Small Reads for Brighters Days
This year, time just feels like a flooded river rushing by. I didn’t do much wrap-up of the end of the year, and I am ill-prepared for the start of the year. Oh, well! I thought I’d just share a few things about my writing life and what I plan to do here on the […]
Although I haven’t written about it much, my OLW of “clear” has been fairly present in my mind this year. I’ve been trying to be clear about my focus and intentions. Last week, at the Minnesota State Fair (the most attended state fair in the U.S.), I was so honored to have If You Were […]
[Head over to Two Writing Teachers for links to more Slice of Life posts!] During the past couple of months, I’ve worked on being verbally clear about what I want. I sometimes expect others to be mind readers, which is not fair. When my husband and I went to Iceland recently, I got better at […]
Whee! Today, If You Were the Moon comes out! I am so excited to know that this book is out in the world now (floating above the world?). I am so tickled to have collaborated on this beautiful book with Jaime Kim, editor Carol Hinz, and many behind-the-scenes people at Lerner. It’s a genre-bending work […]
It was a Game Night Friday! Last week, our theme was Toy Story, and we played toy-related games all evening. I brought Steak and Mr. Potato Head soup (plus a box of chocolates at 50% off after Valentine’s Day). We were a group of authors, librarians, and other creative people, and we had a blast! […]
My husband and older daughter were down in Atlanta visiting family last week, so it was just me and Jack in the townhouse. Lots of walks and treats (for both of us–hehe). Overall, it was fine, but there was one moment of high anxiety, and I rarely write about actual, physical fear. So… I had […]
Our beagle has diabetes insipidus, which means he can’t process/store water and pees constantly. Since moving into a townhouse, I feel like I spend half my day on our doorstep, waiting for him to pee. It’s a pain. But it’s also a daily peek at how the sesasons are moving by. Every morning, in the […]
All week I’ve been thinking about my One Little Word, and everyone’s posts lasts week were inspiring–and a bit intimidating. A couple of mornings ago, I woke up knowing my word. CLEAR My life and to-do lists and home are overly full. They are full of wonderful stuff, but too much stuff for me to […]
I can handle when something is over, but saying goodbye stinks. Last night, we drove Maddie to the airport to return to Scotland. (Here I am being brave at the airport.) We might see her this summer, or it might be the end of the year. Or…well, who knows? Her missionary life is erratic. I […]
Capt. Jack Sparrow has accidents. He barks when we don’t want him to. He doesn’t bark when we would like him to. He snaps at people in his sleep. We joke about giving him away, but who would take a dog like this? And how could we give him away? We love him despite all […]
