> My sister sent me this prayer. I needed this becasue too often I see the world through near-sighted eyes and with a heart that’s crusted with unconcern. I don’t mean to, but my focus becomes warped, my judgment swift, in this fast-paced, crazy world we live in. Be kind. Love abundantly. Pray for the broken-hearted. Heavenly Father, Help us …
>How to BE a Writer
> My friend and fellow Tulsa Night Writer, Chuck Sasser, talked at our monthly meeting about becoming a writer. Chuck is multi-published in the action adventure and military genres and has written both fiction and non-fiction with thousands of magazine and newspaper articles to his credit as well. Born to a sharecropper in Arkansas, he told his mother at an …
>Lessons from “Dancing With the Stars”
> I’ve never been a huge TV fan. As a kid, I preferred reading. When I grew up, the schedules and homework of four boys kept me scattered in too many directions. Even now, with an empty nest, I don’t find much to interest me. Most of my TV experience has come in late-night reruns of Cheers and Seinfeld. Very …
>10-20-30! Let the virus begin!
>Relevantgirl, Mary DeMuth, has started a fun “tag” on her blog. Quick: What were you doing 10 – 20 – 30 years ago? 10 years ago—Life was good on the family farm in Balko, OK. Three of our four boys had flown the nest with only a 13-year-old left at home. He kept us busy with sports, 4-H, and raising …
>Weird Phenomenon
> While standing under a street light the other night, my friend Myra pointed up and said, “What are those strings in the air?” Tiny networks of silvery, almost invisible strands, floated in the calm, fall-is-in-the-air hush. Whispery threads that brushed against our faces. Tickly fibers that wafted on an upward journey. We brushed them away and kept on chatting. …
>Days and Hours, A Review
> DAYS AND HOURSBy Susan MeissnerHarvest House Publishers Days and Hours is the third book in the Rachael Flynn mystery series. I became a fan of Susan’s work this summer. Her easy writing style and chair-gripping scenes woven with unique and quirky characters are only half the story. In each of the Rachael Flynn books, the plight of children comes …
>I’m Proud to Present
> I am very excited to tell you about a beautiful book just released from Guideposts Books. One of the featured stories is by a friend of ours in Texas. Joe Brillhart and his wife Gayla meet Billy Graham at the Mayo Clinic when Joe’s daughter, Traci, was undergoing treatment there. Away From Home is a wonderful story about how …
>This and That
>I’ve been off this week being “Mimi” to my new granddaughter and her two brothers, and I’m having a ball. These things just matter, and I know how quickly they grow up. So, in lieu of creative posts of my own, I’d like to point you to a couple of opportunities on my writing buddies’ blogs. My friend and critique …
>Congratulations to Hope Chastain
> Hope Chastain is the winner of the $25 Starbucks gift card. She had a variety of answers for what described her in coffee lingo. She states she will use the gift card for research she wants to do at her local coffee spot. That’s my kind of gal! As promised, I said I’d tell you what description fit me, …
>Welcome, Baby Girl
> Where do you begin to describe the wonders of a newborn? The silky hair. The clamped-shut eyes that aren’t ready to face the world. The heart-shaped mouth that makes pretend sucking movements even in sleep. Paper-thin nails on ten perfectly formed fingers and toes. A newborn is all of this, of course . . . and more.This week, we …