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Have you ever asked a stranger to tea? Ever spent the night with someone you’d only just met? (Wait, that came out wrong.) How about deciding to gather together folks you’d (mostly) never met for a week. Six … Read More
Happy Birthday, Fred Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) Last fall, I shared a photo that was buzzing around facebook. Here it is: At the time, I saw it as an adage about love: Love isn’t a state of … Read More
Anyone who has followed my blog for any length of time knows I celebrate cultural differences here. Knowing that others approach certain concepts differently, helps me better understand my own ways, like … … what it means to “be on … Read More
How often do you redecorate? I mean, how long can one live with that red shag carpeting that we so loved once upon a time?
So it is with websites. I’ve learned.
As technology changes, so too must our virtual living rooms. And today’s post is about how mine got its new look.
Web-wise, my website is my home. It’s the place where I have my most precious possessions. Unlike any of the other social media sites, my website is MINE; I own it. It is the place that I can truly call my own. And, it’s where I feel most comfortable. Home.
I loved my first website.… Read More
Happy New Year, Readers We often start our new year by declaring all the ways in which we plan to improve ourselves. It’s as though we currently aren’t “good enough.” Not me. I’ll begin with my word … Read More
It’s December 30, which means 2015 will last for just two more days: today and tomorrow. Personally, I’m looking forward to the change. For me, the new year represents a chance to put behind me the many missteps … Read More
One of my favorite blog posts was the one last February on the breastfeeding moms and their school aged breastfeeding kids. Yup, you can read it again by clicking here. One reason I enjoyed writing that so much was that it brought me one of … Read More
A few weeks ago I was invited to participate in a one-day FB event as an “inspirational author.” I was curious. What is an inspirational author? I hadn’t thought of myself as an inspirational author particularly, but still, I … Read More
Sorry about the tongue twister title. I couldn’t help myself. As a follow-up to my blog of May 27, Book Promos Inside Out, I hearby disclose the results, such as they are. First, a recap: my … Read More