Something that’s been on my mind recently is the word ferritin. I’d only learned this word about a month ago when I finally dragged my behind to the doctor’s for a check-up and a blood test (my last one was 7 years ago). Just to let you know, I am extremely afraid of needles. I […]
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Someone commented to me recently, “You’re such a positive person”. My reaction to that compliment was, I am?? After some thinking, I came to the conclusion that I do try to be positive. Chalk it up to my love of simple things and the dry humor that God gave me, but I tend to focus
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I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m living in a movie. An end-of-times one where zombies pop up from behind the bushes and the only way to protect yourself is to wave toilet paper in front of their faces because they hate the idea of clean bottoms. (And that, my friends, is
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As a romance author, I write a lot about “turning”. A lot. I just searched my work-in-progress and found 43 instances of the word. For example: He turned his head slightly to the left, showing off his dimple. Why did I care that she had turned me down? She turned around in her seat. Her
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As I approach my birthday next week and my mid-forties, I finally feel like I have a little bit of wisdom to share. So, here are 14 facts of life that I’ve learned in my 40’s. Having a loving, happy marriage is hard. Not having a loving, happy marriage is harder. Getting a good night’s
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Life is funny, isn’t it? For much of my life, I was eager for time to move faster (especially during the hour before the munchkins’ bedtime), but now I’m finding it slipping through my fingers like grains of sand. This year seemed to have flown by in a few blinks of an eye—one minute I
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As much of a perfectionist that I am (or try to be), there are often times when I just can’t keep all my plates spinning at once. Which means something’s gotta give … and recently, it’s been this blog. So, I do apologize for not blogging more regularly! I’ve realized I only have so much
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So here’s a joke you may or may not have heard of … A pediatrician, an obstetrician, and a scientist walk into an Asian restaurant … To meet a romance author (me!). Actually, to be honest, they were already seated and I was the one walking in (because hello, Asian time!). 😉 As soon as
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I’m going into my fourth year as an author, and while it’s not a full-time job (I’m still employed as a chauffeur, referee, and chef by day, haha!) it requires a lot more of me than I expected. Or, it could be that I tend to go “all-in” when I sign up to do something.
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It’s November, which means it’s the best month to have a birthday. Any other November babies out there agree? 🙂 I’ll admit I hated turning 40. Thirty didn’t seem so bad (I was also too busy and hormonal being pregnant with my first munchkin at the time to care), but 40 just sounded old. (No
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