Love… One Sip At A Time // A Valentine Tea Party
I started hosting tea parties in an older home propped as pretty as you please on the corner of a quiet street. A family of four in a two-bedroom, one-bath home made for a tight fit, and tea parties felt downright snug, but no one would change a thing. Some teas were scripture-based, and others celebrated holidays, but every time, the room filled with the scent of scones, floral tea, and...
If You Write for God…
If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men—you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while. If you write for yourself, you can read what you yourself have written and after ten minutes you will be so disgusted that you will wish that you were dead. – Thomas Merton, from New...
My Friday Fave – The Literary Ladies’
Brian collects pocket change throughout the year in a pink and teal container (the colors were not of his choosing). Come December, the money is carted off to the local Coin-Star where it’s exchanged for an Amazon gift certificate, which is then tucked into my Christmas stocking. This past year, a record breaking balance of $67.81 yielded a bundle of literary delight–one being The...
Old Friend from Far Away
Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend From Far Away, The Practice of Writing Memoir grabbed me from the get-go. You may never aspire to write a memoir, but recalling the details of our lives is a worthy endeavor—for ourselves as well as future generations. Snippets from today’s prompts (go ahead, give it a try!): Begin with the words “I Remember…”, writing 10 minutes without pause. Be specific....
Murder by Clutter
clut·ter: A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble One episode of Hoarders leaves me feeling like Martha Stewart on a bad hair day — while you won’t find feline skeletal remains buried beneath half-drained paper cups in my house, I doubt Martha would stack her books to the point of toppling as I sometimes do. Let’s face it. House clutter kills more than cats,...
Top 10 Favorite Posts of 2011
Asking a blogger to choose their ten favorite blog posts of the year is like asking a parent to choose a favorite child, but here goes (in no particular order): Beauty in the MundaneFlash PoetryA Temporary TugA Story Board for InspirationReflections from My Word PoolThe Battle for a Five-and-a-Half-Inch SpaceNo Tissues Necessary!Brokenness in the SandSandy Patterned SnapshotsGod is the God of...