An interesting question popped up from the post I wrote after no one attended one of my library events. Someone commented that people might have shown up if I had charged a speaking fee. I … [Read more...]
How to Give a Library Program
So this is what happened last night. No one, zero, not one person showed up to my “Meet the Author” event at a library one and a half hours from my house. The librarian who pursued me to participate … [Read more...]
Taking a Year Off
This year I’m studying People of the Promised Land I with Bible Study Fellowship. It’s the beginning part of what used to be the Israel and the Minor Prophet study. We’ve been studying David’s life … [Read more...]
To Run or Not To Run (Update)
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the 5K I planned to run in. Guess what? I ran and finished pretty well---THIRD PLACE in my age group!!!! I think it's pretty … [Read more...]
A Daughter-in-Law’s Tribute
The Dougherty family lost our leader yesterday. After 88 years, Ed Dougherty's heart finally just quit beating while he was sleeping. What a gentle way to leave this world. Doc was special to me from … [Read more...]
To Run or Not to Run
I signed up to run in another 5K, and I've been apologizing to my former self ever since. A few years ago I gave myself the gift of never running in another 5K. I had run in several. Five makes … [Read more...]
Resolutions?
Happy New Year, four days late! I'm trying to catch up from all the celebrations in the last few weeks--Thanksgiving, Ranger School Graduation (!!), Christmas--so here I am writing about resolutions … [Read more...]
Celebrating with Roses
Last Christmas, my husband and I gave each other a rose garden of twenty roses. When we were planning the garden, I said to the representative from the rose company, "We could have roses for our … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Confrontation
I don't like confrontation. I don't like being yelled at. For these reasons and others, I never post about current events on Facebook, and I just scroll through posts that begin with a viewpoint I … [Read more...]
Anyone for Tea?
Near the beginning of Rescued Hearts, Brett brews hot tea for Mary Wade. An early reader mentioned to me that she couldn’t imagine her husband making tea for her. Tea may seem like a feminine … [Read more...]
