Everything needs to happen in an instant doesn’t it? At least we want it to. One of the lessons of breast cancer was to ask the question, ”Where do I want to be in 2 years?” Not in an hour, … Read More
I have written about gratitude before. I have written about how it can be for a simple thing like lip balm clear up to gratitude for health and wellbeing. Beginning your day with gratitude is a guarantee of a better … Read More
How do I get my kid to read? Many times over the years I have been asked about how to encourage kids to read. This becomes especially vital with boys –studies have shown that if they stop reading for fun … Read More
Recently I came across this quote from my father. “The art of creation is the art of skillful selection.” At the time I didn’t know how far this quote would take me. I found myself coming back to it time … Read More
I am a bit superstitious about Oct 9. I believe I became a cancer survivor the minute I discovered the lump in my breast and started my journey to discover what it was. I never say I am a _ … Read More
This past week I moved our oldest to NY. It was a huge new world moving in that city and included a 5th floor walk up and 20 flights up on my tracker for the first day. Phew! In … Read More
When your kids leave home it happens in stages. First comes school, then maybe a sleep over, maybe summer camp. Then perhaps a school trip comes along and then college or work or military follows and all too quickly they … Read More
My first SCBWI conference. The first time I heard about SCBWI my neighbor told me about it, in 1995! She referred to it as “ska buii” —I looked into it but I ddin’t get involved at that point. I think … Read More
Conversations with my brother. Tonight I did a facebook live with Beau. We had a blast and the replay is available here: Louis L’Amour Facebook page: Unfortunately there was a bit of pixilation and we will try and fix that for the next … Read More
Thank you so much for commenting on the blog, insta, facebook… Before I tell you the Truth about the lie…I will go through the suggestions made in the comments in Wednesday’s post which you can read here . Wednesday’s Post The … Read More