Filling in the Blanks with Song

Filling in the Blanks with Song

  The next time you face a lull in conversation, fill in the blank with a song. You’ll be surprised at what flavor it lends to any subject. Yesterday’s critique had music, art, and literature. Plus samples of homemade butterscotch pie, chocolate chip cookies, and coffee. Each Cozy Critter received a pen with the logo, […]

Tuesday Morning Thoughts

Tuesday Morning Thoughts

  One of the hard things about finishing a book is keeping hands off while the dust settles. Do you know what I mean? I have a tendency to go over and over the manuscript, adding a word, taking out a phrase, just picking at it when actually, I should give it and my mind […]

With Fear and Trembling

With Fear and Trembling

  This is from a couple of years back. I’m not sure why I dread going to see a dentist. Maybe it’s all the mysterious, sharp-pointed tools that conjure up thoughts of medieval torture chambers. Maybe it’s a fear of the unknown. Maybe it’s a fear of the known. But, one thing is certain–I’m always […]

Love Makes the World Go Round

Love Makes the World Go Round

  Thought: Love makes itself known in the simplest way: a home-cooked meal, a family well-provided for, treasuring each hour and each day. My family likes to tell each other, “I love you,” as one or the other goes out the door. Through the years, we’ve come to realize how important it is to say these words while […]

The Beauty that Surrounds Us

The Beauty that Surrounds Us

  Beauty surrounds us. Sometimes, we have to look for it; sometimes, it’s so obvious, we can’t miss it. But, many times we get so accustomed to seeing it, we pass right by without a thought. And that’s a shame. I’ve always found beautiful things in nature to be restful. And, let me tell you, […]

Five Degrees Above Freezing

Five Degrees Above Freezing

  It’s hard to believe, but the thermometer tells me it is thirty-seven degrees this morning! Five degrees above freezing? How’d that happen? Wasn’t it just a couple of weeks ago that we were sweltering under summer’s heat? When fall decided to make her appearance, she did so with a bang. She wasn’t shy. Last […]