Who Says Fifty-Something Is Old?

September 21, 2010

I know, almost everyone, but I beg to differ. Yes some things do not work as well as they once did. I ache a bit more? well a lot more. My good cholesterol or HDL is really good, over one hundred, but to keep it like that I have to walk a few miles several […]

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Mixed Blessings

September 14, 2010

Isn?t it ironic how we take the simplest things for granted? Last week while on a short trip up through Kentucky and Tennessee, my husband Jerry got a really bad stomach bug. When it was time for us to come home on Wednesday morning the choice was to either stay at the hotel another day […]

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Writing a Novel In No Time At All!

September 8, 2010

One of the most frequent questions I?ve been asked on my journalistic journey is, ?How long did it take you to write that book?? Great question. But, which book I ask? My first took me 13 years. Write a while, work a while, raise a child a while, be a wife a while, then write […]

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8th Grade Class Reunion

August 31, 2010

A few months ago a former classmate called and said that she, and a couple other classmates were getting together to discuss organizing an 8th grade class reunion. Yes, that?s right I said 8th grade. I?d never heard of anyone ever doing this before. Needless to say I was skeptical. But over the next several […]

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A Husband?s Opinion

August 24, 2010

Years ago, before my first column was published I was so nervous. What would people think of my writing? Would my written words be understood, could my thoughts touch someone?s heart? I was pleasantly surprised from all the positive feedback and encouragement, even from people I didn?t know. Now on the eve of the arrival […]

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Memories

August 17, 2010

I just read Shauna Kelley?s blog. Shauna is also a Lucky Press author. Her new novel (soon to be released in November) ?Max and Menna? sounds really good to me. I will, no doubt connect with Max and Menna, for I too grew up in an alcoholic home! Shauna shared her feelings about her mother?s […]

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From the Heart

August 10, 2010

Many years ago I started writing a column for our local newspaper. I called it Byrd?s Eye View. I know, not very original, but it seemed to fit?go figure. I was pumping out my thoughts, cruising right along, enjoying myself, when a great idea for a column popped into my head. I?d write about the […]

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Deter and Minimize?

August 4, 2010

What in the world am I talking about? A good friend of mine has been putting together a book about his business. (Can?t tell you the name of his company, he prefers to remain anonymous!) Isn?t it a shame we live in a world where we need such protective devices? What ever happened to the […]

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The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit

July 28, 2010

Almost two years ago, knowing I am an avid reader, a friend suggested I read The Shack by WM. Paul Young. She went on and on about how life changing the volume was. Upon seeing the shelved book, the cover immediately drew me in. But then I read the back cover? ?Young girl brutally murdered.?? […]

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A book trailer, what?s that?

July 20, 2010

A couple of years ago my editor, Jo Martin Harris suggested I watch a movie trailer that reminded her of my novel Guardian Spirit. I thought ?movie trailer? what in the world is that? Something the movie producers pull behind their trucks to haul camera equipment? No really, when you begin a new career you […]

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