My second grade Sunday school teacher used to reward our class for memorizing scripture. Few things excite me as much as competition for prizes, so I learned verses like crazy and amassed a stack of Arch Book Bible stories. My favorite was the parable of the rich man...
When you publish a book, marketing people come out of the woodwork to sell you their services. Their respective pitches never vary. They all say they can deliver you the tools necessary to promote you and your product. For an extra fee, they will get the word out...
I’m tired. Tired of so much in the most collectively exhausting, vexing year most of us have ever experienced. Covid-19, election upheaval, and social media vitriol top my list of what I’m so over. I miss normal expressions of friendship: meeting for...
Embroidery floss and a Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook – those were the only disappointing gifts my mom ever gave me. She was determined to fashion me as the perfect homemaker, but I was a messy child who just wanted to have fun. I begged yearly for a Lite...
