Often what I enjoy the most wrestles out from under a price tag: the giggle of my grown up girl or the scent of a rose freshly snipped from the stem. Such is the same for my artistic interests—whether designing a wreath or writing a book. Money doesn’t matter when sunrays stream through the window …
My Best Christmas Gifts
It’s Christmas morning and I should be musing over Jesus’ birth, but instead I’m thinking about the four books that sold on Amazon.com yesterday. Mom confessed that she bought the first book, and my daughter, Elya, leaked out that she also bought one of the first four. Mom’s eyes sparkled as she burst forth with …
Christmas Choices
This morning I awoke thinking, what if love were a choice that we made every day and not just on Christmas? We choose to believe when we are afraid. We choose to trust when our faith drains away and only hopelessness remains. We choose to love when our heart fills with annoyance, anger, and hate. We …
I SOLD MY FIRST BOOK ON AMAZON.COM!
What a rush. I went into my CreateSpace account and there it was “$5.65 December Sales.” I cried. After five years of working on this book, I actually sold a book. Words cannot describe the joy that I feel right now. If you are the first book buyer, I would love to hear from you. …
When Art Calls to You
I looked up and noticed that what I thought was a photograph was actually a watercolor painting. I’d admired this framed piece on the wall of the condo where we’re staying in Heavenly Valley, Tahoe. It resembled what my husband and I wanted to put on the wall of our family room, a photo from …
A Writer’s Break
This morning I’m writing from a top room in the Eagle’s Nest at Heavenly Valley, Lake Tahoe. A gift from family, my husband and some of our children nestled into this mountain retreat before Christmas. From where I write, I can see one of the Heavenly Valley ski slopes. Call them writers’ retreats, vacation …
Dough Art: A Craft for Kids of All Ages
Dough art, or dough sculpture, is an enjoyable and easy-to-do craft for kids of all ages. I began sculpturing dough when I was but a wee one some 40 plus years ago. When I was a teenager, I made miniature versions of my cheerleader friends. My adult daughters loved to create salt dough figurines during their …
The Chocolate Bark Company
Here's a delightful post by Kay Johnson that will tickle your taste buds: If you are going to be absent from your blog for a while, you really should have a good excuse. Can I just say one word in my defense? Chocolate As in…fully involved…grownup…chocolate. I’ve been working a temporary Christmas job at The Chocolate …
Goodreads.com: Discover What Books Have Formed You
I signed up for Goodreads after author Christine M. Grote mentioned the website in a blog post. I must confess that my initial reaction after reading about this social media community was to groan and blurt, “Not another time sapper.” Yet I have to say that my experience with Goodreads has been remarkably positive for several reasons: I’ve …
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