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Why I Wrote My Book

In 2015, my mother passed away. It followed over a year of hospital visits, nursing home stays, countless hours of in-home care provided by my siblings and me, and a few weeks of hospice. It was a hard year in many ways, but one amazing gift came from that time. My siblings and I came together to care for our mom, and we developed a friendship that still brings me great joy. Difficult situations, especially...
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Just Because It Looks Dead

If you want a plant to die, just give it to me. It might not happen right away, but its fate is sealed. It’s not […]

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Mom, Stop Blaming Yourself! Guilt and Sorrow in Parenting

I’m talking to me. When kids are born, we often look for similar features to their parents. He has his mother’s eyes or his father’s […]

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Alone Time in a Crowd Living With Others

There once was a time when summers were incredibly lonely for me. My kids slept all day and/or spent hours in their rooms. My husband […]

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Dating My Husband Part 3- Bucket Lists

  If I had to describe my husband’s and my dating over the last few years, the word I would use is intentional. In many […]

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Dating My Husband Biking Part 2 (Or How It's Really Going)

My husband and I began our e-biking adventure in April of 2023.  Here’s how it started: My husband did a ridiculous amount of research in […]

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Dating My Husband The Bike Adventure- Part 1

Last spring, my husband and I talked about what life would look like as empty nesters (if we ever made it to that point in […]

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Your Calling, Your Failure

What happens when you’re failing at your calling? That thing that you feel you were meant to do or be is turning out to be […]

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Preparing the Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength New Year's Day 2024

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment […]

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Restoring Relationship New Year's Day 2023

2022 was a pretty good year for me, but like all years, it had its challenges. For me, the most prominent struggle was with a […]

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Stories of Water

I found this piece I wrote years ago and didn’t put it on my blog. I thought I’d publish it here as it is still […]

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Reevaluating Our Dreams New Year's Eve Reflections

This was a big year for me. (Photo year in review at the end.) This year was: Hard Exhausting Rewarding Emotional My 2021 reflections could […]

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Cover Reveal Discovering Darcy

I’m excited to be sharing the cover for my upcoming book, Discovering Darcy. This is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice.   What if we confuse […]

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Calling All Readers! Join my ARC Team

Hello friends, I’m about ready to launch my first ever novel, and I’m putting together a team of people who are interested in supporting me […]

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It’s 2021 Somewhere!

The new year has already arrived in cities east of my home in Jersey. Our home is prepping for our gathering of four people. Just […]

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2020 Headline Bingo

This year has been pretty crazy. Since many of us will be home this year for New Year’s Eve with only our households, I thought […]