If you’ve never played the dice game of Yahtzee, you need to do it! Five dice, a score sheet, some friends, and a little time is all it takes. I’ve played Yahtzee since I was a child and have passed the fun of playing on to my family. It’s a game of chance, but there […]
The world has changed. We can’t deny the profound changes that took place over. We’ve lived through upheaval unknown to most of us until now. Past generations have seen things like this before, but many of us were caught off guard. Who among us thought it would go on for so long or be such
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Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. This one verse can address so many anxiety issues or discouragement we have in our lives. When we’re younger, we want to be older; when we’re older, we want to be younger;
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Recently, I realized several things in my life crushed my plans, but what I perceived as a stop or stumbling block had actually been stepping stones to the next part of my journey. When the end of the chapter on raising my children came, I was lost. I felt like a helium balloon floating adrift
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It’s released! The first in a series for middle grade readers. The Bomb Squad joins Bryan and his three friends, Shorty, Josh, and Tim on their summertime adventures. My excitement for this book surpasses the excitement I felt when my first homeschool book went live on Amazon. Despite health issues through the summer, (I had
. Approximately one year ago, I made a decision to write full-time. My energies were divided between a few different projects. Eventually, I focused on one particular story to make a concentrated effort to finish. The story began with a basic framework. Then it began to take shape after pitching this story to a few
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Many years ago, there was a little girl who loved horses. She prayed for one over and over, but it never worked out. That little girl was me. After I was married, my husband and I obtained a malnourished and neglected appaloosa mare named Katie. I loved her with my whole heart, and she hated
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Exciting news for me this week. I moved forward in a writing contest for NYC Midnight’s 100-word challenge. To create a complete story or concept in 100 words proved to be more fun than I anticipated. The original group in the first round was over six thousand writers. The next round is down to sixteen
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This weekend my husband and I visited the Azalea Path Botanical Garden and Arboretum in southern Indiana. The beauty this amazing place has to offer is astounding. What began as a love for the outdoors and flowers became an attraction for people all over the country. Hundreds (if not thousands) of people visit every year.
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