My boyfriend was planning a wonderful spread for our Independence Day celebration. I was helping him clean and prepare for the guests. As I gazed around his house I noticed he could use some dusting o...Read More
All of my life I have fought this monster. The monster is criticism and negativity. The monster ate at my soul and tried relentlessly to devour my dreams. I was surrounded as a child by people who...Read More
It can happen so easily. The “other woman” slides into marriage on the heels of compassion. She is the husbands’ “confidant.” Soon the man chooses to discuss the diffic...Read More
I am not one of those Christians who hear from God often. I wish I did. When I hear the voice of God the wisdom and truth in the message are breathtaking. I try to obey the voice. That still soft voic...Read More
How was your Easter? Mine was fabulous! It started out with hosting a dinner at my house. I was first going to just invite my daughter and her husband. Then I got to thinking… Anyone who has rea...Read More
When I wrote The Shattered Vase I didn’t write it alone. I was writing with God. As a result, it is a much more symbolic and brilliant masterpiece than anything I could have written solo. The Sh...Read More
When I was in high school it was my dream to be a movie star. I loved to act. I liked the teacher who was the drama coach in high school. So it was an easy decision to audition for the one-act play. T...Read More
In my novel, The Shattered Vase, I have a chapter where the main character has a flashback of horrific child abuse she suffered as a little girl. I hope that this chapter diminishes the incidence of c...Read More
My first rating on Amazon for The Shattered Vase e-book was a 5 star rating! I am in no way bragging but I am truly overjoyed! I want to share the review with you so that you can rejoice with me. It...Read More
Have there been times in your life when you don’t understand how a God who loves you could allow you to be so heartbroken and not step in to stop it? I had a time like this several years ago. It...Read More
There were more than a few people who shook their head at me. There were probably many more who judged me. But I couldn’t ignore the nagging in my heart. The relationship I had been in and out o...Read More
Recently I have been dealing with an issue with my house. The background of this story can be found in this blog post. http://www.spotublog.com/home-warranty/ This has been a ten year ordeal and afte...Read More