Before last Christmas, my mom and I made “I Spy” quilts for my nieces and nephews. As we busily worked on progressing through the steps of assembling each quilt, I noticed that quilting is similar to life in some ways. When you’re putting together a quilt, you can’t skip ahead. You have to cut out […]
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How I Became A Writer (Even Though I Didn’t Want To)
This post is my participation in the ‘Writing Contest: You Are A Writer’ held by Positive Writer. Visit the website for many inspiring stories of how other writers found their calling! Even though as a child I was a voracious reader and often wrote stories about my Cabbage Patch Kid dolls, when it came time for me […]
The Kind of Writer I Want to Be
Words are powerful I can’t begin to imagine how the hundreds of books I have read in my life have shaped me and the way I think. That’s why I’m excited and terrified at the same time that I get to be a writer. It’s an awesome responsibility. Writers are teachers, of sorts, and the […]