Author | Editor | Story Coach
On a recent camping trip, I stopped to smell the roses and learned a lesson about aging. A rose by any other color…no, that’s not how Shakespeare said it. The day dawned with cloudless blue skies. Joy! I would spend the day with my sister who was driving from Lincoln City to the campground in …
Tulips are my favorite spring flower because I view them as promise keepers. So, I was excited a few weeks ago at the prospect of visiting the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon. You could say, I had expectations.
In 2021, I’m going to persist. More specifically, I will continue steadfastly in writing women’s fiction and find a traditional publisher to publish at least the first three books of my new series. I will pursue this course of action in spite of opposition.
Celebrate Christmas by traveling back in time and seeing the first Christmas through Mary’s eyes.
Diet fads and plans run rampant. Everything from Keto to Intermittent Fasting to Whole 30 has had its day in the news. I’m not a fan of fads, so I wasn’t quick to jump on the intermittent fasting party train. The same naturopathic doctor who recommended ousting gluten, regularly practices intermittent fasting. She does it …
When I went to the naturopathic doctor and bemoaned my struggle to lose weight, she mentioned that a number of her patients changed only one thing in their diet and lost weight. That one thing was to avoid gluten
The battle of the bulge crept up on me. My excellent method for maintaining my weight and health while still enjoying all the treats at Christmas worked for years. Until it didn’t.
Hello. My name is Sharon. I’m an addict. Yes, I freely admit it, I’m addicted to exercise. What? You don’t think that’s a REAL addiction? And why is that? Because exercise is supposed to be good for you and that means you can’t be addicted to it? Vegetables are good for you, and there are …
Perimenopause. Menopause. Post-menopause. One thing I’ve discovered all these have in common (other than the word menopause) is that they cause a girl to bulge. Thus, the name of this series (shared with a snapshot of World War II). If only dieting helped with the battle of the bulge. Once upon a time about a …
I wish there was a Health and Happiness Society in my neighborhood. Doesn’t it sound fantastic? Who doesn’t want health and happiness in their life? The Health and Happiness Society is a series by Katie Cross. I read the first book in the series in October of 2018 and finished the fifth book on August …