Welcome to 2022

 

Happy New Year to you and yours! May 2022 bring much happiness, good health and well-being. Wishing you peace and prosperity, today and always. Cheers to a new year filled with fresh possibilities, both big and small. Find your passion and purpose and have your best year yet!

StoryStorm 2022

 

Looking forward to a new year of Tara Lazar's annual STORYSTORM challenge in January. 30 picture book ideas in 31 days...game on! If you haven't participated yet, I highly recommend you give it a shot. It is a great way to kick off the new writing year. 

You can find more information here, https://taralazar.com/.

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas. May peace and joy be with you always. Enjoy time spent with family and friends. Be well and God Bless!

Tis the Season

 

'Twas the week of Christmas
and all through the house,
all people were stirring
and flitting about.
 

Mom was cooking
and baking
and wrapping.
 

Dad was sweeping
and dusting
and fire building.

The children were snooping
and playing
and movie watching.
 

The house was ready,
the goodies baked.
Cards were played,
and meals made.
 

Soon it will be time to sleep and await
Santa and his reindeer
on this Christmas Eve.
 

Wishing you all wonderful time
spent with family and friends,
good health and well-being, now and
in the new year ahead.
 

Merry Christmas to all,
and to all a good night!

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Wishing you and yours a very healthy, happy and fun-filled Thanksgiving celebration. I am deeply grateful to be able to celebrate in person with my family this year rather than Zoom and hope the same for you.

God Bless and safe travels should you be doing so.

Thank You, Veterans

 

Today, we celebrate and honor American veterans (and their families) for their sacrifice, their patriotism, and their willingness to serve our great country. Thank you does not begin to cover the debt for which we owe you. For those of you still serving, may God grant you peace, safety and strength.

God Bless America!

 

I recently found this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote saved on my computer and felt it deserved a re-visit. Such an important piece of advice, regardless of one's lot in life, but definitely so as a writer.

"No one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety." 

So very true yet so hard to do. Writing is often a constant state of anxiety. Is this WIP any good? Is my mc believable? Will anyone want to publish this? Will anyone want to buy and read it? And so it goes. A constant state of chaotic, anxiety-ridden brain space. However, I love what Emerson says about finishing your day and letting it go, having "done what you could." As, most importantly, "tomorrow is a new day...this day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays."

So do what you can, in the time that you have. Do it well, to the best of your ability. As the sun sets on your day, be happy with what you have accomplished and prepare to move on to the promise of tomorrow. 

What, dear friends, did your day entail today?