As a huge lover of smiles, “smiling is my favorite” this may seem like a weird post. Recently, at the ballpark, someone yelled at a girl to smile while she was batting. Her concentration was broken, and she smiled. Then they shouted, “You can’t hit the ball if you’re not smiling.” I hadn’t been too […]
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May brings hope for a fun-filled summer, doesn’t it? I’m pumped for this summer since I was sick the entire summer last year! Swimming, going to the park, time to do my art, and summer reading…and summer reading! I’ve got a master plan to begin reading classics I’ve missed in all my sixty years. Do
Indiana came to us when he was barely six weeks old. His exuberant puppy behavior had me wrapping curtains up and tying them in knots to keep them out of his reach. My plan was for him to be a therapy dog. I joke that it worked because
Today is National High Five Day! In all the negativity around us, let’s take some time to give high fives to others. We may not want to provide a physical high five, but why not give a compliment. Accomplishments don’t have to be huge for it to be fun. Like last night, my husband and
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Many (many) years ago, I read a book in high school about a little boy with a rare disorder. At that time, few people had ever heard of it. I’d already chosen my term paper topic, but my English teacher allowed me to change it to Autism when I asked. She’d never heard of it
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April showers usually bring May flowers, but this month they bring a chance to win a copy of my newest release. A middle-grade mystery, The Bomb Squad, leads children through a mystery exploding with excitement! Bryan and his three friends, Josh, Shorty, and Tim, seem to be magnets for trouble. After accidentally setting off the communities
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As a child, I knew very little about what it meant to be a Christian. My ideas were based on illustrations in the bedtime storybooks in the doctor’s office. It was a limited view, to say the least. My heart sank for those who didn’t make it on the ark. Why were Adam and Eve
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Homeschooling has been around for many generations. The recent resurgence causes concern for some but excitement for those of us who “pioneered” in the home education revolution of the 1980s. Our family homeschooled for ten years, from grade school through high school. While it might seem scary to some, the success of homeschooling can’t be
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March Forward is my motto for the month! So many awesome things taking place. I have a new job at our local library which is amazing. The weather seems to be heading toward spring, and this blog hop to give away a copy of The Bomb Squad! This event runs from March 8, at 12:00
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It’s midwinter blues time for me. I don’t mind the cold, and the days are getting longer, yet I find myself down in the dumps around this time every year. My Facebook memories confirmed this to me when I saw them this morning. It doesn’t help that my husband tore a muscle in his calf
