[UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED, and the winner of the lighted pen is...DEBORA WILDER! See the instructions on the last comment to claim your prize, Debora.] Julie posted some of her favorite tools for writers on the blog a couple of weeks ago and I loved the ideas she shared and decided to steal her idea for my post today. (Thanks, Julie!) I've linked to the items in case you want to get one … [Read more...]

We celebrated a very special birthday in our family yesterday. My dad turned 85! My siblings and I and our spouses (minus my sister who was out of town), celebrated Daddy with dinner out, birthday cake, and a movie my dad wanted to see—The Darkest Hour—because, as he said, "I remember those days!" There are a lot of wonderful men in my life—my husband, our sons and sons-in-law, my brother, and … [Read more...]