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This is a day of thanks giving in the United States and like my family, others across the country will join together to share a bountiful feast.  The menu might be different depending on the family’s traditions, but we join together to give thanks for what the past year has brought us and what theContinue reading “A Day of Thanksgiving…”

A couple of author Facebook groups I belong to have recently asked the question…”When are you officially an author?”  There were two answers to that question going through my mind.  The groups seemed equally split on the answer but it wasn’t until recently that I finally felt like an author. My hometown has an activeContinue reading “Finally An Author…”

Today is Veteran’s Day and just a few days ago was Election Day.  The timing of that, while not officially connected in any way, is ironic don’t you think?  On Election Day, we vote to elect representatives as part of our free and open democracy.  On Veteran’s Day, we recognize the military service men andContinue reading “Today We Support Our Veterans…”

Readers you’ve patiently waited along with me, and now I can finally reveal the cover of my new novel, “I Carry Your Heart”. It’s a touching story of enduring love, the sacrifice we make for those we love, and the realization that those we love aren’t always who we think they are. I hope you’llContinue reading “You’ve Waited For News…”

Having grown up in what I now realize was the age of innocence, I can’t help but wonder what if?  What if all those electronic devices with which we are now joined at the hip had never become commonplace?  What if kids had never discovered video games?  What if the only phone was still aContinue reading “Mother’s Advice”

A Police Officer friend told me once that we never truly know who people are behind closed doors and they know that because we go into those private spaces in our homes and on our computers and phones and those on the outside never know exactly who we are in private. A successful doctor whoContinue reading “When No One Is Watching…”

The sky is yellow.  It’s in print so it must be true right?  For the last several years our country has faced what may be its greatest threat and it’s coming from within. Lies. Lies in print, lies on TV, lies on the internet. Somewhere along the line we seem to have lost the abilityContinue reading “The Sky Is Yellow…”

I love a good animal story.  You know the kind I mean.  An injured animal rescued by some well-meaning humans and after months of rehab released back into the wild to live the life it was meant to have. This is not that kind of story. The first inkling I had that something was happeningContinue reading “An Owl Story…”

While some may argue differently, one of the very best things about living in Minnesota is when summer turns to fall.  Meteorologists tell us that officially happened this past week, but for me fall arrives with the changing of the leaves.  Here in the river valley that is a true sight to behold and withContinue reading “Learning From Fall…”

Many years ago, far too many to admit, I was at a wedding when one of my friends told me that she had overheard three women talking about me.  That’s never a good sign right?  But as it turned out, the women were actually paying me a compliment as my friend overheard them say, “IContinue reading “A Life Lesson”