Important versus Urgent

At the end of the day when you look back on what you’ve accomplished or chosen to do with your minutes, will you say you’ve spent time doing the things that are important to you, or were you caught up in doing things that required your urgent attention? While I’d like to say I’m diligent…

Reframing the Past

I read an intriguing quote from Katherine Wolf, author of Treasures in the Dark recently. She wrote, “The past is a fact, but the way I tell my story is a choice.” As a writer, these words caught my attention, but as a person, the rest of the message resonated with a truth I knew but hadn’t heard…

It’s Release Day for my debut novel!

Today, May 16th, is the release date for my debut novel, Loving the Rodeo Queen! It is included in an anthology from Two Dogs Publishing entitled, Bright Lights. You can find it on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. Isn’t the cover gorgeous! And look! My name is on the cover! I’m totally in awe. I…

An Attitude of Service

Thank you to all those whose labor is an outpouring of service. ACFW 2023 wrap-up with a twist.

Purpose 1: When Good Things Crowd Your Path

My paternal grandmother had the best-smelling yellow roses on the planet. Everyone thought so. And nearly everyone asked for and received a start for their own planting. My mother was one of those who planted tiny starter roots on the east end of her newly-built home. When I was little, I paid little attention to…