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Happy Thanksgiving

Today is a good day to concentrate on gratitude. How, you may ask? I won’t pretend it’s always easy, but what I have learned is that for me, living every day with an attitude of gratitude makes the tough times easier and the good times truly joyous. Not that I don’t get mired in hopelessness sometimes…but somehow, somewhere a reminder comes that how I view the world and its challenges makes all the difference.

My fervent wish for you and yours on this Thanksgiving Day…

I hope you can find the g...

Wednesday Wisdom: Thanksgiving

In honor of Thanksgiving…a few well chosen words…

Tuesday Tunes: Mr. Rogers Remix

Okay, so not all tunes are the latest and greatest pop hit. Some take you back to childhood, and in this holiday season I’ve been doing a lot of walking down memory lane (as I told you during yesterday’s blog). This catchy ditty, I just can’t shake off (wink-wink to Ms. Taylor Swift). Probably because the Neighborhood of Make Believe is one of the reasons I love storytelling. I was a huge fan of Mr. Rogers. Still am. Check out this remix and I’d love to know your favorite Mr. Rogers episode…o...

Nov 24: Christmas Justice is a Fresh Pick at Fresh Fiction

November 24, 2014

Wow!! Christmas Justice is the Fresh Pick for November 24, 2014. The coolest thing about this is that it’s chosen by a group of readers! THANK YOU READERS!!!

Monday Memories: The Storytelling Bug Bit Me Over Tacos

One of the most common questions I’m asked is ‘when did you start writing?’

The truth is, I’ve been writing forever, but the real answer to that question is a little different, because for me, it’s always been the storytelling that grabbed my interest first. I lost my heart to storytelling when I was a child, sitting at the knee of my great-aunt. After making my little brother and me the best tacos in the world, she mesmerized me with her tales of ‘The Little Match Girl’ and ‘How the Tiger Got...

Wacky Weekend – Tim Conway’s Elephant Story

Hi everyone! Sometimes we just need to laugh. This video is almost five minutes long, but what can be said of Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett Show? There’s a small cuss word at the end, but I couldn’t stop laughing. Enjoy this wacky weekend!

Fitness Friday: It’s All About the Feet!

The worst thing about working out: it actually does help stress; it does make you stronger; it does give you a sense of wellbeing… and for every week you miss, it seems to take months to get back to where you were.

I hate it! Except that it truly does do everything advertised. Why couldn’t chocolate do the same…without sending me into sugar overload?

So, as much as I hate to admit it, working out over the last few years has been a blessing. I still have a long way to go to get as healthy as I w...

Techno Thursday: What the heck is Nanotechnology?

Okay, I admit it. I’m a geek. And occasionally in my books I’ll put something a little fun and techie! I occasionally even get a comment about how some things in my books are unbelievable. BUT… there’s a lot of science these days that is true…andunbelievable. Nanotechnology is a science that defies the laws of physics. With great power comes great responsibility after all.

Check this out! Very Star Trek! The possibilities are as endless as imagination.

Wednesday Wisdom: Start with the Woman in the Mirror

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month. — Theodore Roosevelt

Tuesday Tunes: A Hero Comes Along

Some days I wonder if heroes exist anymore. I’m an optimist at heart, but sometimes I look around and have to wonder…where have all the heroes gone? I’m not talking about celebrities or sports figures or the rich and famous. I mean the person who sacrifices without expectation. The man or woman who does the right thing…because it’s the right thing. The person who doesn’t look for an angle.

Where have all the heroes gone?

AndI realize they are right in front of us. It’s the man who takes care of...