This weekend, we will bake. Food is a favorite way to celebrate and mark traditions around here. In a year when many other traditional ways we would celebrate aren't possible, we are holding tightly to this one. There will be literal piles of cookies in my kitchen. It makes me happy just thinking about it. … Continue reading Christmas Traditions: Food
I've been doing a 10 day writing challenge using the opening prompt, "Today I noticed..." I wrote this on Saturday, after we experienced 6 inches of snowfall. Our trees hadn't yet shed their leaves for the winter, and many weren't ready to bear the weight of the snow with the leaves. Today I noticed the … Continue reading Today I noticed… {A Writing Prompt Reflection}
It's #writingwednesday!! I'm so excited to share this poem with you today. The inspiration for it happened while I was on a neighborhood run late last week. Enjoy! The Plum Tree When I was on a run today I ran by the plum tree You know the one that In Spring smells like hope and … Continue reading The Plum Tree: A Writing Wednesday Poem
It's been a minute since I've done a #writingwednesday, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been on my mind. Finding the routine of school again after so many months of it looking vastly different has been good, but it's also been challenging. Speaking of challenging, today's post is about a reflection prompt that I found … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: Thoughts on Savoring This Season}
Welcome to #writingwednesday!If you're new around here, Writing Wednesday is a space where I share bits of my writing, my process, and what's currently happening with me and my writing endeavors. Today I'll be sharing where I'm at in the process and where I hope I'm going.Many of you know that I've been writing a … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: Writing Update}
Happy Writing Wednesday, dear readers! Every now and then I get the urge to write a little spot of poetry, because as much as I love fiction and sharing about leaving a legacy that matters, poetry holds a not small bit of my heart. My family and I recently spent some time in Montana, and … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: Poetry edition}
July is a slower month for us in a lot of ways... warm days of soaking up the sun, long summer evenings gazing into the backyard fire, slower mornings and general laziness descends upon us. It's also slower when it comes to celebrations... We seem to frontload our year with birthdays, and then around May … Continue reading {On Birthdays and Anniversaries: July Edition}
Stories are my favorite. I especially love family stories. I love to tell them, and I love to hear them. I think that's most likely the main reason that my novel (which I'm currently in the process of editing) incorporates some of the stories of my family that have been passed down to me. As … Continue reading Stones of Remembrance
Yesterday's Writing Wednesday prompt: train. Here's what came from a 10 minute writing session. Enjoy! She pulled open the door of her compartment, swaying as the train rounded a bend. She reached out to keep her balance, her fingers contacted smooth paneling. She reached across the small hallway, and again her fingers came in contact, … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday, Thursday edition: The Train}
Hey friends, welcome back to Writing Wednesday!! Last week I shared a poem that came from part of my weekly journaling practice; this week I'm sharing a prose poem about growth and growing and change. It's an intriguing piece, and I'd welcome discussion on it. Growth doesn't happen in an echo chamber, so leave me … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: A Prose Poem}
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