image credit: sonoma.edu Just before my book came out last year, a well-known person who’d read it sent me a personal email and said,...

Image credit: alsglobal.com When plane passengers experience strong wind turbulence, they do what comes naturally. Some pray, some panic....

Today I opened the mailbox and found my first royalty statement as a newly published author. I had no expectations for what it would...

(I wrote this post years ago, during an extended time of unemployment for my husband.) Image credit: www.canva.com Recently someone...

(This is a blog post from years ago, during an extended time of unemployment for my husband.) Yesterday. Rain, grey skies, and a phone...

Do you struggle with self-doubt? Does it take you by surprise when someone praises your work? And do you find yourself slipping back into...