working, or giving birth, or making dinner. There is an artist that I love named Mary Engelbreit. She made a calendar years ago with the quote,“Life is Just So Daily”on the front. I’m sure kids don’t get it, but adults do. ...
Remember, our life experience can help our adult children, but they need to gain their own life experiences. Our role as parents of adults is to find the balance between too much and too little of pretty much everything: advice, help, assistance, involvement, etc. The voice of experience ...
I’ve written three books of fiction to date, all story collections; though,only one of them has been published.* This is not remarkable or typical in any sense, even if I do have the stereotypical writer’s voice in my head telling me that I should be submitting to more book contests...
First, I have to apologize for goofing any Scottish language in this book, as it’s set in Scotland. I avoided attempting the accent, at least. That said, The Author’s Guide to Murder is the work of three authors: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White. The story is about...
which may be quite upsetting for those who are unable to do so due to the disease itself. That’s when Life Story work comes into action. Life Story work often entails helping individuals document various elements of their life, most frequently in a book or template, and it’s aimed to ...
Five years ago, I was in bad relationship after bad relationship. When the last relationship ended, I had sworn off dating for a while. I deleted the apps and I was ready to do my thang as a single woman. That is, until Johnny messaged me on Facebook! Normally, the messages I recei...
sometimes the drivers at the taxi service for the disabled did not understand what visual impairment meant and what challenges the older adults are confronted with had to face. Therefore, in some cases they were dropped off and had to manage on their own to get where they were supposed to ...
The book was open at the beginning of the Gospel of St John, with its so-called carpet page on the left and “incipit” (introductory) page of the right … It’s hard to explain the sense of awe this one book inspires. It is so very very old, carries with it such a story, ...
And that satisfied him. For now. He has more compassion and empathy in his little three-year-old body than most adults. No one misses me when I go away. Harsh tragic truth. A totally full moon post. Glass half full. This. Is who I am. ...
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