Some days are just hard, aren't they? Like a pack mule, I carry burdens of those of love on my back and I ache. Fatigue steals my strength as I stare at my undone projects. More bills arrive in the mail. My car needs $60 worth of gas. My desk is a mess and my recliner overflows with clean, and now wrinkled, laundry. Anxiety swoops in and snatches Continue Reading
Where Love Grows Best
Do you grow real plants in your home? I do. Lots of them. In my garden window, a couple heart-shaped ivies find their home all year long. I prune them on purpose so they will do what I want: remind me of love where I need it most, in my kitchen. Yeah, I admit I’m not fond of cooking, cleaning my fridge or scrubbing the dishes. Speaking of Continue Reading
A Revealing Conversation with a 19 Year Old
(boys will play - filming as usual. This also counts as work for my YouTube prankster son, JStuStudios) Do you remember the feeling of freedom after high school? You've graduated, you're about to move out and now it's summer. You're free to hang out with your friends morning, noon and of course, after midnight. Free to explore, hike, camp, eat Continue Reading
Lessons from 7 Years of Blogging
You would think after seven years of blogging I would know what I'm doing. Nope, not so much. Strange online bugs bite me and leave their mark. I fly into invisible webs and get stuck. Fighting for freedom, I exhaust myself. I lose my creative self just trying to regain my flight. Can you relate? Seven years ago, I started blogging as a way to Continue Reading
Why We Must Walk Together
This past Saturday morning I walked in a crowd of about 1,500 people to support a good cause. I felt the sting of tears as I looked around before our walk. I wondered what compelled men, women and children to raise money for our crisis pregnancy centers. Did they have personal experience with an unplanned pregnancy? Did they know Continue Reading
Guest Blogger: Helen Mackovjak Williams
Today I have a guest to share with you. I met Helen when I spoke to a writer's group in Denver earlier this year. When I read her testimony of life change, my spirit rejoiced. I hope yours will too. There's always hope for the hopeless. Welcome, Helen Mackovjak Williams. Here's a glimpse of her Continue Reading