I went over to the conference book table and let my eyes fall on each title propped up against a stack of spines. I saw books with pretty covers that sounded entertaining. I saw books that sounded reasonably helpful for women my age. When I saw this book though, I got a feeling. Or rather, a big mixing bowl of feelings. Feeling number one came because my word for the 2016 year is Present. How apt to find a book written on my word for the year! Being "present" had been going really well for me at ... View the Post
Transitions
Suddenly, seemingly overnight, there are yellow leaves littering the lawn. Slowly falling like leathery, wafting boats, I can feel a sort of similar change in my soul identifying with the leaves that are shriveling up and falling to be cradled by the grass. I think the changing of summer into fall is my favorite seasonal transition. It's one that is slow and sudden at the same time, but once it's happening, you can tell–because things start dying away. Fall is an interesting season ... View the Post
She Speaks Conference 2016
In high school, if you had asked me what I wanted to be, I would have said a writer. I took every literature class I could get into. I remember reading Noah Lukeman's The First Five Pages (a book on author technique) when I was in the eighth grade. Nothing made me feel more accomplished than getting a good score back on my essay in Advanced Composition. Thesaurus.com was bookmarked at the top of my favorites page. I loved reading the classics and devoured every Jane Austen novel multiple ... View the Post