A dear writing friend who I had a chance to meet a few years back has gone on to her heavenly home. Kristy Dykes passed from this earth to a place of peace last night. She had been suffering from brain cancer for over eight months. If you have a chance, read the blog herContinue Reading
Contemplations and Dreams
I had a very interesting dream last night. As you may have detected from previous posts, I have submitted lots of ideas for books but have not had any bites yet for publishing houses. Well, last night I had a great dream in that I received two contracts for books. How did I find outContinue Reading
Off I Go, Into the Wild, Blue Yonder…
…To the trail, that is. No, it is not a repeat of what I did last year – six months of it, along the Appalachian Trail. Actually my hubby and I are planning a three day excursion into the Dolly Sods region of West Virginia beginning tomorrow. The Dolly Sods is a pristine wilderness thatContinue Reading
Tired…
Well, it was an adventurous trip to NY, then an all day trip with our church teen group to an amusement park yesterday, followed by testing in the hospital early this AM on my gallbladder. Now I am TIRED. I feel like this cute seal (I think it is). Time for a snooze. Wish IContinue Reading
Unexpected Sick…
Well, my husband and I are supposed to be heading out tomorrow to visit relatives in New York, but instead we find ourselves battling unexpected colds. First my son got it from work, and now we have it. Then our dog began to act strangely and having accidents in the house which is not likeContinue Reading
Storms, Ghost Towns, and Writing…
Greetings. We are back from a week’s stay down on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. On one of our days, we took a pilgrimage to a lone “ghost” village at Cape Lookout National Seashore called Portsmouth Village. I came here to do some research for a book series focusing on the history of theContinue Reading
Blazing Hot
Well, it is blazing hot in Virginia which is not atypical for the month of June, but it is certainly an eye opener as well that summer is here, and with a bang. The change of season always amazes me. How perfect it is and in step too with the months. Cold wintry days inContinue Reading
Hard to Know…
…what to write this week, that is. As a writer, not much is happening… Okay, scratch that. As a writer, plenty of things are happening, though maybe not in front of my eyes. It’s called faith at work. Faith unseen. Thus I have not posted a picture with this blog post. I am working onContinue Reading
Rollercoaster!
Today we spent Memorial Day at an amusement park here in Virginia called Kings Dominion. My hubby and I both had worked a concession stand at Christmas to help pay for season tickets as we both love rollercoasters. Today we rode a new one at the park called the Dominator. Now its supposedly the longest,Continue Reading
A Timely Word of Encouragement
Boy, don’t we need encouragement, especially in this lonely arena of writing, and especially when nothing seems to be happening. I have been asking God about my writing lately, and really, about my life as I am transitioning from being a home school teacher for upwards of 13 years to my new place now. YesterdayContinue Reading
Graduation!
This will be a short Monday post as I am recovering from a very exciting but fairly draining weekend. On Saturday we held my son’s high school graduation, marking the end of his home schooling that began when he was four years old. Hard to believe it is over, and he now begins a brandContinue Reading
Dust, Dust Everywhere
We are getting ready for our son’s big high school graduation festivity this weekend (he is graduating from the official Bliss home school). Lots of relatives and family coming in to celebrate. So of course out comes the duster to dust in places I haven’t touched in quite a while. It’s amazing what can gatherContinue Reading