My youngest daughter just turned two years old. She’s a feisty, spirited red-head full of passion, love and emotions. She rocks our family’s world in so many ways. The other day I captured this image of her staring out the back door listening to sounds and watching her daddy cut the grass. She can go …
Have you ever met a couple who you really liked and admired? I did. After spending some time with them, I decided to write about them. Fortunately they let me. And even more fortunately, I convinced a local publisher to print a small feature on them. It’s only a small portion of the original piece …
After weeks of waiting to hear back from publishers, I received two responses from two different editors within the last two days. I will admit, I performed a little happy dance after I read positive emails from each person. I love hearing how I made the editor laugh OR how my spirit was still conveyed …
I entered the Florida Humanities Council Micro-Fiction Contest a month ago. When I saw the ad for it in Forum Magazine, I couldn’t wait to learn more and enter. The micro-fiction contest offered up one sentence, “They named the gator…” Then contestants like me had to finish the story in 250 words or less. This …
My husband and I attended the theatre to see a local stage production of The Hobbit over the weekend. We both truly enjoyed it. It was the second play he and I have seen in three months. Now we’re both hooked on seeing more. (Prior to this year, it had been several years since we …
In December I submitted my portfolio to be a contributing writer to a wonderful site called Simple Marriage. After reviewing the web page, I knew I’d be a great addition to the current writers and articles on there. Simple Marriage shares great tips for married couples looking to improve or enhance their relationship. From suggestions …
I love that my daughter’s teacher encourages her and the class to write and practice letters in journals. It may only be Kindergarten but the instructor recognizes the importance of writing. The teacher doesn’t worry about the kids’ spelling at this age. Why? Because some of the kids have no clue how to spell; in …
On occasion I write poetry…just whenever the mood or circumstance strikes me. Some of the words are ignited by an event or moment. Others come completely from some place inside me (and I truly don’t know why). If I am remembering correctly, this is one I wrote on a sleepless night. I was in a …
I’ve been writing off and on since I was ten years old. I entered my first writing contest in the fifth grade. I wrote a poem about a friend dying (even though I had not experienced that yet). I tied for first place with another girl. (Sadly, that girl did die from cancer ten years …