Mama Says #42
Richard Mabry on: Three Writing Challenges That No Longer Scare Me

We continue a summer series of guest posts by a variety of authors on writing challenges. Welcome Richard Mabry. I freely confess that I’m afraid of some things. For instance, although I served for three years in the Air Force, flew (as a passenger) countless hours, and participated in a helicopter rescue of a critically […]
Tracing Family Genealogy One Baby at a Time

The beaming woman in this picture is my sister. And what’s not to beam about? She is holding Eloise, her first grandchild, and Elsa, the second grandchild of our eldest brother. These two beauties were born about three weeks apart last summer. A few weeks later came Ella, the granddaughter of another brother. I got […]
Mama Says #41

I remember the four-year-old girl in children’s church in 1984 who was not following instructions or behaving in a remotely socially appropriate way. When I asked her to do something I thought might help her settle down, she glared at me and said, “You’re not the boss of me.” Ahem. Let’s just see about that! […]
Cynthia Ruchti on: Three Writing Challenges That No Longer Scare Me

This post continues a summer series of guest posts by a variety of authors. Welcome Cynthia Ruchti. I’m not fond of snakes. What’s that fancy word that means grossly under-exaggerated? I’m not fond of them, but I do have a new perspective. Some of them eat mice and I’m way not fond of mice. Most […]
How High Is Your Joy?

It’s been a long time since I jumped. Years. Decades. This is because of my cranky feet, which I’ve written about before. Even though he couldn’t find anything wrong, one orthopedist told me that based on my description of the pain and what he observed in my movements, it was as if I was walking […]
Mama Says #40

It’s been hot around here. Our temperatures have been matching south Florida. Humidity is about 90 percent lower than Florida, but it’s still hot. Mom has some advice about how to bring down the temperatures where you live. I figure it’s good advice for wherever you are if it’s hot. “Take a vacation to a […]
Erin MacPherson on: Three Writing Challenges That No Longer Scare Me

Today begins a summer Wednesday series from writers I’ve had the privilege of meeting in cyberland. Nine writers will tell us what no longer scares them (but must have at one time). Welcome Erin McPherson, author of The Christian Mama’s Guide to Having a Baby. She has several more books in the works. When I […]