Category Archives: My Journey

How my heart aches

I know there’s evil in the world, but I don’t think I’ll ever understand why things like the shooting that took place in Connecticut happen. What prompts an individual to shoot his mother, other teachers, and innocent children? This morning, … Continue reading

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Remembering

When I learned Broken Vessels would be published, I decided to dedicate it to my mother. By the time I was able to show her the dedication, she no longer remembered me, and had no idea what I was talking … Continue reading

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How do you measure success?

My first novel published nearly six months ago. Since that time, I find myself checking my numbers on Amazon, obsessed with making sure the book is selling. A few days ago, I received a message on Facebook from a former … Continue reading

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Can’t stop me!

My journey as a published author has just begun—at least I hope it continues. Wouldn’t want to be known as a one-book wonder. Oh, wait, you have to have a best-seller to be considered a wonder. My point being I … Continue reading

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Choices: part 2

In my previous post I wrote about my daughter, Jamie. Today I’d like to focus on my son, Josh.  Josh, like his mother, is a writer. Unlike his mother, he’s also an artist. When he puts the two together he … Continue reading

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CHOICES

When I first started this blog, the “My Journey” section was meant to be about my journey as a writer and the steps I’ve taken along the way. That’s been the case many of my posts, but I’ve come to … Continue reading

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Living with dementia

This post has nothing to do with writing, other than I might use my experiences in a book one day. When my first (and only) book was published, I dedicated it to my mother. Sadly, she was not able to … Continue reading

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The eye of the storm

I’ve lived in Florida for 21 years, and seen my share of storms. We’ve had a few brushes with hurricanes, but for the most part we’ve been hurricane-free.  Then, a little over a week ago, Tropical Storm Beryl blew into … Continue reading

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This was posted on facebook today. It’s an article Church MAG did on my publisher, Kirkdale Press. It was fun to see my name mentioned. Kirkdale Press is a new digital publishing imprint from Logos Bible Software and they may … Continue reading

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My weaknesses

Lord knows there are plenty of them, but for this post, I’m talking about my failure when it comes to blogging and tweeting. I so often find myself with nothing of any value to write about. And with Twitter, I’m … Continue reading

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