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11 Things I Will Miss About the 2020 Quarantine

As governments and businesses look for ways to bring us out of our homes and back to some semblance of normal, I started thinking. The hardest thing about creating a list like this is that in my head, I hear you naysayers arguing or dismissing

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Release Day

Today has been a great day. There is nothing like coming to the end of a process and then getting to spend it with my friends. Thank you. I don’t often talk about these things, but it occurs to me that this is as much

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Bellingwood Vignette Book 20, #3

We’re getting so close to the release of Book 20 – Love’s Surprises. Things are right on schedule for December 25th. And don’t forget, there will be a Christmas short story released on January 1st, too! It’s strange to be caught up in the wondrous

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A Teacher’s Impact

For the last two days, you all have been commenting with stories of teachers who made an impact on your lives. (Facebook post on the Bellingwood page found here). What an extraordinary thing it has been to read through those stories. I found myself with

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Eleven Annoying Lists

Here’s a rant. Just so you know. I am tired of the number of posts, clickbait links, blog posts, etc., that focus on all the things we are doing wrong. (Caveat: these aren’t real lists, I’m exaggerating.) – Fifteen things you’re doing wrong in your

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Tell Me the Stories

My Kindergarten Sunday School teacher’s name was Eulalie Bryant. After all these years and multiple churches and towns, I still remember this amazing woman. Every Sunday, she gathered her little class around – Mrs. Bryant on a chair and all of us on the floor

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Bellingwood Vignette, Book 17, #3

These short vignettes focus on characters other than Polly. While I write them during the same time I’m writing a book, they won’t spoil any of the story and rarely will they give you any hints as to what is happening. Vignettes are published in

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Congratulations Winners & Thank You!

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you did for me this weekend. It means the world to me that you are part of this community and that you are so positive and encouraging. You are why Bellingwood continues. Okay, let’s be honest,

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Full Moon … Writing Madness

I keep trying to reject the notion that the full moon doesn’t affect us around here, but just about once a month the cats lose their minds and I’m not far behind them. Apparently, my rejection of the notion matters not. Last night was insane!

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Lots of Camping for a Non-Camper

My father loved camping. And when I say he loved camping, I don’t mean RVs in campgrounds where you could hook up to electricity. No … serious camping. I was still in diapers when Dad designed our family’s tent (okay, I might have been a

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