This week I am celebrating two years as a blogger here on Inspired by Life...and Fiction. It has been such a wonderful experience to get to interact with our wonderful readers, and I am so honored to be a part of this group of amazing author friends. I could never blog every day (how do people DO that??) But being part of this group gives me a chance to share my heart (and a few more frivolous … [Read more...]
The Courage of Motherhood
When I held my first baby in my arms, looked in his shriveled red face and felt his tiny fingers wrap around mine, I cried with joy (and probably with wacko pregnancy hormones too!). Even though I trembled with nervousness when I placed his swaddled body in the car seat for the trip home, I was excited for the new adventure that lay ahead. Five children and eighteen years later, I can look back … [Read more...]
A Gift From the Past
My parents live in California, where I was born and raised. They come to Texas for frequent visits, however, and on one recent visit my dad gave me a savings bond that my Great Grandmother Monninger had given to me when I was little. He'd filed it away for safekeeping alongside other documents and as the years -- then the decades -- slid past had forgotten about it. When he came across it a few … [Read more...]
Is SACRIFICE a dying concept in today’s world?
Sacrifice. Let’s be honest. That word isn’t particularly popular, especially in today’s me-centered culture. Most of the time, we’re conditioned by the world around us through advertisements, commercials, magazines, movies, TV, and even social media to focus on ourselves. We’re bombarded with messages that draw our attention to what we should buy next, what we should wear, how we should feel, … [Read more...]
If only graves could speak…
This past Sunday, Joe and I took a quick day trip to see some friends in Winchester, Tennessee. While there, the four of us went on a long walk, and we strolled all around the neighborhood. Curt and Dana had mentioned that there were some "old graves" back in the woods. So, of course, I made a beeline for the woods! These graves were originally located by a church that stood in Winchester … [Read more...]
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