Another Friday and another five minutes to do a brain dump. This weeks prompt is Collect. Specifically, what do I collect as a writer? Starting the timer….NOW! The first thing that came to my mind when I asked myself what … Continued
You may think, by the title of this post, that I am comparing meeting Jen Hatmaker to heaven on earth. That’s not it, I’m not that enamored, just hear me out. Last weekend I had the good fortune to meet … Continued
Today marks six years of blogging. Six years of hugs. Six years of kisses and six years of snot. Tons of snot. Six years ago I started this blog after attending a Pioneer Woman book signing with the secret hope … Continued
I met Julie Hunt through an online writing group called Hope Writers. I attended their writing workshop last November and by chance, Julie and I were roommates. When we first started corresponding about logistics the workshop I had no … Continued
What I learned in November has stuck with me all the way through December. I learned that each next step (be it hobby, career or life) can be made intentionally with the motivation of love behind it. Even the really … Continued
Last month I traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to attend a writer’s workshop. This particular writer’s workshop was put on by a group called Hope Writers. Hope Writers was created by sisters and authors Emily P. Freeman and Myquillyn Smith … Continued
Earlier this year I started posting “what I learned” each month and participating in Emily P Freeman’s link up to share with the blogosphere what I learned. I’m a little late for September seeing as how it is already the … Continued
I’m not going to say that what I learned in July was that summer slips by really quickly. That everything is moving too fast. That I don’t know where the time has gone. We all know that to be true … Continued
I’m seeing a new trend all over the place…people saying “no”. Moms, bloggers, volunteers are tired of being over-scheduled and are learning to step back from all of the responsibilities and activities. For a long time I really resented all … Continued
Alone time – something that stay-at-home moms don’t get to indulge in very often. Let me rephrase that; meaningful alone time is something that stay-at-home moms don’t get very often. I’m alone for a few hours each day while the … Continued
