Posts from Category: Life

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Today is my birthday, which I thought an appropriate date to jumpstart this blog, which I’ve ignored for the past 2 ½ months. It’s been a strange time; one of transition and fear, prayer and tested trust. My mother has been repeatedly ill, a combination of heart and lung ailments—some recent and some long standing—and [...]

Lead Dragons and Yellowed Pages

Filed in: Life | Wild Ramblings    Tags: Michael Moorcock | Philip K. Dick | Piers Anthony | Ral Partha | Roger Zelazny | South Bend | The Griffon | Valentine's Day
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“What,” my young friend asked, “do you get a guy for Valentine’s Day?” Hm. Now, I’ve been single a long time. But immediately my mind leaped backwards, over two boyfriends and into a time when I pondered the same thing about my husband. And before I could stop it, out of my mouth came, “Used [...]

Health Journey – Week 1: Svelting My Cares Away

Filed in: Health Journey | Life    Tags: Castle | creative energy | Health Journey | Stana Katic
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OK, let’s get this out of the way first thing: I will never be svelte. Stana Katic on Castle is svelte. I’m more . . . well . . . zaftig. I’ve not been svelte since I was four years old, and there’s no way I’ll be that thin. What I would like to do, [...]

When the Feet and Mind Wander

Filed in: Life    Tags: Cedar Hill Lake
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Looks pretty doesn’t it. Note the rocks on top of the ice. The surface of the lake is frozen solid. I love it when looks are deceiving.

Headshots Ahead

Filed in: Life    Tags: diet programs | new make-up | Ramona Richards
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Ah, my dear readers, I need your ideas. If (and admittedly this is a big if) I make my financial and writing goals in January and February, I’d like to reward myself with new headshots. I have a photographer in mind, someone who can shoot a portrait that’s more “romantic suspense author” than what I’ve [...]

Legacy: Of Creativity, Faith, and the Occasional Southern Baptist

Filed in: Life    Tags: Dorothy Patterson | legacy of faith | quilting | Southern Baptist
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I’ve been reading a lot of blogs and reflections on the past year, most containing hopes for the coming year. 2009 held a mixed bag of events for me, with a couple of high blended with a lot of deep lows. So instead of reflecting on the two years of 2009/10, I decided to look [...]

Little Moments of Christmas . . . and New Year’s

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I truly hope everyone had an amazing Christmas season. I know that some of my readers had health issues (I was praying!) and some are dealing with loss, while others faced disappointment. While Christmas is a time of introspection, worship, and remembrance, it’s still a part of life. People love, hurt, sometimes die. So it’s [...]

Phone Home . . .

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OK, Saturday. The last six weeks or so have been truly awful for me professionally and personally. Mentally and physically. Why? I don’t know entirely, and going into a lot of whiny details wouldn’t be great for you or me. I know I’ve made some bad, really horrible choices, and I’m paying the consequences. I’m [...]

Who Am I?

Filed in: Life | Wild Ramblings   
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This may be the oddest blog I ever post, but let’s put it under the category of “casting the author.” Confession: I’d like to start dating again. Don’t ask. Sometimes I look around and think this would be a HUGE mistake. Other times . . . well, I dream on. So I have profiles on [...]

Letting Your Dreams Evolve

Filed in: Life | Writing   
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I wanted to be an actress. (Yes, this is me, a long time ago…wish I had the originals.) Only I wasn’t very good. I acted in college and a lot in the 90s. Let’s just say that I did a lot of musicals ‘cause I can sing better than I can act. . . I [...]