Nonfiction Writing

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2013

Photo by bluedaisy on www.sxc.hu

Photo by bluedaisy on www.sxc.hu

Toilet paper. Milk. Laundry detergent. Bread. Dry cleaning. Bank deposit. Every week the to-dos and errands seem to grow. In this installment of Time Management for Dummies, I’ll look at how I schedule my week to account for time spent on errands and family to-dos. The next two parts in the series will focus on my calendar organizers and the emergency stash that helps maintain my sanity.

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A focus on hate

April 24, 2013
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My latest Dallas Morning News Voices column went live on Saturday. I have been dwelling a lot on the ideas of hate as they relate to some of the headlines of late. I hope you will take time to read it and give me some feedback on it. Do bullies, bombers, and bullets really deserve [...]

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Guest post: Lent for a non-Catholic

February 26, 2013
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Please check out my guest post for Shawn Small Stories called “It’s Not Just a Catholic Thang.” This is a light-hearted look at this non-Catholic’s observance of Lent. I will check the site often, and I’d love to read your feedback.   Connect with me on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest updates. Tweet

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What my blessing means to me, 5 years later

February 22, 2013

Today is my youngest’s 5th birthday. While this may not seem like a big deal to most, it is a huge deal for this writing momma because it marks a milestone… for both of us. Much of the parenting aspect of this milestone can be read in today’s HuffPost blog, but there is also a [...]

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Dallas Morning News: Should I let my son join Boy Scouts?

December 2, 2012

My latest DMN article was published both in print and online yesterday. In case you are not connected to me on Twitter of Facebook, I wanted to provide a link here. I have received lots of emails on both sides of the issue. What do YOU think? Tweet

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May in review: New venues and opportunities

June 1, 2012
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I’m living the dream! This month I published my first ebook, was invited to new writing venues, and found new friends across the web. A special thanks goes out to First Assembly in Whitehouse. I loved the opportunity to speak at your Mother-Daughter Banquet! Welcome aboard to my new readers from my hometown. Without further [...]

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Raising My Voice

May 31, 2012
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Do you remember the vision you had for your future when you were a teenager? Maybe you wanted to be a rock star or a professional ball player. Maybe you wanted to be an actor or an astronaut. My dream was to write for a big city newspaper by day and pen novels by night. [...]

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