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Still not ready
Lately, I swear I can feel every emotion known to man within a five minute span. Since learning about my mom’s cancer, I can barely concentrate on being a functional mom for my kids, writing has completely gone by the … Continue reading
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I’m not ready
I learned this week that my mother is sick, not like the flu sick, much worse—there’s masses growing on her pancreas and liver. My mind didn’t get much passed that part of her phone call. The air whooshed out of … Continue reading
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Where are you going? Things I wish I would have known when I was fifteen.
This week I spent the day with a Boy Scout troop doing a 5-mile compass course. “What is that?” You’re asking. Well, let me tell you it shouldn’t be as complicated as the young boys made it. Each young man … Continue reading
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Summertime Frustration
Aah, another summer has finally come, and once again I face the same challenge—my children. Ouch, that sounds awful calling them a challenge, but let’s face it, kids aren’t exactly conducive in regards to quiet time, and mine are way, … Continue reading
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Worth the read: “Long Lankin” by Lindsey Barraclough
Besides young adult books, I am a lover of spooky, keep-you-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night, suspense books. I have been since I was a kid. I read one over a month ago I loved so much I just have to share. Entitled “Long Lankin” … Continue reading
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Obedience
This past week was my anniversary. I’ve been married to the rancher’s son now for fourteen years, and finally, finally, this year I was deemed “big girl” enough to handle working the shoots alone for branding. Okay, they were short … Continue reading
Worth the read: “Wither” by Lauren DeStefano
This next book I’m about to tell you to read just proves the power of a raptured audience. If we like your story, we’ll tell the world. And that’s how I found out about this amazing series—through the grapevine of … Continue reading
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Are you talented?…Yes!
Everyone has something they do well, whether it is a visible talent like dancing or an inner one like a good listener, we all have at least one. But what usually happens when you tell someone you’re good at something? … Continue reading
Why not me?
I’m always frank with people who ask me about my desire to write. The process has never been easy for me, and I see no point in glossing over my struggles. Usually about the time I mention all the rejections … Continue reading
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Five—and he knows it.
After spending the day out in the hot sun with my children, I’ve decided there is nothing like being five. When you’re five, you can slink off a job site whenever you want. Then you can wander back in hours … Continue reading
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Janelle Evans 