Rare Bird, by Anna Whiston-Donaldson, published by Convergent Books, is a powerful and moving account of a terrible, personal tragedy. Anna and I met at BlogU in June, where she told me about the journey she and her family had gone through after the tragic accident that took the life of her 12-year-old son, Jack, three years ago. I was honored when she asked me to review … [Read more...]
Fifteen Ways to Break the Block
Every few weeks I find myself staring at my computer wondering what the heck I’m going to write about. I might panic for a moment or two that I have nothing left to write about, but usually once I start typing I come up with something. About every six months or so I suffer from an epic case of writer’s block. Last year I developed a no-fail strategy to ban the block which I … [Read more...]
Watch Out for Flying Objects
Throughout my life, in good times and challenging ones, I’ve always been comforted by signs. Whether it’s hearing my favorite song come on when I’m feeling a little sad, or getting a call from an old friend at a particularly difficult point in my life, I’ve always seen these events as the way God or the universe communicates with me and lets me know I”m not alone. About … [Read more...]
All or Nothing
Yesterday I found myself on a train into New York City to have lunch with two friends. One who lives in Manhattan and one who was visiting from out of town for a conference. When my husband handed me the train ticket, I jokingly thanked him for issuing me my “day pass” from the insane asylum. As I sat on the train I marveled at how quickly I have always been able to … [Read more...]
Lost and Found
As I was sliding down the hill, I had to question the wisdom of taking the trail my 12-year-old son, Tom, wanted to take. I figured that because I was with my dad, it would be OK. But my dear 71-year-young father was way ahead of me and wasn’t looking back. I’d lost sight of him. Tom was behind me, exclaiming that this was the best day of his life. For a minute I … [Read more...]
