Say something that matters.
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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
Five Bucks, Two Hours, and Three Minutes
Legendary Stanford professor Tina Seelig posed the following assignment to teams of students in one of her classes: How profitably can a team run a (very) short-term business with $5 in seed money? The team could spend as much time as they wanted...
Guilty As Charged
One of the questions on the VA application for a REAL ID is this: Have you ever been found guilty of a crime other than parking violations? The phrasing indicated to me that the government wanted any speeding or moving violations included. So I had...
Those Who Do Not Remember The Past…
After I wrote about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House on the Prairie book series, one of my readers commented: “WHO DIDN’T LOVE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE?!” Well, as it turns out, the Board of the Association for Library Service to...
The Silence was Deafening
There was a special event I enjoyed during the years my children played in the orchestra while in middle school. Each year the Christmas music...
Cry Baby
I have always cried easily. I remember a sad story from a grade-school magazine. It was about a horse that died. I read the story and cried. Read it...
True Blue
I was wandering around the craft store looking for something simple to use as a backdrop to a plain crèche, but not knowing what that something was....
Dreaming of Grace
Note: This post is based on my 2007 Christmas letter. The dream was one of those vivid ones, just before waking, that remains clear and memorable. I...
Oh! Christmas Tree!
Note: This post is based on my 2011 Christmas letter The tree in the magazine was quite glamorous. Without any lights at all, it was decked out with...
Borrowed Light
Do you ever wonder about the people whose job it is to come up with names for new paint colors? In my mind, it’s a no-stress occupation. Definitely...
Season of Waiting
It’s seems as though we’re always waiting. We wait for something to Begin – Vacation starts the beginning of next month. End – My friend finishes up...
WHO knows how to do this?
My husband and I have a complementary relationship in the kitchen. There are some dishes that only he makes for family get-togethers (crab cakes),...