Keeping The Faith
Where to we go from here? In talking about vulnerability, strength and courage, I am also reminded that there is SO MUCH B.S. out there that it is really hard to remember who we are. In this online...
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My friend John A. wrote this. He often sends out stories like this. He has a wonderful point of view on life in the very small, very southern town we both grew up in. I’ve known John A. all my life....
View ArticleHow to build relationships & make a gajillion dollars
Sorry – if your purpose for building relationships is based on making lots of money, this post isn’t going to help you do that. Sadly, though, I see lots of experts, gurus, ninjas or whatever who teach...
View ArticleSelf-Reliance: A Guidebook for Escaping Mediocrity
Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson has always been one of my favorite books. (My Mother The English Teacher quoted it to me even when I was little.) One of my old copies has more underlined sections...
View ArticleI Will Never Be Pollyanna Positive
From time to time I get chastised by so-called social media superstars for the fact that I am, at times, grumpy, moody, direct, and simply “not positive”. “Turn that frown upside down!” People only...
View ArticleHunting for Treasure
I am on my annual Thanksgiving vacation to Cumberland Island, GA with my family. Tomorrow, we will hunt sharks teeth – one of my favorite expeditions on the island. The post below was written two years...
View ArticleWhat To Do With Criticism
I don’t care what anybody says, criticism sucks. And it especially sucks when you’ve poured your heart and soul into something, pushed it tenderly out into the world and BAM! some mean nasty says...
View ArticleHow I Get So Much Stuff Done
I’ve written about this topic before but I’ve gotten a ton of questions lately about how I get so much stuff done while still being a good mom to the two small turks and a decent wife to Turk Senior....
View ArticleThere’s Only So Much to Go Around
I’ve just returned from a much-needed family sojourn to the Gulf of Mexico to celebrate Spring Break. Lots of long walks and talks mixed in with some intense writing time. All this moodling, talking...
View ArticleWhat Writing a Book Is Like (For me anyway)
It’s like a maddening, intense, all-consuming love affair. Complete with drama, tears, reconciliations, secret rendezvous, and sweet revelry. Not necessarily in that order. Oh and did I mention...
View ArticleKeeping The Faith
Where to we go from here? In talking about vulnerability, strength and courage, I am also reminded that there is SO MUCH B.S. out there that it is really hard to remember who we are. In this online...
View ArticleLooking After Helen, a Christmas Story
My friend John A. wrote this. He often sends out stories like this. He has a wonderful point of view on life in the very small, very southern town we both grew up in. I’ve known John A. all my life....
View ArticleHow to build relationships & make a gajillion dollars
Sorry – if your purpose for building relationships is based on making lots of money, this post isn’t going to help you do that. Sadly, though, I see lots of experts, gurus, ninjas or whatever who teach...
View ArticleSelf-Reliance: A Guidebook for Escaping Mediocrity
Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson has always been one of my favorite books. (My Mother The English Teacher quoted it to me even when I was little.) One of my old copies has more underlined sections...
View ArticleI Will Never Be Pollyanna Positive
From time to time I get chastised by so-called social media superstars for the fact that I am, at times, grumpy, moody, direct, and simply “not positive”. “Turn that frown upside down!” People only...
View ArticleHunting for Treasure
I am on my annual Thanksgiving vacation to Cumberland Island, GA with my family. Tomorrow, we will hunt sharks teeth – one of my favorite expeditions on the island. The post below was written two years...
View ArticleWhat To Do With Criticism
I don’t care what anybody says, criticism sucks. And it especially sucks when you’ve poured your heart and soul into something, pushed it tenderly out into the world and BAM! some mean nasty says...
View ArticleHow I Get So Much Stuff Done
I’ve written about this topic before but I’ve gotten a ton of questions lately about how I get so much stuff done while still being a good mom to the two small turks and a decent wife to Turk Senior....
View ArticleThere’s Only So Much to Go Around
I’ve just returned from a much-needed family sojourn to the Gulf of Mexico to celebrate Spring Break. Lots of long walks and talks mixed in with some intense writing time. All this moodling, talking...
View ArticleWhat Writing a Book Is Like (For me anyway)
It’s like a maddening, intense, all-consuming love affair. Complete with drama, tears, reconciliations, secret rendezvous, and sweet revelry. Not necessarily in that order. Oh and did I mention...
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