I said “Thank you” to my mom today. I spoke it aloud and it hung in the air, a gift to her – now gone five years this month.
For in passing away my mom gave me her own gift – the gift to follow my dream of finding the stories inside me to be told. And with her death I discovered what forever really is and that our time here on Earth truly is brief. In that moment I knew I had to carve out my own happiness.
So in my grief I began writing and my grief turned to peace and then joy at discovering Read more [...]A Silent Legacy: The Gifts Left Behind
I said “Thank you” to my mom today. I spoke it aloud and it hung in the air, a gift to her – now gone five years this month.
For in passing away my mom gave me her own gift – the gift to follow my dream of finding the stories inside me to be told. And with her death I discovered what forever really is and that our time here on Earth truly is brief. In that moment I knew I had to carve out my own happiness.
So in my grief I began writing and my grief turned to peace and then joy at discovering Read more [...]
Happy New Year all! First, I am so thrilled to share the money raised toward the Pearl S. Buck Welcome House Adoption Program. For two weeks in December, I promised to donate $1 from each book sale of A Human Element, print or ebook. With your help I sold 71 books and am donating $71 to this wonderful program! Thank you!
Now here's a look back at 2012!
Top visited guest posts on my blog in 2012:
#1 Allison Brennan: How to knock off your characters
New York Times and USA Today bestselling