The Worst Advice I Ever Got About Joy

‘Cause you know, there’s some really bad advice out there.  And we’ve all been slammed with it. When we were growing up, The Protestant Work Ethic was the creed by which we lived.  Our generation was raised by parents who survived the Great Depression, and the...

Do You Need A Bowl Of Ice Cream And A New Perspective?

I do!  I sat at my desk this morning to find a boatload of additional work piled on my head.  You know how that happens? And when the mountain has grown from the small hills by your home to Everest shooting 20,000 feet up into the clouds, well, what’s your first...

Is It Strange That Sometimes I Just Wanna Read?

Just wanting to curl up and read sounds odd to folks when I say it because, well, that’s what I do every day!  Sort of.  But in a different way. While it’s true I spend my days writing books or stories, and then editing other people’s books or stories, the thing is,...

A Day In The Life Of This Blogger

OMG!  My days are insane.  Are yours?  I bet they are. This is the craziest danged life.  As I write this, I’m munching on breakfast at my desk.  I know—everybody tells you not to do that.  We are to savor our meals, one bite at a time, being conscious of what we’re...

4 Ways Your Mother Lied To You

You know she did.  You probably knew it when she did it.  Or at least, once you became a grown adult and looked back. I think about my mom all the time.  I hear the same from so many of my friends whose moms have left us.  If you’re fortunate, you had the joy of...

Faith, Lies And Shame: We Have All Experienced Them

And unfortunately, the lies and shame have often come at the hands of “faith.” Religions from all over the globe trade in both of those.  President Obama recently caught a lot of flak by comparing the modern Isis mindset to the Christian travesty of the Crusades.  And...