Last week, I asked my incredibly imaginative Facebook friends to help me come up with a title for a chapter I’m writing about grace for my new inspirational book, Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate (set to release in Feb, 2013 by Barbour Books). My creative FB buds had done such a slam bang-up ...
Living in the Shadow of the Hawk
I live in a thickly wooded area and my backyard is home to many critters. Last week we had a very noisy skirmish between the possum clan and red fox tribe that drew Spouse from his nice warm bed to screech like a banshee and whack a baseball bat against the metal door at 3 ...
Flying by the Seat of My Pants
Deb in London Metro Whew! It’s been quite a whirlwind since the March release of More Beauty, Less Beast: Transforming Your Inner Ogre. Hence the irregular blog posts. My apologies if you’ve noticed. But then it’s always crazy-busy for a few months when a book first releases. Just during the months of March and April, ...
What’s a book like you doing in a place like this?
I received a note from an old friend in Alabama that I just had to share with you. I tweaked the names a bit for privacy. “I have the best story to tell you about your book, 365 Chick-isms, and where it ended up. My daughter, Ann, is dating a twenty-something guy named Jason ...
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The Cardinal Challenge
What is that strange flapping noise? I slowed my pace on my power-walk around the hotel lot just after dawn last Saturday and looked around. My make-shift track circled the expansive building and at the moment, had led me to the tree-lined fence separating the parking lot from a tangle of neglected woods at the ...
Tribute to a Victorious Life
Photo by Marian Crawford My husband and I were stunned when the call came. “You need to come now,” my nephew said, his voice catching. “It doesn’t look like she’ll make it through the night.” He was referring to his mother, my dear sister-in-law, Suzi, who had seemed the very picture of vitality before she’d ...
Reflections
Be careful little eyes what you see,Oh be careful little eyes what you see,For the Father up aboveIs looking down in love,So be careful little eyes what you see. There I was, driving along, singing at the top of my lungs to my wee grandson’s kiddie CD when I suddenly smacked into the brick wall. ...
Praying the SAM Creed
We’re never really alone, even when it feels like it In my last post, I mentioned that for the past few weeks, our family has received bad news about so many of our friends and relatives, it feels surreal. And overwhelming. The prayer list I keep in my rolling cathedral (car) is overflowing with urgent ...
Starting the New Year Out Right
Photo by Marian Crawford I must admit when I awoke before dawn this morning, New Year’s Day, my thoughts were a bit on the dreary side. I was bummed by recent family problems, pressing decisions, and the sudden death of a close friend a few days before Christmas. Yes, I know, I know – compared ...