An excerpt from my latest book: Bounce! Don’t Break…             Do you have a friend who never seems to have a good day?  The sun could be shining, the birds could be singing and the price of regular gasoline could have just dropped to $1.00 a gallon but she would still be miserable and have     read more

This week I had the privilege of being a guest blogger for Guideposts Military Blog.  Thank you, Edie! When Christmas Came Before Halloween For one exhausted military wife, Christmas joy and comfort arrived early. The two small bags I carried that autumn felt as heavy as Santa’s sack on Christmas Eve as I made my way across the Navy Exchange     read more

Have you ever planned something for a long time?  Maybe it was a wedding or a special vacation that took months and months of preparation. Whatever it was, when the BIG DAY finally arrived did it seem somewhat surreal? Well, that’s exactly how I’m feeling today. For over a year now I’ve been working on, writing and editing my latest     read more

Been to a baby shower lately?  Maybe it’s just me, but what used to be fun has now become such an intricately planned, complicated, stressful and expensive event that my social antenna immediately goes on high alert whenever an invitation to one arrives on-line or in the mail.  Do I know the theme?  Where is the mother registered?  Will the     read more