On a good day, I check off all the items on my schedule. But then there are those other days. This is what comes from trying to lasso time and break it to my will. I’m sure you can imagine the outcome of that. A family member who works from home recently explained how doing … Continue reading I’m riding bareback through life
My mother always made a chocolate sheet cake with no milk or eggs in the batter and sugar-coated nuts on top. It wasn’t until I was older and compared notes with other relatives that I realized this was her mother’s recipe. Now that my Grandma Katie has passed away, her signature wacky cake recipe is … Continue reading Grandma Katie’s No-Egg Wonder Cake (Wacky Cake) Recipe
This month I’m happy to be able to announce the release of a psalms devotional by Pelican Book Group to which I contributed, and that the digital version is free. I reveal a new and very personal feature at the site and explain why a delay in the launch of the Literary Wayfarer Podcast doesn’t … Continue reading Want to Read My Diary?
February 12, 2016 I’m of the theory that if you throw enough work at a large project, eventually you’ll pare it down to size. I’ve been doing that with my workload, but I don’t want to keep this up forever. In a job I once held, I worked a lot of overtime while constantly hoping … Continue reading I don’t want to be the cobbler whose children went barefoot
February 5, 2016 Have you ever had one of those weeks where, no matter how hard you try to stay on task, unexpected happenings boot you out of your normal routine? That’s the kind of week I’ve had. Never complain, never explain is a good motto to adopt, so that’s all I’m going to say … Continue reading My week felt a lot like this picture
January 29, 2016 Here we are at the end of the month already. Have you accomplished what you set out to do in January? Although I gave a valiant effort to keeping up with my schedule this month, coming down sick meant I just couldn’t. Now that my health is on the upswing, I’m able … Continue reading I can empathize with this bird’s emotion
January 22, 2016 Last week I speculated on this very page, oh so rashly. I’d fallen behind when a cold sidelined me but thought I might still manage to spend the usual fifty hours on writing or writing-related activities. Was I able to run those writing marathons? No and no again. What did I do … Continue reading How I fought a dragon and won
January 15, 2016 Life has a way of happening in a way that is not according to plan. I believe in scheduling my time, but that’s all right with me. Who wants a life you can map out to the last moment, anyway? That would mean no surprises. This week my husband’s birthday required homemade … Continue reading As travelers approach, this stronghold recedes
January 8, 2016 The turn of the year gave me a renewed focus on productivity. A new contract for a series of western historical novels with deadlines eight months apart, plus the planned addition of independently published books and the Literary Wayfarer podcast to my repertoire, means I need to manage my time well. I’m … Continue reading I could get lost in this garden
