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Anna’s Song–first chapter!
Posted on November 8, 2018January 12, 2019

Anna’s Song–first chapter!

Hello and thanks for checking out my blog! If you enjoy what you read, follow me for further updates on my books, my life and odd interesting tidbits I might share. Here is a copy of the first chapter to my debut novel: Anna’s Song: Cries From the Earth, Book 1. (available here!) I hope you enjoy … Continue reading Anna’s Song–first chapter!

Life In The Nutshell
Posted on November 1, 2018June 8, 2020

Life In The Nutshell

You haven’t heard from me in a while, and it’s been for good reasons. The last two months have been breathtaking. Literally. There are nights I wake up and can’t get back to sleep, days when I wonder if there will be energy for another step. This is not normal for me, but the past … Continue reading Life In The Nutshell

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    • Hope After Death
    • Anna’s Song–first chapter!
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    • Sneak Preview! Anna’s Song
    • When Whirlpools Drag You Under
    • Whitewater in West Virginia
    • Almost Perfect (Let’s talk kidneys and surrender)
    • Costa Rica! On Packing Light
    • Costa Rica! Day 5: The Adventure Continues
    • An Oddball in Vegas
    • Costa Rica! Day 4: Jungles and Beaches
    • Costa Rica! Day 3: Heads in the Clouds
    • Costa Rica! Day 2: Mountains and People
    • Costa Rica! Arriving in San Jose
    • The Alligator in my Pond
    • My Favorite Martian, Part 1
    • It’s a Matter of Trust
    • More Precious Than Jewels
    • Go West, Young Man! (Uh, make that South…)
    • Though Storms Keep Coming
    • Into Rebel Lands
    • On the Road Again
    • Fathers’ Day Reminiscense
    • Hey, Mom! This is for You! (Happy Mother’s Day!)
    • For the Love of God (Wrestling and Faith)
    • Life Lessons and Motherhood
    • Rape of Innocence
    • Spring Cleaning (Clearing the Trash)
    • Magnets and Marriage
    • Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo (On Picking a Spouse)
    • Motherhood Drudgery? Stopping the Whining.
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    • Wuv, True Wuv (A Secret of Our Success)
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