Picture taken at the Omaha Zoo. Sorta wish I could spend a day relaxing like Mr. Sloth. First, today I’m guest blogging about the MBT Frasier Contest at my writing friend Michelle Lim’s blog. Check it out here. Second, congrats to Susan! You won the drawing for Rachel Hauck‘s book, Love Lifted Me. Susan, if you could email me your …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Jessica Patch
Confession: I sort of went into this blogging thing kicking and screaming. (Literally? Figuratively? Guess!) It was hard to commit to blogging when I wanted to spend time with my good friend Mr. Novel. But I knew I needed to do it. What I didn’t know was that in addition to helping me hone my voice and who I am …
I believe the first romantic line about kissing came from a young woman who didn’t feel good enough to belong to the man who loved her completely. She says, “I am dark, but lovely.” My favorite line from her is: “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is sweeter than wine.” That’s a sigh …
Kicking off the MBT Frasier Contest Blog Tour
In early 2010, I did something I’d never done before. And no, I’m not talking about giving up pop. Though, I did attempt it in 2010. And it did…last about eight days. Yup, one of those resolutions. Nope, what I’m talking about is my first-ever writing contest. In 2010, I entered the My Book Therapy Frasier Contest. I’d been working hard …
Being family.
Awww, it’s my mom and dad…happy birthday, Dad! Today is my dad’s birthday! Happy birthday, Dad! Now, my dad is the coolest dad in the world. People can argue with me if they want, but I took a class called the Art of Persuasion in college, so I’m pretty sure I’ll come out on top. Except, wait, perhaps I’m not …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Rachel Hauck
So, who besides me is totally freaked out that it’s already February? Actually, I’m not that freaked out because you know what February means? Candy conversation hearts, oh yeah! But forget Feb…you know what Wednesday means? A guest poster! I feel honored to welcome award-winning author Rachel Hauck! Oh, I Iove Rachel’s books…and her teaching, too. Her class on symbolism …
How to cope…with facebook changes.
I did it, folks. I made the switch to Facebook Timeline. Word on the street is, by the end of this week Facebook will automatically switch everyone over. So I figured, hey, why not pretend I have a choice in the matter and take the plunge on my own? Now, I’m going to be honest: Usually I roll my eyes …
The God who laughs.
See that pink jacket I’m wearing? It’s vital to the story I’m about to tell. Remember it! 🙂 First, an acknowledgement: I wouldn’t be writing today’s post if it weren’t for my mom. Well, if we want to get reeeal technical, I wouldn’t be writing any posts without my mom…or my dad, for that matter. But about today: In Wednesday’s …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Magdalene Landegent
Yay, today’s Welcome Mat Wednesday guest is one of my favorite girls with whom to eat barbeque chicken pizza, go to London, watch 24, go on walks in blizzards, see Coldplay in concert, make birthday cakes, go rollerblading down dorm hallways, drink tea, eat nutella…oh the list could go on and on! Her name is Magdalene Landegent. She’s a newspaper …
Discoveries.
Last week was one of discoveries for this girl. We’re talking Columbus type stuff here. Except, I’m not going to lie—I’m much less directionally-challenged than ol’ Columbus. Though, I did once accidentally drive to Nebraska. Oh, and took a train three-fourths the way to Brighton before realizing I’d unintentionally left London. Fine, so maybe Christopher and I have more in …