When a person sends a kindness your way, it’s only right that you show your gratitude. So please don’t see this just as an opportunity for me to toot my own horn (which it is, of course), but also as a way to say, “Thank you” to a fellow blogger who chose to honor me with […]
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Journal Treasures / Standing in the Doorway
Standing in the Doorway, written January 3, 2000 The door stands open, and as I peek through it, I marvel that such a life does indeed exist. I will not cross the threshold, because if I do, all I care about and those I love will be lost to me forever. With my hand on the door frame, […]
The Power of Thought
Today guest blogger Dorothy Skarles introduces us to the power of thought. And what a powerful thinking little gal she was as a child. Heck, it’s how she got her first car. Welcome Dorothy. The Power of Thought At times, a memory has a funny way of entering your thoughts. You can see, hear or […]
What’s in a Word? Sources of Writing Inspiration
Let me introduce guest blogger Laura Trutna, who writes about how sometimes a given word will get the mind moving and working to reshape nonsense into something eloquent. Welcome Laura. What’s In a Word? Sources of Writing Inspiration I am a writer. Not the kind with a capital “W.” I haven’t been published, nor will […]
Journal Treasures / Walking the Farm
Here’s a selection taken from my journal, titled “Walking the Farm,” a sharing, so you know how at least one writer’s mind works. I’m currently reading a book called Epitaph for a Peach, Four Seasons on my Family Farm, by David Mas Masumoto. He has shown me that it’s possible to write beautifully and informatively about farm life. Inspired by […]
Memory and Tears / Bereavement
Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with a post on bereavement. Memory and Tears The question asked today in the bereavement group is to encourage talking. The moderator does not want anyone to keep their feelings hidden within themselves. Saying, ‘I’m fine’ when you are not, is taking a risk of coming down with a […]
