I’ve been (not so) patiently waiting to share this. In a little over a month from now my very first children’s book, Goodnight Jesus, will be published with Ancient Faith Press. Goodnight Jesus is an uniquely Orthodox Christian bedtime story from. From Saints to siblings, how better to say goodnight than with a kiss? I’m …
Write where you are. No, that doesn’t mean while reading this on your phone in the grocery story line. (Then again, why not?) I mean where you are in your life. That picture was my kitchen last month. It was taken while standing on the old kitchen counter having a break from knocking down part of the …
Three years ago we bought a fixer-upper. Even the bathroom sink was sad about the state of the house. We’ve spent the last three years pulling out shag carpet, taking down hot pink wallpaper, painting everything inside and out, and fixing a million things. Now we are one large project away from the finish line. …
Right now I’m at 124 books for the year. That puts me behind on my personal goal of a 1000 books for a year. Yes, one thousand. No, I’m not crazy. No, I don’t sit around reading all day. (But, yes, I wish I did.) I’m strapped for time just like you. I have kids, …
Many writers struggle with actually getting writing done. We have great intentions and maybe even some smart goals. But…. it just doesn’t happen. Most of us write as a second career. It’s squeezed into the scraps of time between paying jobs, childcare, eldercare, and laundry. Those scraps are prime real estate. Too often your writing time gets …
Last year I gifted myself a few days of sloth for the holidays. No projects, no deadlines, and few obligations. For someone who usually runs at full throttle, the downtime was amazing. I read books, watched movies, and enjoyed a much slower pace. After a few days my sloth account was full and I jumped back …
Two years ago I had only one resolution: submit a manuscript to an editor before the year was up. Any manuscript. Any editor. I didn’t expect it to lead to anything. I just needed to get over my fear and do it. That turned into my first book contract. (To be published next year!) None …
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I put myself through college working in a weaving studio. True story. I mentioned this while chatting with the owner of my local yarn store. Turns out she was looking for a weaving instructor. Serendipity. So yesterday I taught my first weaving class. It turned out that one of my students went to the same small college as another …
I don’t even have four blog posts yet and I disappeared. Before I turn into the least interesting person in the world, let me explain. See I had reasons. First, there was this dog. She needs a home for a few months and we’re fresh out of dogs. Our last doggy died a month ago …
