We’ve gone whale watching from time to time over the years, most recently out of Monterey, California, but we always come home feeling like we’ve missed something special. It has nothing to do with the whales or the operators, but with our expectations. You see, we went on a magical whale watching trip once, and no trip has ever been quite…
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Kids and Summer Entertainment
With the first days of summer upon us, it’s time for a reprise of how to entertain/teach kids over their summer break. Click to Tweet I took a pile of unread National Geographic Magazines to the hospital with me when I gave birth to my third child. I had a lot of reading to catch up on and I figured the photos would…
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Living (and Writing) Backwards
There’s something to be said for looking and planning your life backwards. You’ve probably heard countless admonitions to make plans and work towards them, and that’s fine advice. But given a recent experience with my writing, I’d like to suggest that starting at the end and working backwards might be a helpful way to figure out what’s truly important and…
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The Scorpion and the Titanic
A friend reminded me that last week was the anniversary of the sinking of the USS Scorpion (SSN-589) and, of course, April saw anniversary #102 of the sinking of the Titanic. Two technological marvels of their time that unexpectedly sunk and tragically drowned a lot of people. As it happens, the two are connected–at least the discovery of their locations is….
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Six Ways to Deal with Prayer Distractions
“Do you ever get off-track while praying? How do you deal with prayer distractions?” What a great question to get from your daughter! My husband laughed. “When do I not get prayer distractions?” I nodded. “It’s a frequent problem.” Commiserating is not the same thing as answering a question, so I thought about it a little more and here it…
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A Salute to the Writer's Loved Ones
I’m in the depths of despair tonight and while it’s a relief to grovel here–sort-of–I’m really feeling pity for my poor, long suffering husband and want to salute him and all the other writer’s loved ones out there. It’s not completely my/our fault. My husband knew I was a writer when he fell in love with me. Click to Tweet That…
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