Say something that matters.
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Children’s Book Published!
Say something that matters.
Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.
Children’s Book Published!
Lifted Up Blog
Hope Comes First
The old house had stood abandoned for far longer than when I first encountered it thirty-five years ago. The windows, boarded up tightly against the elements, caused the house to appear sightless. Then last week I saw as I drove by it that...
Chains
When I awoke this morning, the word “chains” was on my brain. I tried to recall what dreams I might have had which would have produced that effect, but nothing came to me. But all day, my thoughts kept returning to why chains would be important....
Go Knock On Doors
Fictional homicide detective Harry Bosch has a poster on his cubicle wall that says this: Get off your ass and go knock on doors. Perhaps I should have cleaned that up and said rear. Or butt. Or keister. (But then my weird memory recollected that...
Sounds That Go “Aww” in the Night
I live in the countryside so it's usually very quiet at night. Since it's just my husband, me, and the dog who are here, there's not even much...
Stopping For Ice Cream
What started as a family tradition with my two young children and me morphed into an ongoing inside joke between my grown daughter and me. And now...
Am I The Only One Worried About Waldo?
The (sort of) malady goes by various terms: Imprecise navigator Direction challenged Lack of land navigation skills Poor spatial perception A...
Choosing To Make The Call
I am not a police officer. And I know that. I am not a child protective services worker. And I know that. I am not a psychologist, a social worker,...
Paying Attention On Purpose
People are amazed that Grace, my beagle, rarely barks. Beagles are infamous for being loud and constant barkers. In fact, when I Googled the...
Actually, Life Is More Like This
One of the best-known lines from the movie Forrest Gump was this: “My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what...