Smells Like Fiction

I meet with a small group of dear friends every Sunday afternoon when school is in session, and a couple of years ago we all brought summer photos to share with the group after our annual 3 month hiatus. It was lovely to see what everyone else had been doing while we were apart, and [...]

Hello friends! I can’t possibly fit the first two months of summer into one blog post, but I don’t want to drag it out into a multiple post thing. I kept thinking I’d write about my summer exploits, but well…it was summer. I was too busy, or too lazy. Maybe I can give you the [...]

Friends, my extended family is in crisis. Because of this, I won’t be blogging for a few days, maybe for the whole week. If you’re someone who prays, please pray for us. Thanks.

Today is my last writing day before Spring Break. More specifically, after today I will have ten days at home with the kids, and while I may be able to steal a moment to blog or read a little, there will be no work done on the revision. So please excuse me today while I [...]

How does one suck seasonal joy out of the bleak end of winter?

The beginning of every season is fun, new, promising. When spring begins, everything turns green, wildflowers bloom again, and the scent of earth makes even the worst gardeners among us want to plant things. But a couple of months later, it’s still colder [...]

Last Tuesday the 5th – the same day I was busy having back surgery – my interview for The Muffin, the blog at WOW! Women on Writing, was published. I completely missed it! But now that I’m back, I’m certainly not going to let it be missed on my own blog. Here is the link [...]

Today I received a note in the mail and did a double-take at how my name was written. Well, not really my name, although it was definitely a note for me. It was addressed to Mrs. Ray Pettit. First, I was annoyed at myself for being annoyed, but after thinking it through, I decided my [...]

So. Last night I tried to record my experiences in the Ouch post, but threw in the towel when the drugs started working and I felt like I was half asleep. Then, obviously, I had some unhappy experiences overnight, which led to at least one emotional three a.m. rant, and then an update once I [...]

I’m officially back with the program. I called the nurses – who arrived with lightning speed – but instead of asking them to turn me, I got them to supervise and direct me turning onto my back the correct way. I said I knew it would hurt to do it without help, but if I [...]