writing – Motherhood & Words

quiet

January 27, 2016, 9:05 am

This is the first morning in a long time that I’ve been able to sit down in my tiny office in a quiet house. Last week there was a five day weekend followed by early morning meetings and appointments....

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fishing nets

February 29, 2016, 7:02 am

I spent the last few days at Faith’s Lodge, leading my winter Motherhood & Words retreat. As always, it was a weekend filled with words—some funny, some difficult to speak aloud. As always, it was...

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Andria Williams’ THE LONGEST NIGHT (and a giveaway!)

March 11, 2016, 4:02 pm

I am thrilled to have Andria Williams here today to talk about her debut novel, The Longest Night. Andria will be reading with Sherrie Fernandez-Williams and me at the 10th Annual Motherhood &...

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celebrating women’s stories

April 12, 2016, 8:11 am

Last weekend I was at Faith’s Lodge for my spring retreat, and I was, once again, blown away by what can happen when women get together to write and share their stories with one another. When we delve...

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Girl in Pieces: An Interview with Kathleen Glasgow

September 6, 2016, 9:03 am

“Everyone has that moment, I think, the moment when something so…momentous happens that it rips your very being into small pieces. And then you have to stop. For a long time, you gather your pieces....

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Channeling Spencer

September 26, 2016, 8:45 am

I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandpa lately. I wrote about him a number of times here, and I just went back and read through some of my old posts, each one reminding me what an extraordinary...

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What now? – A case for compassion

November 14, 2016, 9:27 am

This morning the house is quiet and I’m sitting in my tiny office. I love my office. There are books lining my desk, stacked on the floor beside me, above me in the cabinet. This is the place where I …...

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taking stock & looking forward

January 3, 2017, 1:50 pm

The end of 2016 was difficult for me (as I know it was for many people). I was distracted (and scared) by politics, I was caught up in the general busyness of the season, and I was not writing (or …...

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Writing again in 2018!

January 8, 2018, 11:30 am

For me, 2017 was not a writing year. Certainly the state of our country was a huge distraction, and it took me too long to realize that I could not check my news feeds first thing in the morning. It …...

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