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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
Great (or Maybe Not) Expectations
A friend shared the story of attending her niece’s college commencement. In the car on the way home from the event, Auntie remarked to the family in general that she had certainly enjoyed the valedictorian’s speech which had the theme of...
Crosses On The Tree
PLEASE NOTE: TODAY’S POST IS BASED ON THE CHRISTMAS LETTER I INCLUDED WITH MY CARDS THIS YEAR. A friend asked the significance of the crosses on my Christmas tree. After all, we’re celebrating the birth of Jesus in this season and not his death....
Just Like Cupcake
Today's post is based on my 2005 Christmas letter. In November 2004 we made the difficult decision to put down our beloved family dog of thirteen years. Like most old dogs, Cupcake had developed many physical problems. She endured twice daily...
Thinking of You
There’s a category of greeting cards called “thinking of you.” The printed sentiments are in the range of “though many miles separate us, you’re in...
Good Stock
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) was created when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Navy Women’s Reserve Act into...
The Four Ls
I have a talent for seeing connections. I’ll hear or read something and come up with a way that idea could work for another subject also. Or I might...
Reflections on Mirrors
Always position a mirror to reflect something worth seeing twice. I don’t recall where I read that sage advice, but it has stuck with me. As...
Keep Any Memories Lately?
The magazine article was called Memory Keepers. It was the story of five women who preserved each of their individual family’s history by varying...
Perfect Practice
The preteen girl at the park practiced serving the volleyball over and over again. Her younger sister on the other side of the net would...
Why NOT Me?
It felt as if the volunteer for the American Cancer Society had thrown a glass of cold water in my face. In reality, she had simply spoken a truth...
On Eagle’s Wings
I don’t know if it was purposely done or not, but I adored the theme it created. The PBS Memorial Day live broadcast from Washington, DC, this year...