Do you ever feel like what is the point of starting something if you can’t finish it? Are you focused on the big, enormous outcome instead of the little progress? Taking a bite of the elephant is the only way to make progress. I have been pleasantly surprised lately to the point of celebrating the small steps I can make. I have also realized that time can be a friend instead of a robber and enemy. This week has been consistent for me with my revision and marketing focus. I now have a writing...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The life of a writer is filled with constant stories knocking at the door to be awakened, justified, and heard. They are not all good. They are not all wanted. They are all there nonetheless. How are you doing with the story of you? Are you deep in the details of moving from point A to point Z? Are you making time to simply be still? Here are a few examples of my two-sentence attempts from the first ten scenes of fiction book # two: The way of water destroys and nourishes in equal measure. A...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
How well do you think you listen? How well do you hear? What is the difference between the two? No, I’m not trying to sell you hearing aids or get you to think about having your hearing checked. I am trying to ponder how well I do with listening to what is spoken, and how well I hear what people say. Any progress made is cause for celebration. We all have to start in order to progress. Is it time? Are there any homeschool families that you know? I am putting together a workbook packet for my...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
What do you need? This question causes me to stammer and respond, “I’m good.” When I can sit with the question, I usually can come up with something I need more of and something I need less of. The key is to find a way to balance both. I am working on revision and editing in much the same frame of mind. Where do I over-tell, and where am I leaving out much-needed information? Where am I speaking for the characters when they need to speak for themselves? Where do I describe in too much detail...
2 months ago • 1 min read
What is your go-to when you are frustrated? In your frustration, do you ever find yourself more critical and more of a complainer? At times like these, I have to remind myself to stop my negative thinking and change my mindset. It is not only good for me, but for everyone else who might happen to be in my path. Learning how to do this in my 60’s has been amazing. For most of my life, I told myself that I could not change. In a way, that was true. I could not change such hard-set habits...
3 months ago • 1 min read
When you dream large ideas, have you ever been haunted by past nightmares? Have you stopped a dream cold with a blast from the past? I saw an Azalea blossom hiding in a sun spot today. May that visual bring you a smile. You matter. You are enough. You are heard. Click here to access my website Much joy and gratitude, Helping you grow your faith
4 months ago • 1 min read
What are you doing this week? Do you have a reason for your actions? In other words, have you examined the reasons why you are doing what you've chosen to do? When I was leaving Austin, TX, I stopped to video an amazing site. Birds gathering loudly on a group of trees outside a busy airport at sunrise caught my attention. I have not learned about them yet. That was not my why. My why was, "Why don't I get a picture, or better yet, a video to share with my subscribers?” Here's a bonus 9...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Limitations call for a reality check. What can I change? What must I accept? Folly Pier on a cold January afternoon Abundance can be great or awful. Why am I experiencing abundance? Why do I need to set better limits? I am working on the last ten scenes for book two. This writing time is filled with limitations and abundances. I am also honored to be part of a team of hard working people to offer The Walk to Emmaus experience next month for the Lowcountry to over 30 people seeking to grow...
5 months ago • 1 min read
January is fraught with pros and cons. A fresh new year can feel exciting. With all the overeating, overindulging, over-giving, over and over from October 31 to January 1, we tend to favor enough is enough when January rolls around. The last quarter of 2025 hit hard this year. Processing all of that and still being in real-time present was a constant battle. Sometimes, I needed to be alone when I was called to be with a lot of great people. Sometimes, I needed those same great people, and I...
5 months ago • 1 min read
