What shoes did you wear as a child? This past week I’ve been reaching into my own memory bank for the shoes I used to wear. Maybe they weren’t that important to me because only a few stand out. There was a pair of white Mary Janes I wore for my First Communion. My saddle …
About 40 years ago, I heard an unforgettable message during a sermon: You and I expect life to be like an afternoon of bowling, but it’s more like a game of golf. Think about it. In bowling, you go into a climate-controlled building, find a pair of geeky looking shoes that have never been …
Chili Millie here. I’m your flag-waving, perfectly-seasoned tour guide of life events with a few uncensored thoughts about the upcoming July 4th celebration. I know, I know, some of you don’t feel like waving a flag this year, but hear me out “anyway.” When Jan was a child, she thought they rolled out the fireworks …
Writing is personal and tender and scary, and if you’re writing about your own life, you can multiply the fear by 10. There are a million stories you can choose to write, yet I’d recommend not skipping the ones about the struggles in your life. I call them Shark Stories or Mis-Adventures. So why would you …
I’m really looking forward to presenting my most popular class of 2019 called Writing the Stories of Your Life. I had planned to offer this Story Workshop in the Spring of 2020, but then Covid hit. (sound familiar?) Luckily, our 2021 lets-make-lemonaide-out-of-lemons attitude presented a silver lining. So in March, you can experience the benefits of …
There was once a person (just like you or me) standing on a hill in a land not very far away. Let’s call this person Chris. All of a sudden on this sunny day, Chris heard the grass rustle and out of nowhere, came a tiger. The tiger began to chase Chris. Of course the …
GRATEFUL BLESSED EXPECT APPRECIATE Today is a wonderful day to celebrate the release of the latest cards in THE PERFECT AGE® greeting card line. In this topsy-turvy year, a heartfelt greeting is just what your clients, friends and family need! GRATEFUL MESSAGE INSIDE: GRATEFUL Your spirit’s beauty fills the world with hope for the …
There’s nothing quite as sweet as a grandparent’s love, and so the isolation of 2020 due to Covid 19 has left an unexpected pang of sadness for this group. As soon as I read Maureen Wilson’s poem, I knew many you would relate to her words as much as I do: Grandma’s Arms I …
People decide to write books for many reasons, and you might have a few of your own. I remember a woman who was DESPERATE for her husband to write a book. Her husband, a gregarious man and a dead ringer for a famous person, told me that when they attended parties, he told the same …
