I Have Come Upon a Terrible Truth

Susan Just for Fun, Scribbles

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, I tried, to extract promises that they’d live with me forever. In fact,

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Cheering Us On

Susan Good Stuff, On Writing, Scribbles

Hello from Northern Minnesota, where the leaves are crimson, the air smells of wood-burning ovens, and Friday night football is our favorite night of the week! I love to sit in the stands and cheer on my football players. It’s one of my greatest joys.

I am working on a Christmas novella for next fall.

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Maintaining Peace as a Writer

Susan On Writing

Peace is different than balance. Peace is finding the priorities God has set for you and then pursuing that. Granted, it might look different for each day; some days, I’m a mom first, some days the Book Therapy Head Coach. Some days I’m a novelist, some days I’m ministering to women.

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