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The Making of Dreams
Read MoreJust a quick post today–as I commit to posting more regularly about life and faith: This week, I ran into one of the first people who paid me to edit a book “on the side.” It was great seeing him and reflecting on the fact that it had been more than 10 years since I […]
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Finding God in the “Everyday” Reposted
Read MoreIt’s no secret that our lives are busy. It’s as if someone pushed the “extreme” button in the new millennial and we started racing to the finish line. Is it technology—the smart (or not-so-smart phones), tablets, and other devices that keep us sooooo connected via all of the social networking sites? Is it the fact […]
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Finally…My Birthday and What I’ve Learned This Year part 4 of 4
Read MoreFor the past 31 days, I’ve been counting down the days to my birthday by reflecting on what I’ve learned this year and throughout my 43 years of life. This is the last installment, thankfully!
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Birthday countdown…What I am learning this year (part 3 of 4)
Read More…reflecting on what I’m learning as I turn 43 in a few days (this has been a challenging task to keep up with!) One of the themes of this week: Where has the time gone? (Look at lil K at about 6 weeks at her first outing…and now, at 3.5 years old! It feels like […]
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Birthday Countdown Part 2
Read MorePart 2 of My Birthday Countdown…What I have learned this year (and week!) August 17: (#8) I love being able to combine work and family time. A princess party for an author’s book and a 3.5 year old princess equals a fun (even if exhausting) day. And to think, when I accepted this job […]
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Countdown…what I’ve learned this year! Part 1 of 4!
Read MoreSo…in an effort to make up for a pretty quiet blogging summer…I’m going to do 31 quick blogs leading up to my birthday! I used to celebrate my birthday the entire 31 days before the actual day. It started one year when my dad looked at the calendar on August 10 and said “It’s […]
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What are you modeling?
Read MoreModeling is my word of the week. I like it. It really has nothing to do with fashion or the runway, but more with our behavior and what we are “modeling” to others—co-workers, employees, kids, spouses, etc.
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Honoring Mama (a part of my Mother’s Day series)
Read MoreThat’s me…with my mom sometime in the early 70s! I had planned to post this during my series of blogs on Mother’s Day week (how to celebrate Mother’s Day when mom is no longer on Earth); well, as grief would have it, I just couldn’t. I couldn’t bring […]
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Celebrating Mother’s Day When Mama Is Not Here
Read MoreI was mom’s 3rd child and 3rd child to graduate from college (Fair Dillard, N.O., LA!). She was a firm believer in education…thank you, Mama!
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Living in Color
Read MoreI’m seeing in color. I am living in color! For anyone who has dealt with depression, you probably have more than an inkling of what it means to see in color (and to just see gray). When I am depressed—especially for a prolonged period of time—things seem gray; unclear, uninteresting, dull…like I just want to […]
