They Make Any Space a Home

Over my years as a writer I have embraced entirely the existence of Spotify and have likely spent more time than I intended carefully curating playlists for my different writing projects as well as writing moods; they’re sort of like mixtapes I’ve created and...

They Take My Breath Away

A couple of years ago as Christmas approached, I was trying to figure out gifts for the girls’ grandparents, especially my parents who are long distance in Florida at this point. It struck me that something personal, something created by the girls would be a perfect...

Collaborations Created around Creativity

As a writer, I am familiar with the way my creative pursuit can sometimes feel isolating or even lonely because so much of writing happens in solitary time blocks. This is why I have often been drawn to the stories about The Inklings, the group of writers and friends...

A Celebration of Great Joy

The beginning of the year for us translates into birthday season; birthday season falls just after the New Year with its short days and long nights of winter and just before Easter with its longer days and shorter nights of springtime. All three women in our household...

They Make Room for Me

When we first moved to North Carolina we rented a single family home that included two garages, a sun porch room, a kitchen, a dining room and a living space that allowed for a reading nook for my then young readers as well as a living room space set up closer to the...