Alert to writers!

The Christian Writers’ Guild has pulled out all the stops for this year’s Writing for the Soul Conference, February 13-16 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.  Featured speakers are Angela Hunt, Brandilyn Collins, James Scott Bell, Randy Ingermanson, and many more. The conference offers 72 hours of classes in four tracks: Promotion & Marketing, …

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Sanctity of Life and Human Trafficking Awareness Month

These two issues have grabbed hold of me and tear at my heart.  The first came upon me through my own personal experience with abortion. Oh, how a frightened girl will swallow lies that “it will be easy and you can just go on with your life”.  Maybe for some.  It took me years of …

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Greta Garbo

“Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction.  You are never left at peace, you’re just fair game.”                                                

Famous Stars of the 50’s

One of the ways I visualize my characters is to post pictures of people on a bulletin board that runs along the wall to the left of my computer.  I found several pictures that fit my mental image of Abra.  One is of an unnamed pre-teen girl with pale green eyes and wild red hair. …

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Unclaimed

Tomorrow I have to stop procrastinating.                               

Happy New Year!

Christmas is over.  I’m always a little down when I take the ornaments off the tree and pack away the decorations for another year.  The wheels of Christmas lights are stowed away under the house along with our nativity, the dried up noble pine is on our deck, lower branches cut off so it fit …

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Paul Sweeney

“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity.  The order varies for any given year.”  

Anniversary in San Francisco

Rick and I were married on December 21, 1969.  It rained all day and then cleared for the evening candle-light ceremony at a small New England style church in our hometown.  I am still amazed at how many family members and friends came, considering the time of year.  Who in their right mind plans a …

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O Holy Night

Long lay the world in sin and error pining Til He appear’d and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.                                     Hymn – O Holy Night