Today in my study of “Women of the Bible” by Spangler & Syswerda, the story of Ruth jumped out at me concerning friendship and family. If you are a mother-in-law and have been blessed with a daughter-in-law who not only loves your son, but has become a close friend with you, consider yourself blessed. The story brought friendship to the forefront for me. Many of my friends, some in Colorado and others out of state have come to mind. Reflection on how each one came into my life and how they have blessed me in so many ways has made me smile. Think of your best friend, mother-in-law, or daughter-in-law, and how you can brighten their day. Maybe a phone call or a Thinking of You greeting card. Of course, having lunch or coffee with them is always a plus. Some of these friends have influenced me to write, whether directly or indirectly. Remember: “To have a friend is to be one.” Hope this brought you some wonderful memories of your friends. Regarding where I’m at with m...
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February turned out to be record-breaking temperatures for many parts of the states. How about yours? Here in Colorado, we had some below zero temps, but nothing like some of you have had. In writing, I don’t have record-breaking news, but did join the National Novel Writing Month back in November. It’s open to all genres, and the challenge is to type 50,000 words in a month. One of my writer friends was able to achieve the goal, but I set mine to 10,000. I have a draft of the second book in my series, “Natalie’s Cowboy,” a working title, and needed to fill in some scenes. Being proud of my goal, the manuscript now sits quietly waiting. The reason it’s patiently sitting there is that I am currently developing my website. I hope to have it up soon for your viewing and to let you know what’s going on with my writing progress. Building a website from a tutorial can be a challenge, as I am not a programmer, but with tiny steps and encouragement from another writer friend who did it, pr...
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Have you ever thought about writing? Even putting down your thoughts in a diary is writing, pretty obvious, huh? I'm a wannabe writer. Ever since I was young, I enjoyed the English language and writing in my English classes. In letters to my cousin (yes, this was way before emails) I used to write continuing fictional stories to her. Even then, I didn't realize that writing could be a "thing" for me. My career took me into the secretary/administrative assistant field where I was able to hone my skills with business letters, and even an administrative assistant's handbook for one company I worked for. I didn't realize I could be doing writing for fun. My life took me to places in Europe and I still didn't follow my calling. I did other sales jobs which I enjoyed because I like being around people. Even after age sixty and finally receiving my B.A. in English, I still didn't write for a while. Reading was always an enjoyable past time for me, but I ne...