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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
The Soft Skill of Writing Thanks
My sister Barbara told me today that it’s up to her and me to save the lost art of writing thank-you notes. Although our other sister Beverly and my best friend Betsy are just as diligent at sending hand-written thank-you notes. And I know there...
The Luminosity of Friendship
One of the many issues I studied while we were building our own house was that of interior lighting; how will the home be illuminated at the dimming of the day? Like most knowledge learned for a limited slot of time for a specific purpose, I’ve...
Stinking Cute Really Is The Best Description
If you’re a regular reader you’ll recall that my dog Riley was diagnosed with an oral mast cell tumor the day after Christmas last year. I was devastated not just because of the highly probable outcome of death but also because we had subjected him...
Awe Shucks
When my children were young readers, I’d go to the library near my work with a “shopping list.” Laura was into the Baby-sitters Club series, and...
What Number Is This Day?
Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses. In verse 12 Moses implores God to “teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Are you amazed as...
Does This Make Scents?
What do pumpkin pie and Chanel No5 perfume have in common? According to a recent study comprised of a group of American college students, the...
May I Tell Your Fortune?
Why is it we read the ½” x 2” slips of paper found in fortune cookies? Surely no one truly believes our future lives will take certain turns...
Reset
Earlier today I was trying to get my 96 pound dog Riley to sit on a rock with me so I could snap a selfie of the two of us. Wait. If there’s more...
The True Story
I’m a huge fan of the library. I go there several times a month. It makes me happy to see people sitting reading or deliberating over which...
The Best Valentine’s Day Present
The investigation later determined the cause of the fire had been a pan full of grease sitting on a stove burner that had accidentally been left...
Love Letters
When my parents died, some old paperwork was handed down to me. Among the papers was a love letter that had been written to my maternal grandmother...