For those of you not familiar with the church calendar, Advent is the season that leads up to Christmas. Advent is a time of waiting. A...

Let me be clear, I am no where near retirement, but I am closer to it than I have ever been. Unlike 31 years ago when I walked into my...

I have a pet peeve. And it's silly how much it annoys me.It shouldn't, but it could so easily be remedied that it makes me mad that it...

My daughter punctuates all of her text messages with exclamation points. For some odd reason, this makes me feel good. Great, actually....

I've been spending a lot of time lately in the car on long drives (think 7 hours each way, 22 hours each way-- you get the picture). Most...

We are going to Disney World next week for our annual family vacation...to Disney World. It's the same family vacation we did last year,...

Let me set the scene: Stephen King’s 65 th novel is about to be released. You liked the first 49, were a little discouraged with 50-53,...

I take pleasure in the small things. Little things truly do make me happy. There's nothing better than getting a refill of fountain soda...

I freely give up the first 2 attempts at Wordle in order to gain my footing. I start always with MOUSE (a tribute to Mickey). It's a...

There's nothing that makes me happier in the winter than watching the clock turn to 9pm and knowing that I can go to bed. The darkness is...

It's 2022. I need to let that sink in. It's 2022. I can vividly remember being downstairs in our rumpus room (aptly named by my husband...

Dear friends, I cannot thank you enough for your outpouring of support over this past week for my debut novel Threshing of Straw. I...

Almost a decade ago a character came into my mind—a little 9 year-old African-American girl from Georgia—Macey May Johnson. She refused...

"A grandmother who only ever wanted to protect her two little girls. A mother who did the unthinkable years before. A father lost in his...

Let me set the scene. Last month. Home for the weekend to close up my family home before the closing.Before it is no longer my family...

Life ebbs and flows. As Charles Dickens once said, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." I stenciled that adage (I'm...

It's happened. My house, minus my husband; our dog, Jane Austen; and our cat, Dudley; is empty. My children are now both at college. It's...

I saw an amazing art installation the other day in Concord, MA during a walk with a dear friend. I'll be honest, I don't frequent art...

I posted a picture on my author facebook page of a rather pretty knob. I know, a knob. But it's a pretty knob. It's a knob to use on a...

As a young working mother, I was bombarded with rules about “the firsts.” All the baby books are about firsts. I must write down my...