A time for growth, abundance, activity, energy, and strength. Can you feel it: that warmth that permeates through your skin and into your soul? The deep fire that burns within you can bring healing, and ignite in you a surmountable strength and resiliency. This is a time to deepen our relationships, even with ourselves. It’s…

A time for renewal, replenishment, remembrance, recognition, and resiliency.  We often think of spring as a bridge from the harsh winter to the warmth of summer, but it’s so much more than that.  Our land and our spirit is showing signs of renewal–of a life that has been aching to feel the sun on our…

Never, have I ever, dreamed that I’d be co-writing a children’s book with my younger granddaughter. I’m a romance/fiction novelist, and when my debut book, Hope from Daffodils, launched back in 2019, my two granddaughters were with me, and they participated in the big day’s event. When I was signing over 300 books that lay…

April – Come She Will… when streams are ripe and swelled with rain One of my favorite duos of all time is Simon and Garfunkel. I find their harmonies to be breathtaking, and I absolutely love to hear a full orchestra; however, I also enjoy the simplicity of a lone guitar. Music stills my soul…

Going through the motions just to get through the day is often where we find ourselves, isn’t it? It’s the mundane, repetitive, daily grind that can drain us. It’s exhausting, even if the events of the day aren’t necessarily tiresome in and of themselves. My father used to say he was sick and tired of…

Growing up, I used to wish I could be invisible; it was my preferred hypothetical super power, you could say. To be invisible would mean that I could listen in on conversations, go anywhere I wanted, do anything I wanted without being detected. It was either that, or be able to fly of my own…

It’s often been said that you can change a life with just a smile. We may never know how our actions impact those around us, be it within our family, co-worker, or even a stranger. The ripple effects of giving a simple, genuine smile touches, not just the person that you smile at, but it…

Here’s My Label I want to be authentic and real with you. I’ve placed a label on myself for most of my adult life. I perceived myself to be uneducated, in the academic sense. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’ve owned successful businesses; I’ve been a leader in business and community; I’m a dramatist, inspirational…

I initially wasn’t quite sure what I wanted my next book to be about. It wasn’t until I saw a clip by Paul McCartney, and something he said piqued my interest. He spoke about why he wrote the song, Let it Be. In essence, it was about not needing to know all the answers, and…

We’ve heard, “Just Say No,” a thousand times. No, to things that can harm us. No, when being asked to volunteer when our plate is already full, as we’ve learned our limits and acknowledge that sometimes the word no is necessary and warranted. Have you ever considered saying Yes Yes is a powerful word. It’s…