March 18, 2021 Family Stuff, inspiration Fizzers, hope, loved, secure, stress

Being Stretched … Thoughts on Fizzers

I’ve been thinking about Fizzers. See those pink sweeties? That’s them. Fizzers are weird. If you try eat them when they are cold, they are so brittle, they snap and will do their best to take a tooth-or-two with as they break. This is what you get if you bend a cold one. (Bending / […]

September 24, 2016 Family Stuff, Writing family, plotting, weekend

A Writer’s Life #2 Poolside Plotting

9 yo has been nagging to go swim so today we are doing that. It works for me too as I brought along this… It’s ugly, but it works. #amplotting now is good for #amwriting just now. How’s your Saturday treating you?

September 23, 2016 Family Stuff, Writing dreams, living the dream, mask, school dance, writers life

A Writers Life #1

A Writer's Life: I'm living the dream

July 11, 2016 Family Stuff, Writing book deal, contract, dreams, permission, saying no

What happens after you sign a 3 book contract

I’ve just signed a contract with Pelican / Watershed for a 3 book YA series called Spirit Walker. *Pinches arm* I keep checking just to make sure that the contract is real and not one of those so-real-you-can-smell-the-coffee dreams. Each time I look, there it is, all signed and beautiful. It is truly the stuff […]

March 18, 2014 Family Stuff, Publishing, Writing books, dreams, family, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, inspiration, Jesus, kids, manuscript, novel, publishing, vision

Cover Reveal … Finding Mia

I clearly remember meeting my Hayley for the first time. Labor took 4,5 hours (short compared to most), a few pushes and some tugging. Then they handed me this squishy bundle of wrinkled skin – pale, blueish and not too charmed at facing the big world. I was smitten. To me, there’d never been anything […]

January 22, 2014 Family Stuff, Prophetic words, Writing Christianity, creating, creativity, deadlines, desire, dreams, family, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, humour, inspiration, life, manuscript, progress, publishing, waiting

2014: Syncing and Downloading

I’ve had this post regarding new years resolutions brewing for weeks now and I thought it would be best to get it out before January is over. Good plan, yes? Did you make any? How is that working out for you? I don’t do resolutions for the simple reason it’s like drawing a line in the […]

November 28, 2013 Family Stuff, Prophetic words, Writing affection, cats, God, love

3 Cats, 1 Mom and God

We have 3 cats. You can read about how we got them here. They are sisters, so they share genes. They’ve grown up in the same home – ours – and we’ve done our best to make sure they get equal rights, privileges and love. In spite of that, their personalities are completely unique. This […]

September 22, 2013 Family Stuff, Theatre, Writing creating, creativity, dancing, dreams, family, fiction, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, humour, inspiration, Jesus, kids, manuscript, novel, productivity, publishing

265 in… 100 to go

My diary informs me that today is the 265th day of 2013. There are 100 days until another year bites the dust. Its enough to make my head split in half. I’ve been scarce here, I know. I do poke my nose in to check up on you every so often. Quietly, like a mouse. […]

December 12, 2012 Family Stuff, Prophetic words Christianity, despair, dreams, family, fruitfulness, gardening, God, hope, inspiration, soaking, waiting, weeds

Pulling weeds

We had to let our gardener go. We just couldn’t afford him – he kept breaking things. Like the lawnmower and the edge cutter. And the mower’s power cable. And more rakes than I have fingers… Need I go on? The point is – this weekend found me in the garden, up to my elbows […]

October 23, 2012 Family Stuff, Writing Christianity, despair, dreams, family, fruitfulness, God, hope, inspiration, life, pressure, waiting

Hope!

My 5 yo was invited to a party the other day. Her little friend came up, tossed an invitation at her chest and declared, “You’re coming to my party!” Then she skipped off. At the time I laughed, but for some reason, that little exchange tickled something inside of me. I made sure my kiddo […]

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