Life's challenges Archives

20 Years of Searching to Find the Face of Permelia

I’ve been hunting for a photo of Permelia for 20 years. My grandfather was an enigma and his mother even…
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WHAT are we supposed to do with our late parents’ year books? And other decluttering challenges.

A Pioneer Christmas is the third inspirational romance collection for which I’ve written a story. As is my custom, I’ve…
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Here’s Chapter Three of my original manuscript for The Dogtrot Christmas. When I finally finished writing the novella, everything changed….
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Why write a book? To prove self worth? But, don’t we all know a baby is more important than a book?

The concept of order and control haunts me–how about you? (I’m moving today, so this is a pertinent reprise of…
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