Sep 24, 2023 | Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Technique
My genre was never picture books for children! I wrote historical fiction and other Christian fiction. With my grandchildren grown and at present no hope of great-grandchildren, it didn’t seem to beckon me. However, when my Christmas poem about a little mouse raised...
Sep 19, 2023 | Happenings, My Life, Poetry
I guess I’m in a poetry mood this month! I always thought the desert was pretty barren of life, but our days in Baja showed me differently. The gusts of sand roll past the alkali heath, and the jackrabbit hurries away. The iguana pulls down the shades of his eyes, as...
Sep 12, 2023 | Happenings, My Life, Poetry
August 31st would have been our wedding anniversary, but Frank passed away 6 years ago. He was 91 and lived a full and interesting life, also serving in the Navy for 30 years. He retired as a Commander 12 years before we met, but as the saying goes; You can take the...
Sep 12, 2023 | Happenings, My Life
Sometimes called the Pageant of the Masters, it is an amazing event held in the beach town of Laguna Beach. It brings in thousands of tourists every summer in the months of July and August. This year is the 90th year of the Pageant. Not only are there interesting...
Sep 12, 2023 | Faith, Happenings, My Life
The prayer group that meets at my home on Tuesday mornings, has been going almost ten years. It’s hard to believe. We started out with around 10 and now there are 6 of us who meet every week. We were meeting at a church, but there was a preschool on the premises that...
Sep 11, 2023 | Happenings, My Life
Talking with someone from the singles group that met years ago at a church I attended I happened to think of a gentleman I met there years ago. Hadn’t thought of him in years. He came in answer to the ad I placed with the church office for a room I wanted to rent out....
Sep 11, 2023 | Happenings, My Life
A glorious celebration last night watching the fireworks from the advantage of a steep street in my area. We could see 7 displays! How wonderful to see so many people that want to see the fireworks and celebrate the holiday. For some, the word “celebrate”...
Sep 11, 2023 | Composing Music, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
What a joy to still be able to sing! I am long past the age of doing solos but grateful the Lord has let me continue singing at this point of my life. Our choir director, Nathan, is an extremely gifted man. He plays piano, guitar, writes songs, and is in charge of...
Sep 10, 2023 | Biblical Fiction, Dialogue in fiction, Faith, Happenings, On Writing
In early June, I taught the last of my series, “Nine Women of the Bible, as You Never Knew Them.” Based on my nine Biblical novels, we had some lively discussions and several gals did some research on their own. There is so much more to these women than the brief...
Sep 10, 2023 | Biblical Fiction, Dialogue in fiction, Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Starting over isn’t easy at any age, let alone when you are over 75. My agent and friend for over 15 years has had to close her agency due to severe health problems. We worked together well on many books and I will miss her. The problem is, I’m still writing, but now...
