Weekend Getaway: Seattle (or more specifically, The Spheres)

Weekend Getaway: Seattle (or more specifically, The Spheres)

[Part of my Weekend Getaway series.] I first went to Seattle back in the late 1990s. My husband was there for a photography seminar, so I tagged along with my toddler daughter. When we decided to move up here to the Pacific Northwest to slow travel, I was anxious to...
3 Tips For Writing Better Love Stories

3 Tips For Writing Better Love Stories

What does it take to write a great love story? 1. Have an idea in mind. A word. A location. An idea. Starting with nothing is difficult at best. But when you give yourself one idea, the story writing process becomes a little easier. As I was wondering around Europe...
The Key To A Good Marriage – Knowing How To Order

The Key To A Good Marriage – Knowing How To Order

We’ve been invited to an annual dinner – we’ve been the past couple of years. They release the menu early, and expect you to RSVP with your selections. I’m grateful they provide several options. We aren’t the only attendees who are vegetarian. My husband emailed...
What Aging Gracefully Means To Me

What Aging Gracefully Means To Me

I think when you experience death at an early age, it profoundly changes your perspective on aging. When I was newly married, starting a new career, and in the final semester of my master’s program, I came home one night from class to find my husband waiting for me in...
Writing A Romance Novel Is A Very Big Dream

Writing A Romance Novel Is A Very Big Dream

I smiled when I read her biggest dream. The dream she’d held onto for years. The one she would do if she were finally financially free: I would finally write my novel and get it published. – Stacy R. I get her dream. Because I’ve had it too. Where My Dream...