Sarah Martin Byrd — Author, Guardian Spirit

Stairway to Heaven

January 30, 2012

Well, another year has come and gone. It seems as though my birthday rolls around every three or four months these days. No wonder I?m getting so old. I ponder about how our way of thinking changes with time. When I was thirteen I wanted to be sixteen. When I was sixteen I wanted to […]

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Stolen Moments

January 23, 2012

A matronly wife slowly eases her legs over the edge of the pillow top mattress. She silently touches the floor with her naked feet. Slowly she leaves the comfort of her bed and the security of her husband?s arms. It?s very early, the birth of a new dawn not yet conceived. The lady sneaks away […]

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I Want to Be Like John Boy

January 16, 2012

Okay, yes, I admit it. I?m stuck in the past. I enjoy growing a garden and canning vegetables. I love to watch a plow cut through the soil lifting those spuds to the surface. At my house mashed potato?s come from the ground not from a bag full of flakes. Now don?t get me wrong. […]

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My Favorite Things

January 9, 2012

When I woke this morning I knew the sky was overcast because the light of a new day was not sneaking through the mini blinds. No, I didn?t sleep until noon; it was a few minutes before seven. As with most mornings I stretched and rolled over, relishing the feel of cool sheets and a […]

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Discombobulated

January 2, 2012

For some reason as I welcome the New Year the word discombobulate is foremost in my mind. I wasn?t even sure if it was a real word or not so I Googled it. The word means, ?Cause to be confused emotionally, or to be confusing or perplexing; cause to be able to think clearly.? I?m […]

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Reflections

December 26, 2011

Christmas Day has come and gone. Gifts have been opened and now wait to be exchanged for the correct size or color. All the decorations are down, except for the Christmas cards. I like to keep them up until I have time to take each one in my hand, and again read what has been […]

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Old Sayings

December 19, 2011

With just a few days left until Christmas Day I know everyone is probably like me, your brain is zipping in a hundred different directions. Actually, I am ready for the big day. All my gifts are wrapped and I?ve purchased the ingredients for my pumpkin bread. With that being said I thought I?d share […]

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A Christmas Story

December 12, 2011

Once upon a snowy Christmas Eve young Emily sat snuggled up in the crook of her grandma?s arm. The open fire sizzled and popped, sometimes spewing a few sparks onto the black speckled linoleum. Emily pulled her special fuzzy blanket, the one imprinted with hundreds of kitty cats up under her chin. Emily loved cats. […]

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Crazy Calm

December 5, 2011

There are so many emotions tugging at my heart this time of year. Of course there is stress: Visions of all that needs to be done dancing around in my head and the hustle and bustle of plain old everyday living. But for some reason there is a crazy calm surrounding me this year. I […]

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Authors, Editors, and Agents

November 28, 2011

It?s Monday after Thanksgiving and here I am, back at it. My granddaughter is at school and I?m chiseling out another weekly blog. Then I?ll diligently send more queries out to agents, or maybe take a nap since I?m sporting a head cold. The hardest part of being an author is the waiting. Waiting is […]

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