Words to live by

“You look nice, Mom,” my daughter’s voice greeted me as I descended the stairs yesterday. Taken by surprise, I quickly responded with appreciation for the compliment. I had worn that outfit many times before; it certainly wasn’t anything...

I’m a rock star

Everyone needs an advocate, a cheerleader to support her no matter what. Not a supporter of the issue at hand, but a permanent supporter of the person behind it–someone who says I don’t care what you’re doing or where you’re going, whether you...

Get over yourself

Somewhere way back when, very early in the life of this blog, I wrote a post called Panning for gold. Based on a concept I found in an article, the post centered around the idea that if you absolutely fall in love with a particular sentence in your writing, you should...

Suck it up

Yesterday was a big day for me; I dove headlong into my dream interview and came up smiling. It was also one of the toughest challenges I’ve experienced. Rather than having 30 or (better yet) 60 minutes to pick this person’s brain, I was nominally granted...

Let your hair down

Yesterday my editor offered me the chance to do a really cool interview, the subject of which is a household name–not just here in Fort Wayne, but all over the country. She chose ME to handle this rare opportunity, and IĀ could barely contain my excitement. Then...