"The personal made universal is arts truth. "~ Unknown With e-commerce has come the ability to sell books across borders. I love that! A few weeks ago I received a report indicating there have been sales for "Sew the Heart" in Great…
"Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket. Save it for a rainy day" ~ lyrics written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss I've been thinking a lot about family history stories lately since I am writing one.…
“In our family histories, the frontier between fact and fiction is vague, especially in the record of events that took place before we were born..." ~ Adam Sisman Once upon a time there was little I knew about my maternal…
A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love. ~Author Unknown When we say the word mom, we traditionally think of a woman who gives birth to a child. For women who struggle to conceive naturally medical technology has increased the chances of…
Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb Two ladies, Jennifer Stagner and Kim Thompson, tag themselves as "A Touch of Tea." They're the providers behind the lovely refreshments served at the book signing for…
Women of the Way Ministries or what I might call a "belief network with some flexibility" is the common connector which brought a group of women together to publish Wounded Healers. In my opinion after reading each women's personal narrative one lesson was learned by…
Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world. ~Virgil A. Kraft On Easter Sunday I said to my husband, "Let's go down to the Botanic Park and have a look-see what's coming up in the gardens."…
“The day misspent, the love misplaced, has inside it the seed of redemption. Nothing is exempt from resurrection.” ~ Kay Ryan Moxie was again jolted by the ringing of her phone early the next morning. She felt as if she'd died and gone to heaven she…
Happy Easter Weekend, Everyone. This two-part short story provides an glimpse into the relationship between two characters, Moxie and Eunice, in the publication Sew the Heart. Do return tomorrow to read the continuation! Moxie sat sewing deep in thought. When the…
Patterns. Many of the women who share their stories in the new book "Wounded Healers" would probably tell you that upon deep reflection they were following the same old patterns they had set down for themselves. Finally, they asked for help.…