Thursday Tune-Up: Thoughts on Simplifying and Savoring the Holidays (and Surviving the Chaos!)
Insights from Ingrid: The Reason for the Season
I used to be that mother who had a to-do list for every category of Christmas – decorations, wrapping paper (homemade, only!), Christmas cookies (30 different flavors!), parties,
It wasn’t so long ago that I was a young mother of four – then six amazing children. The chaos, the runny noses, the scuffed knees, the wrestling on my clean kitchen floor – all fond memories now.
I’ve always wanted to blog, to asked my author friend, Susie May, if I could take over her blog for the month of November,
“Around the same time, a man called John began to travel, preach and ritually wash people through baptism in the wilderness of Judea. John preached a stern but exciting message. Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 3: 1-3, The Voice New Testament.
Our high school football season is over.
Time for a change?
A change in homes can also herald a change in lifestyle. Those looking at moving on from their quarter-acre paradise might suddenly discover the appeal of an inner-city apartment, while city dwellers might dream of a lifestyle block in the countryside or a villa in the suburbs. Whatever the change and new horizons you have in mind be prepared to make well-informed decisions as part of your move.
I have come upon a terrible truth.
A great parent trains their children to leave them.
I’m not sure why this didn’t click with me before. I mean since birth, hello, my kids have been leaving me.
I tried – oh,
Megan H. asked me: “I’ve been thinking about becoming a writer when I finish school, and I was wondering how you got started, the only thing is that I have also looked for independent schools in London because I don’t know if I should expand my schooling.”
Our family is loud. We easily take over a Kobe japanese restaurant, the football stands, and even our campfires in our backyard seem to echo into the night. Rambunctious, funny, dramatic…we don’t run out of words.
However, as the kids have grown up,
You know what’s NOT a great idea? Putting dinosaurs in a Transformer movie. But why, you ask, do dinosaurs show up in a Transformer’s move? Probably because someone was sitting in a meeting, looking at the script and said…”I dunno, something is missing…”
It’s not the dinosaurs. It’s the fact that yes,
I thought it might help aspiring writers to see a quick summary of the common mistakes I’m seeing as I look at entries and talk to authors looking to get published. So here they are, in no particular order.
Don;t forget that you can call the office for advise any time,
Outside, the wind howled, the thermometer dropping to a bracing negative nine degrees as I waited for Sally to arrive for our Monday Morning conversation. I had hoped she’d found a story question as she thought about the themes of her story. Ironically, I’d been thinking about printing services orange county and my new book,
