After years of largely avoiding his caverns, I finally decided to face the dragon of social media. I confess, I did it for his supposed treasures. There are riches of recognition and opportunity to be had, so they say, if you let the creature breath down your neck and encircle you and enchant you asContinue reading “Facing the Dragons and their Hoards”
Category Archives: Personal Stories
So Here’s How This Goes
Self-publishing, it’s all the rage! Do your own thing! Get your book out there! Defy the masters of traditional publishing who say what books can and cannot be published! Right? Well, not exactly. I think there are some major pitfalls to hopping on the self-publishing train, which have very little to do with the steepContinue reading “So Here’s How This Goes”
In Other News: Twin Birth Story
Okay so this isn’t usually the sort of blog post I write (and it is also the reason I haven’t written one in a long time) but when I found out I was pregnant with my “fourth” and ever-so-casually went to my first prenatal appointment–I mean, none of this is new to me by now–allContinue reading “In Other News: Twin Birth Story”
Reading Goals and Road Races
Reading Goals So first of all, I made a list of five books I wanted to read in April (my first non-haul book haul) and I almost made it! I’m halfway through book five. Considering the circumstances (toddler entering solid “terrible twos” territory and 6-month-old having napping troubles) that’s nothing to sneeze at. So IContinue reading “Reading Goals and Road Races”
Summerblood
I have summer in my blood, and it’s only April. This makes everything brighter, and I cherish this time when it happens each year. A good portion of my energy and enthusiasm seems to hibernate over the winter, and around this time each year, it wakes up with a jolt. Now I’ve read of whatContinue reading “Summerblood”
Peevishness and Lack Thereof
I am always intrigued by people’s pet peeves. By nature, they are highly personal, but there’s something funny about them well aside from the fact that many of them make no sense: We KNOW we cannot hold others to our pet peeves…but we kinda WANT to. Example: I love food, and I love varieties ofContinue reading “Peevishness and Lack Thereof”
On Sleep: It could always be worse
A short warning: this has nothing to do with anything about writing : ) So I have this sweet little picture book called It Could Always Be Worse. In it, a poor man with a big family goes to his Rabbi to complain that his house is so small and his family is so loudContinue reading “On Sleep: It could always be worse”
Wedding Joys and New Family
I once had a pastor say that, if ever he was going to preach on a topic, he could expect to be tested severely on it while he prepared the sermon. Preaching on mercy? He could expect to struggle with feeling unmerciful. Talking about faithfulness? He should expect to find some area in which heContinue reading “Wedding Joys and New Family”
Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast
I have mentioned before that I don’t really have writing advice to offer. This is for two reasons. One? The good stuff has all been said, no real need for me to rephrase it. Two? I don’t know that my way of writing and learning to write would be particularly helpful. But just in caseContinue reading “Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast”
New Normal
4 days ago I went into labor to deliver our second child. I am so very, very tired (and sore, and all that jazz), but also relieved. This one went a WHOLE LOT smoother than last time. Last time was longer, it was excruciating, and I was basically unable to move like a regular humanContinue reading “New Normal”
J. L. Odom 