My daughter received the Ancestry DNA pack for Christmas. I've never researched that far back. Instead, I've found some very interesting things about my own parents while researching my early childhood for my newest book, The Man In Number 7. You see, I don't have very many memories of my…
Since Lady Luck doesn't knock on my door as much as I'd like her to, I learned a long time ago that I needed to create my own opportunities that I want in my life. Sounds easy, right? And it really should be, though it often isn't. I remember one…
We can ask ourselves that question a dozen different times in our life, and come up with a dozen different answers. When I write a story or a novel, the character arc is the journey that the character goes on from start to finish. We start out a certain way,…
...are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. This is a marvelous quote from one of my favorite books, Illusions by Richard Bach. If you've never read it, I recommend it. In his brilliant and inspirational way, Richard teaches…
A lot of times I think about things I want to do, and I place a condition on them. I'll do X when Y happens. And then I realize, Y may or may not happen, and I can do X now. Whatever X is. Don't set limitations on your life.…
Every moment brings an opportunity to experience life anew. Every day carries the potential for transformation and growth-for adopting a fresh perspective, making a different choice, or taking a new path. [caption id="attachment_240" align="alignright" width="300"] Be thankful[/caption] I choose to make today a turning point day. Whether the changes I…
Every year I travel to the Vancouver, WA area to spend Thanksgiving with my oldest daughter and her family. Thursday we have our traditional turkey dinner, Friday we find some great Black Friday specials to take advantage of, and Saturday we have first Christmas with my grand kids there. It's…
My Grandma Rutledge used to always tell me, "change is good". I can't truly say if it's good or bad, or simply change. I've had so much change in my life in every area, I wouldn't know what to do if suddenly nothing changed. So maybe change is good. But…
"How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." ~ Trina Paulus If you stop and think about it, we are all caterpillars, aspiring to something greater. But at what point do we become brave enough,…
I've been absent, but I'm back. I'm sorry if you've missed me. 've missed you and it's time to get back on track. I moved, and things were in storage for a long time, but finally settled in to my new home. And I'm a home body. I love making…