Category: Personal Life Tidbits
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Where Did Rachael Disappear To?
Once upon a time there was an author, a writer, a blogger, a woman. She loved her community of readers and writers, but one day she disappeared. No warning, no word, not even a trace. Hello! I’m back! I’m clawing my way out of the fog of life and all the things that can bog…
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What Some Writers Do When They Should be NaNoing
I convinced myself over the last couple months to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but I didn’t have time to plan and prep like I would have liked. This, for someone who thought they were mostly a panster only to realize they are NOT, was a huge mistake. I struggled for the first…
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From Homebody to International Traveler!
Guess what! You’ll never guess. I’ll just tell you. I’m going to Ireland! Yes, in just a week, I’ll be taking a hop, skip and jump over the Atlantic Ocean to the green isle of Ireland where I’ll be with my family for two whole weeks! I cannot believe it. Why can’t I believe it?…
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“Serve Your Family.”
There was a 60Minutes spotlight on Frank Hall, who became known as the hero he’s always been two years ago during the shooting at Chardon High. He doesn’t think of himself that way, but he is; he risked his life to protect the kids in that room, standing in the gap. What happened there and at many,…
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Riley Meets Silver Surfer
Okay, so all my kids have caught the writing bug. My seven-year old wrote a story for the #BlogBattle: Silver, but he forgot to save the file before he went to bed and lost it. He was really upset by this, so I offered to type it up for him while he told me the…