I’ve seen lots of Facebook posts about words people are choosing for their 2017 word-to-live-by. I haven’t chosen one. I sort of feel about choosing a word like I feel when I think about choosing a … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookies
Two things I like best about December are sending Christmas cards and baking cookies. We mail over two hundred cards, and I bake at least twelve different kinds of cookies. In a family of six, you … [Read more...]
Working the Polls
I’ve worked at my small, hometown precinct on election days since 2007, and mostly, they're fun days. I’ve seen many beautiful pictures—like our last mayoral election. After the polls closed, the … [Read more...]
‘Tis the Season…for a Christmas Brunch
For people in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I'll be speaking at New Community Church's Christmas Brunch on Saturday, November 19th from 10:00-12:30. It should be a special event because my good … [Read more...]
A Good Man…
I’m not really a gushing kind of person. Although I write love stories, you’ll never see me use words like soul mate or love of my life. Despite my lack of gushing, I’ve been married for twenty-eight … [Read more...]
On the Radio
Last week, I enjoyed my first radio interview. Lynda Carroll made the thirty minutes easy and so much fun. She asked interesting questions about my writing journey, Irish Encounter, and Mars...With … [Read more...]
Remember 911
This is my memory of September 11, 2001. It was a Tuesday morning, a new year of BSF, Bible Study Fellowship for me, my first in leadership. We had a leaders’ meeting starting about 9:00. I waited at … [Read more...]
Libraries and Budgets Plus a Compliment
Last time I wrote about my struggle to convince the Town Board to fund our public library’s total operations budget. Here’s the good news right in the first paragraph: the Board voted to fund it. A … [Read more...]
Are Libraries Still Relevant? Yes!
For the past six years, I've been trying to convince my town board to fund our public library's total operations budget: $11,900. When I started asking, the board gave us $4,000. Last year, the board … [Read more...]
Piano Lessons and Chicken Ring Around
I just walked into my house after about an hour of gardening, doing something else creative so my mind can rest before tackling another scene in my work-in-progress. My house smelled like my old piano … [Read more...]
