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Children’s Books 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 Books Published!
Lifted Up Blog
A Sign for Help
My friend Amelia Stansell has been actively involved with fighting human trafficking for a number of years. She recently posted on Facebook a reminder of the sign that any victim can silently flash to ask for help. I’ve added a link below so you...
Light in the Darkness
Sometimes we expect the death of a loved one such as in the case of someone who has been under hospice care. At other times death comes unexpectedly from nowhere. The person was here one moment and then BOOM! like a flash of lightning, they’re...
Same Old, Same Old
If you’ve ever driven non-stop on an interstate highway through one of our flatter states, you’ll know the question that settles over you after an hour or so: Will this ever end? I felt the same way when a few years back we took the Grand Canyon...
Different Year, Same Story
The advice on social media was clear: “Let your garden sleep in. Wait to tidy up your garden for spring until we have a week of temps in the 50s or...
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
“I Love Classical Music” and “I Love the Nutcracker” have been two of my baby granddaughter’s favorite board books most of her 9 months of life....
The Kid and Three Animals
Within a span of days the book itself appeared before me twice, as in separate friends asking me, “Hey, have you read this book yet?” Then an easily...
Everyone’s Irish on March 17
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Since my genealogy is believed to be Welsh-Irish, I’ll share a story of a friendship that had its...
Forget Me Not
A heart-warming incident occurred at our recent Ash Wednesday service. Everyone had already come forward for the imposition of ashes, and our priest...
Sometimes It’s Good To Be A Hitman
Canadian musician, composer, arranger, and music producer David Foster may not be a name with whom you are readily familiar. He’s my age. He did...