantra in hopes I, too, would retain my …
AuthorizeMe Seminar
This past weekend, I attended an AuthorizeMe Seminar designed and presented by author Sharon Norris Elliot. Her unique process helped me to grasp the process of brainstorming and storyboarding a book idea. This storyboard is then used to create a nonfictional book proposal. While working on my storyboard, I looked up and realized I was placing my sticky notes on …
Lingering in Adolescence
Last night I visited the blog of a dear online friend, Cheryl Smith. We met quite serendipitously through The High Calling Blogs website. She a Welcome Editor and me a wide-eyed new blogger, our paths seemed eerily similar and so the kindred heart exchanges began. She, too, was a former ministry wife who lost her …
“Waiting for Superman”
As a parent and an educator, I say we "all" pull together to help our nation's children become successful. Here is a snippet of my post on my educational blog: Imparting the Spirit of Superman I do not believe that any school or educational system should be our children’s Superman. Inspiring the spirit of a child …
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