It’s possible that you were an angelic, secure child who drifted off to the Land of Nod every night, knowing without a shred of doubt that you were protected and safe. But it’s unlikely. Unless you were a highly unusual, very fortunate, or somewhat…
. . . write a novel in a month? I know, the idea is nuts! But that’s the idea behind the wildly successful National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, concept. If you’ve ever had as much as a puff of…
I’m grateful for all I gain from the time I spend with friends at various points along life’s road: the little kids, with their energy and intensity; the teens facing the bewilderment of adolescence with wry humor; the young adults, so driven…
So I attended a high school reunion this weekend. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a reunion, and much longer than that since I graduated. Let’s just say there are middle-aged people walking around today who weren’t…
It’s possible that I am the luckiest woman in the world. I’m not rich, I’m not famous, my daily life is nothing glamorous, and I am subject to petty irritations and cranky moods when I forget, as I often do,…