My friend and fellow author Michelle Titus sent me an uplifting email after she read my book When I was Young I Flew the Sun as a Kite. In her email she wrote, “It is a great gift to be able to work life out on paper. It’s a slow death to the enemy, that being death by paper cut.” I love this idea: working out life on paper is a slow death … [Read more...]
How to Build an Empire, Write a Book or Follow Your Dreams
One of the most common phrases said to me is: “I do not know how you do it all.” And probably the most common question asked of me as a mom-preneur is, “How do you do it all?” Here is my quick and easy answer. I don’t do it all. I do the important things well. I make products. I write and publish books—12 of them so far! I work as a formulator … [Read more...]
What to Expect in Reality
No one tells you about the ugly side of motherhood. We all show the Pinterest-worthy and Instagram-legit photographs of smiles, glitter, holding hands and picture-perfect moments. I know I had my camera firmly in the off position last night as my emotions melted down around me at the mall. I didn’t want to be at the mall—that factored majorly into … [Read more...]
Puffy & Blue Wins Award in Readers’ Favorite Book Contest
My book Puffy & Blue: The Chronicles of Nine Lives Together won bronze in the 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. Puffy & Blue has also won the International Book Awards and was a National Indie Excellence Award Finalist. This book has a 5 Star rating on Readers's Favorite and a 4.9 Star rating on Amazon. You can enter to win a FREE … [Read more...]
Lunch with Pat
I met my mother’s best friend, Pat, for lunch this summer when I went to Portland for a visit. Lunch with Pat for me is far more than a shared meal. Something today made me long for a lunch date with Pat. In Pat’s smile I can see decades of laughter shared with my mother. In the special glint of her eyes I can see the mischievous moments she … [Read more...]
If Words Made a Visible Difference
A friend posted this quote by an unknown author on her Facebook page today, “If the words you spoke appeared on your skin, would you still be beautiful?” Unknown That alone is a powerful question worth pondering for a moment. But her status update got me thinking deeper about the question. If the words we spoke to others appeared as … [Read more...]
Even So
Phrases get stuck in my head sometimes. Even a word combo can replay for days in my head. Last week at church we sang a song that said, “even so . . .” Even so has been stuck in my head ever since, so today I decided to look up the definition. In spite of . . . nevertheless . . .notwithstanding . . .despite that . . .in spite of that. . … [Read more...]
Introducing the 2nd Edition of How to Self-Publish
The 2nd edition of How to Self-Publish: A Guide for Author-Preneurs is available today on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. This new and revised version has updated information throughout the book including: expanded resources, updated statistics, modernized formatting and editing tips, expanded Kindle Publishing information, and more. The … [Read more...]
No Overnight Success Stories — Hallelujah Anyway
The phrase overnight success cracks me up. I am sure someone out there has been an overnight success at some point in life, but for most of us the road to success if littered with failure and defeat. I know it has been for me. My friend Lela Barker has a business called Lucky Break Consulting. She came up with the name because people thought … [Read more...]
Fibonacci Sequence Applied to Real Life
I am by no means a math nerd, but when my pastor talked about the Fibonacci sequence in his sermon he had my full and undivided attention. It was as if the Fibonacci sequence confirmed exactly how I feel when one more thing gets added to my calendar. I feel overwhelmed as if that one thing came with uninvited friends. Let me briefly explain … [Read more...]
The Journey to Here
Do you ever sit back and wonder how exactly you got to where you are? Every place (good or bad) I’ve found myself has been from a series of my choices. Once upon a time I suffered from a victim mentality. I felt like a series of life events had put me where I was and were the cause of all my woes. One day I suddenly realized that my own choices … [Read more...]
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