Have You Seen My Motivation?

I can’t seem to locate it! I used to have too much motivation and not enough time. Now I have hardly any motivation and hardly any time anyway. My life feels like it’s in a state of limbo with selling this old house and still waiting to move into the new one. My day is…

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Embrace the Season

I’m in a season of transition in my writing and personal life, and Writer…Interrupted will be going into a season of transition as well. I’m still waiting to hear back from the remaining editors who still have my WIP and as far as I’m concerned no news is good news. In the meantime I’m trying…

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Give Hope for Christmas

Women Helping Women A World Away Hands of Hope helps mobilize communities to respond to the needs of women and children around the world. With an ever-expanding support base in the Chicago area, Hands of Hope works to raise community awareness regarding poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa and its relevance globally. We are confident in…

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Magic Gopher

This is totally freaky. I tried it three different times, got three different answers, symbols and the gopher guessed it every time. I’m sure there’s a mathematical reason for coming up with the correct answer, but this is really amazing! Try it and let me know what you think! I’m going back to try it…

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The Play’s the Thing…

I think that my title might be a quote from Shakespeare, but that’s not what this post is about. It’s about me being completely exhausted and I think the play’s the thing that’s draining my energy and I’m not even in the play! My four kids are, but since I let Grace (6) audition and…

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Writing Thanks

Maybe it’s a lost art. Maybe folks are too busy. But I wonder if the reason so many don’t write a simple thank you note is because we’ve forgotten something important. Being thankful. So here’s a short holiday challenge… Think of five people who’ve done something to encourage you this year. Got that list? Now here’s…

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Catching Birds

Come near to God and he will come near to you. James 4:8 NIV   “Come back here!” I scolded my son as he darted across the Wal-mart parking lot.  “But, Mommy I almost caught one,” he told me referring to the tiny birds always found hopping between the cars looking for cast-off French fries…

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Writing Takes Discipline!

I have to sit down and work. I have to make goals. I have to meet goals. I’ve also found out that the more discipline I have in life the better my writing goes. I learned that when I have the discipline to eat right and exercise I sleep better, wake up with energy, and…

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