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The Blanket

All of my kids had a special blanket that Grammy (my mom) made for them when they were born.  Three out of four of them toted that thing around with them everywhere they went – through mud puddles, grimy fast food floors, parks, play groups, birthday parties,...

Favorite Apple Pie

This is one of my favorite pies in the world! A great combination of sweet and tart, gooey and crunchy.  Perfect for cool fall days…And what will be served at the dinner we are hosting tonight…Yum! Ingredients for Pie” 1 pie shell (homemade or store...

The Small Stuff

One of the great things about my job is that I get to meet wonderful people.  Most of our customers are great.  MOST of them. But then there are the ones that grab your heart.  The ones that let you connect and give you a little peak into who they are. Those are the...

HEARTfelt

My mind has been dancing the past couple of days with ideas for my next book.  With “HANDled” (the book I am currently in the process of publishing) in the final stages of editing with the publisher, my mind is running to start on a new project. As I wrote...

Wanted: Brave Women

I got a lot of feedback from my last post – emails, facebook messages, conversations and texts.  Everyone seems to be able to relate to the bitter taste, the uncomfortable fit and the unpleasant smell of facing a new normal.  Especially when there was no choice,...

A New Normal

Nearly four years ago, I remember so distinctly a conversation that I had with my friend Michelle.  She had just lost her two-year-old son in a tragic accident.  Knowing that I, too, had known the grief of losing a child, she asked me a question with tears streaming...