MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

May is Mental Health Month. Maybe you are one who feels uncomfortable around anyone who appears to have a mental problem.  Maybe you are even afraid that they might try to harm you or themselves if you try to interact. Maybe you are the one with a diagnosed mental...

A Review of Wild Roses by Deb Caletti

One of the recommended books at the end of the Educator’s Guide that Eerdmans put together for Crazy is Deb Caletti’s Wild Roses. I’ve just gotten around to reading it, and I can appreciate why Eerdmans considers it a companion read to Crazy. Cassie is a 17-year-old...

A LITTLE BIT OF ITALY

On the Italian Riviera My husband and I just returned from three weeks in Italy, and while jet lag has disappeared, my night dreams and daydreams continue to be dominated by the magnificent art and architecture I have been exposed to.  I don’t usually do travelogues...

PLEASE EXCUSE THE MESS…

Maybe you can relate to this.  You keep thinking you should do something about that drip in the upstairs bathroom faucet, but inevitably the thought occurs to you when you are flying out the door late for an appointment.  So you forget about it, until one day you come...

With a Little Help from my Friends

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS…. I’m working on the second book.  Yikes!  I never thought I’d hear myself say that. It’s exhilarating and daunting and full of completely new territory all at once.  In its young life, this WIP already has a...