I shut my computer with a snap and a sigh. I knew the application deadline passed a few days prior, but seeing it in black and white felt like reading the death announcement of my dreams. It was my own fault; I waffled for months over my decision to apply to this particular MFA program. I made lists ... Read More about The coming season
When you have grand plans
The white birch in the back yard needed to stay. It weeps and lists slightly to the left, but it also frames every sunset, and so it needed to stay while almost every other tree in the yard ended up in the chipper. My husband has grand plans for this piece of property, but before we could begin the ... Read More about When you have grand plans
Link love: Edition 001~I read things
I get around the internet a fair bit, but I don't often share the links I'm currently reading. Let's remedy that, shall we? I intended to post these last week, but good words never get old, they get better with age. Much like myself, or so I tell my husband. If you click on any of them, make it ... Read More about Link love: Edition 001~I read things
When you want a happy ending
I recently watched a film about French artist Seraphine Louis (Seraphine de Senlis). The film was in French, and I thought it might help me to hear the words in conversation, that perhaps some of what I'm learning in my French lessons will stick if I hear other people speak it. I caught a few words, ... Read More about When you want a happy ending
Five Minute Friday: Glue
Hello, Friends. Welcome back for another Friday spent with Lisa-Jo and the Five-minute crowd. Today, we're taking five minutes to write on the prompt Glue. Do you have five minutes to write, read, or both? Why don't you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no ... Read More about Five Minute Friday: Glue
Spiritual Misfit: A book giveaway
I grew up in the church, the daughter of pastor parents who believed, more than anything, in living like they were the hands and feet of Jesus. I rubbed shoulders with the doubters and the deep believers, the sick and the healed. I knew what a life looked like when Jesus called it redeemed. I saw ... Read More about Spiritual Misfit: A book giveaway
