With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I’m thinking about special gift ideas. Vanessa Hunt and Heather Patterson are sisters and coauthor’s of:  At the Picket Fence Blog.                         […]

 The race of 2018 is well on its way, with half  of January already gone. As crazy as it might seem, I felt impressed to post one more Christmas blog. Christmas? Yep!  Why? Because, with all of my heart, I want […]

Happy New Year! I’m excited to share, my friend, Janell Rardon’s newly released book, entitled:  Overcoming Hurtful Words. I pretty much devoured Janell’s book, on a flight to New Orleans, a few weeks ago. I had no idea how my […]

Christmas means so much to me. It’s the gatherings with good friends. Reconnecting with family members, near and far. Relishing the rich, aromatic fragrance of a freshly cut fir tree. Christmas music playing softly. Sipping coffee—fireside. The thrill of shimmering […]

Anger. It’s an emotion we all have to sort out, post-loss.  It seeps from our hearts and darkens our spirits. Are you a bit surprised at the forcefulness with which it spews? Has it come to visit you? _Sarah Philpott, […]

I’m of the opinion that our hearts lead us towards good, or bad. Often led by our own individual personal passions and pursuits established early in our lives. Because of this, it’s important for adults to passionately pursue teaching tools […]

What was I thinking, when I chose my dress pattern for my High School Home Economics Class? I’d never made a dress; never made any garment. Naively, I chose one of the most complicated patterns possible. A pattern requiring buttons. […]

I met Konnie Viner, two years ago, while teaching at the Asheville Christian Writer’s Conference at the Billy Graham Center at the Cove. When Konnie signed up to meet with me, for a fifteen-minute block of time on that beautiful, […]

I remember the beautiful Spring day, at Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer’s Conference, when Andrea Merrell joined me for a cup of java at The Cloud Cafe’.  On that special day, I had the privilege of interviewing Andrea about her […]

Today, I’m celebrating lessons learned from past mistakes. Celebrating?  Yep!  You read it correctly!   I think it’s time for us to celebrate the lessons we’ve learned from past mistakes and failures instead of beating ourselves up with regret. Would […]