Category: Practice Joy Blog (2010-2013)

I got some sleep last night…a very good thing for me but maybe not so good for you.  The creative juices are flowing once again and I’ve already made a long list of other ideas for some poignant posts...

There is nothing that can bring one right back down to reality after spending the last almost 48 hours literally in the throne room of God like: a) emailing a whole bunch of friends and family to tell them...

Note: Since part of the reason I blog is to work on my writing (which I hope to get paid for some day, pretty please!), I am trying to work on my craft with assignments.  Hopefully you will find...

Okay, so pardon my next title, but I have been watching and reading one of my FAVORITE childhood heroines.  Yes, that would be Anne Shirley of Green Gables.  Oh, my sweet Anne spelled with an “e” if you will...

It is early, and I have been up for a while already, laying in bed with thoughts of writing streaming thru my head.  What would I write about this morning if I was to write?  It’s amazing that while...

In an attempt to regain a sense of who I was before my journey down a path I didn’t know I was on, I have pulled out, dusted off and opened up my old journals.  Oh man – am...

Note: I am not advertising for this company or the shoes here and have absolutely no affiliation with them…but maybe I should after reading my own post! I am simply using my awesome running shoes as a jump start...

I just entered this sentence at Writer’s Digest for the monthly contest.  This one is based on the prompt:  “In 25 words or fewer, write an opening sentence – just one – to a story, incorporating the following words:...

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Okay – so I know I know – it’s been almost a year!  Almost a year since I last wrote…and that is way to long.  It’s...

A little quick background on the Hoyts:  Rick was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, causing a shortage of O2 to his brain – causing cerebral palsy.  The doctors told his parents to get ready to...