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Empty Plate, Clean Slate
Today I’m doing a detox. Someone shoot me. Every spring, as the weather warms up and more and more skin is exposed to the light of day, I begin to see the need to get myself back on track and feeling...
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Be the Lighthouse
A friend sent me a really great article on parenting. It was called Raising Your Successful 35-Year-Old. In the age of helicopter parents, it talked about being a lighthouse parent–where the goal isn’t...
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We Are the Authors of This Boy
This morning I dropped off my oldest for an 8th grade overnight field trip. As I watched the bus get smaller in my rearview mirror, I couldn’t help but feel all the feels. This isn’t the first time...
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Stop the Promo-citis and Just Review the Damn Book, Please
While there is an exception to every rule, most of us hate, hate, hate the self promotion of books. It makes EVERYONE crazy! Readers get sick of hearing writers with promo-citis. Admire my cover,...
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Lived Instead of Captured
As most of you might remember, I run outside whenever I get the chance. And because I live in a wooded area, it’s not unusual for me to cross paths with a variety of wild life, including deer, wild...
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The Summer Agenda
Where have you been??? Oh, wait, it was me that fell down the rabbit hole and got lost? Yeah, I guess it was. I was busy surviving the end of the school year. I know normal people do this all the time,...
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Disney Wonder and Alaska
GRATEFUL EXPANSION: Vancouver, Disney Wonder and Alaska I’m home! And it’s been a fabulous vacation and I want to blog about it for a couple reasons. First of all, I know a ton of people that are going...
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Seasons: Love the One You’re With
ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW MY KIDS WILL BE BACK IN SCHOOL!!!!! (Me doing the happy dance) Please don’t judge my enthusiasm–I really do sympathize with the back-to-school teachers. (((hugs))) Truly, it’s...
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Tipping Points
As I’ve been following the good, bad and ugly at my children’s former school district (lots of families feeling ambushed with an unwelcome and unorganized redistricting) I recently came across a few...
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The Boys in the Basement Found Their Groove
When I wrote my first book, TOUCHING THE SURFACE, I was obsessed with my musical playlist. I hardly ever wrote without it playing in the background. When I was brainstorming parts of the novel, I...
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Working Like a Dog
Traditionally, when writers hear the phrase Working like a Dog, their minds go to coffee fueled, butt-in-chair, word sprints with fingers flying over keys. We picture grabbing a hold of the task at...
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Unhappy Camper Kills Darlings
Tuesday I wrote a blog post called Working Like a Dog. Actually, I wrote TWO. Just as I finished…the entire post (except for one dog picture) disappeared. I sucked in a huge breath, but quickly calmed...
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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
I LOVE reading YA. But I’m also a fan of not limiting yourself to only one age group or even genre of books. There are things to be learned and pondered out there and they come in all kinds of...
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Last night I was in the car with the boys, listening to music, when a certain song came on. I immediately looked at the 12yo, pointed my finger and declared that THIS song had a line in it that was my...
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Speak Up–The Children Will Listen
I’ve stepped away from social media quite a bit lately. The trolls and the drama of petty and cruel things has discouraged me. But I’ve always known the limit to my silence. A time would come when it...
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A Dad Shaped Space
An interesting thing happened last night, although I guess it was technically this morning. Either way, every year for the previous 10 New Year’s Eves, I found myself staying up past the midnight drop...
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Taking the Extra Step
Usually, taking the extra step is a good thing. It’s about attention to detail and getting things done. It’s all about taking it to the next level, unless your me. *sigh* A couple days ago I headed up...
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Passion Planner Mini Me
Last year I bought a Passion Planner and optimistically blogged about it. You can read my 2015 Passion Planner post HERE. But now, it’s 2016 and I wanted to let you know how my planner worked out for...
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Flow, Frequency and Continuity
I know I’m preaching to the choir when I say life is hectic. Hell, it’s bat shit crazy for most people most of the time. I ain’t special. There will always be something or multiple somethings that will...
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The Gift of Big Magic
I’m going to start this blog post by giving you a GUSH ALERT. If you choose to continue reading, you will hear me gushing about a book I read last week–a book I’ve been dying to share with you. In...
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