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Thoughts on Being a Judgmental Fool

I am writing a book about my life. I have one chapter on the occasions when I found myself to be judgmental fool and the life lessons I learned when I realized what I’d done. I submitted the following to a writing contest and I won the category for best Bible Study writing. “For if […]

Thoughts on My Woman Castle

I’ve been hard at work this past week. I pieced together a quilt top and got it to the quilting place. It should be done in time to use on our summer sojourn. When I retired, my co-workers gave me a very nice gift certificate to my favorite quilt store. I got two of the […]

Thoughts on the Election

When it comes to elections, I appreciate the right to vote and exercise that right as often as I can. I’m registered as an independent voter because I don’t like any of the parties and don’t want to be affiliated with one. I vote in almost every election, even in local elections where no one […]

Thoughts on Running Out of Time

I feel so stressed right now. My next novel is going more slowly than I hoped and may not be released in May like I wanted. I keep pausing to do other little things that keep popping up. Individually they don’t take much time to complete, but all together, it’s taken a lot of my […]

Thoughts on Why I Write

For the past three weeks, I’ve written about how I write, why I write what I write, and what I read. This week I’d like to tell you why I write each day and why I think it’s such a passion for me. Since I was a girl, I’ve had a lively imagination. When I […]

Thoughts on Reading

Once I learned how to read in first grade, I never stopped reading. I come by it naturally, being the granddaughter of another avid reader who read mostly Texas history books and the daughter of an avid reader who focused on history of many places. So naturally I just had to be an avid reader […]

Thoughts on My Wholesome Books

I am a self-published author. In last week’s blog, I talked about the process I go through to get my books published. I work hard and put in the necessary work to make my books the very best that I can for my readers. For me, self-publishing isn’t about doing it “the cheap way.” It’s […]

Thoughts on Writing Books

As you may know, the past couple of weeks have been unusual (read my previous blog to understand more) and my writing time has been limited to during naptimes and after bedtimes. In spite of the limited time, I finished the first draft of my second novel and have made really good progress on the […]