There are many times when you just have no words for what you've been through. This is not one of those times for me.We got hit, square-on, by the derecho storm that ran through much of the northeast on June 29, 2012. Here's a NASA clip on Youtube of what it looked … [Read more...]
POWERLESS in West Virginia!
Hi, my friends! No, I haven't been avoiding you! We've been without power for 10 days now, since the storm (dericho?) hit West Virginia two Fridays ago. I'm on the library computer now, so not much time to post. But I have lots of observations to blog about as soon as my power and internet go back … [Read more...]
Yard Sales and Fires–Letting Go of Things
I tend to hang on to things.This could be why I have at least five huge Rubbermaid bins full of my children's baby clothes, in sizes up to...their age right now.I like to remember how cute they looked in those favorite outfits, I tell myself. Someday, maybe they'll want to use those "retro" clothes … [Read more...]
Classy Quotes Wednesday–MIDDLEMARCH
photo from the 1994 BBC MIDDLEMARCH movieI just want to segue into this post by asking you to pray for those in the path of the Colorado wildfires, and that God will send rain. I know personally how a fire can wreak unbelievable damage in a short amount of time, and that experience sticks with you … [Read more...]
Vlog Post–My Inspirational Painting
Okay, peeps! Here's my first attempt at vlogging! Enjoy! … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: THE TELLING by Mike Duran
I don't often venture into book reviews as blogposts, but this book warranted more coverage than my Goodreads review.I won THE TELLING in an online contest on Mike Duran's blogspot, http://mikeduran.com/. I knew Mike wrote speculative fiction for the CBA, and I'd been intrigued. I was one of the … [Read more...]