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This morning, I hear Mary Poppins declare: “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. Find the fun and–snap!–the job’s

Why write a memoir? For their last assignment in my writing course, students compose a single-event memoir. We talk about all the kinds of experiences

I finished my young adult novel! It feels so great to finish. Now, I send it to my agent, and we make a proposal to

Today my youngest asks me why people yell Shotgun! when they want to sit in the front passenger seat. It’s because that seat was the

We’ve tossed the pumpkins and mums into the compost bin; we’ve accepted the winterberries’ arrival; we’ve raked every fallen leaf. Welcome winter.

A former student arrives to my office with a book of J.R.R Tolkien’s collected letters. She shares with me something so inspiring. On March 2,

Today I read in Proverbs 13:14 that “the teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from deadly traps.” I think

Today my friend reminds me that there are graces each day. In the midst of difficult, exhausting, or disappointing circumstances, there are graces. I thought

I’m trudging along in my snow boots to attend my office hours with my head down, sighing. It’s one of those days! I’m tired and

Local artist and dear friend, Jenny Kelly, delivers a memorial drawing of our sweet cat on Sunday morning. Jenny has a special gift of helping