An Extroverted Introvert

People who know me would say, without hesitation, that I am an extrovert. The poster child for extroverts. I love talking, love laughing, love people. I will stand in front of a crowd and do just about anything. It takes a lot to embarrass me, a lot to make me...

Good Gifts

“God delights in giving good gifts to His children.” It sounds so simple. So easy. But this is something that has taken me years to fully embrace. “God’s people will suffer.” I get that. “Life is hard. God is good.” Been there. But recently, God has been showering...

First Drafts are Always Rough

I talk to and hear from aspiring writers who have ideas and dreams but are afraid – afraid they can’t do it, that their idea won’t be good enough. So they don’t start. These folks are usually perfectionists who feel that if they can’t...

To Be Exceptional in the Ordinary

I am great at starting things. I love tossing around ideas, planning for the future, dreaming big. Put me in a room with other creative people, and I could come up with all kinds of great plans. Actually making those plans happen, though…I am NOT great at that....

Los Recuerdos

I’m really not a hoarder. I have moved too much to hang on to a lot of things – it’s just more junk to pack up and move when it’s time to pack up and move. For those of you “regulars” to my blog, you know that our family has packed...