July 8, 2018 Fireworks Over the Matanzas Ask any of my kids what their favorite day is one answer will be… “Fourth of July!” Why? Because we always go downtown to watch the best fireworks show ever! (Okay, maybe I’m a little prejudiced because I live here, but I get [...]
June 16, 2018 Biblical Film Adaptations In this world, the entertainment industry often gets inspiration or ideas from books to transform into movies. Of course, as a writer, I like to point out to the girls that every movie started as the written word (aka written or typed scripts). One [...]
(photo from Evan D Music’s Facebook page) May 29, 2018 Amazing Live Music: Evan D Music Our weeks are pretty full of stuff. Between our crossing driver shifts, taxiing children to and from college classes and groups, and just general life – it is awesome to have a mostly-weekly couple [...]
May 13, 2018 Mother’s Day 2018 (Yes, that’s my crazy, fun, brood with their Dad! – the featured image is with me!) Today is Mother’s Day. I’m grateful for my mother; for all the guiding and love. As an adult, I’ve come to see that a lot of mothers compare [...]
For whom am I writing? An author's first question to be answered before beginning a story. [...]
July 28, 2017 Who You Are As a teen, I decided never to “change myself” for others. I watch people. I watched many relationships in various stages during my teenage years and learned that I didn’t want to present myself as something I wasn’t. It seemed that those who faked [...]