I met the talented Rachel Carrera during the 2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge and was invited by her to participate in the Writing Process Blog Tour. I've been reading the answers to the given questions by other bloggers who have participated and I have to say it's been enlightening to not only read about other writers, but to… Continue reading My Writing Process
Tag: Writing
Special Mother’s Day Gift
Two fabulous authors have a Mother's Day Offer I wanted to share with you. (See below) Need a special Mother's Day gift for your Mom, Wife or Grandmother? Mother’s Day is on May 11 and Hot Chocolate Press has a special buy one get one free offer.* Buy And Then I Smiled ($11.95) by Dean… Continue reading Special Mother’s Day Gift
“Z” is for…
Zoey and Zig Ziglar Yes, you read that correctly. My favorite "Z" word in the whole world is Zoey, my precious granddaughter. There is none so perfect as she. 🙂 Especially in her sassy little leopard print dress. And Zig Ziglar? I couldn't think of a better way to end this remarkable blog challenge than… Continue reading “Z” is for…
“X” is for…
X-tra ready for the challenge to be over...Okay, so that may be cheating a bit. But the truth is there all the same. 🙂 This challenge has been an amazing journey. It's taught me that even when I am sure I have nothing to say or my mind feels blocked from thinking of something interesting to… Continue reading “X” is for…
“W” is for…
Writing on the Wall After reading a blog post some time back asking how far back our love of writing went, I began thinking about when my love of words began, and discovered it was the writing on the wall. Literally. Much to my mother and father's dismay, I began experimenting with writing on our living room… Continue reading “W” is for…
“V” is for…
Vacation Who doesn't love a vacation? The image of my toes in the sand, a cool drink in my hand...ahhh...heaven. When I was younger my definition of vacation was narrow, including only the traditional meaning of the word--"a period of time that a person spends away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or… Continue reading “V” is for…
“L” is for…
My Top Ten: 10.) Always follow the golden rule--Treat others as you would like to be treated. 9.) Be what you want to be, not what someone else wants you to be. 8.) It's okay to hate the sin, but love the sinner. We are all, every one of us, sinners. 7.) True happiness isn't… Continue reading “L” is for…
“H” is for…
It's my favorite place in the entire world. But more than a place, I think of it as a state of being. Home is where I am when I have my kids and grandkids with me, whether it's at my house or elsewhere. Home is where I am when I'm on a nature walk, feeling… Continue reading “H” is for…
“C” is for…
cre·a·tiv·i·ty /ˌkrieɪˈtɪvɪti, ˌkriə-/ Show Spelled [kree-ey-tiv-i-tee, kree-uh-] noun 1. the state or quality of being creative. 2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing… Continue reading “C” is for…
“B” is for…
Baby Steps. Remember the excitement you felt when your child (or niece, nephew...you get the picture) took his/her first step? What a monumental stepping stone, if you will. As we get older, baby steps lose their appeal and we want things bigger, faster, easier. With so many get-rich-quick schemes thrown out to the world like… Continue reading “B” is for…