It’s kind of liberating to live within one’s means. Some people may think that I have a problem with money because I am focused on how much income I need to live the life I deserve and for which I have worked hard. The truth is that I don’t want money problems. As much as…
After the sixth revision of the manuscript of my debut memoir I Asked the Blue Heron was finished, I made the decision to not wait until an agent “discovered” me to publish my work. I knew I was in for the ride of my life, and a solo ride at that. I am the writer,…
Life is like a baseball game. At the bottom of the inning, play with a mitt in hand. Catch with humility. I have been the recipient of generosity, more in acts of kindness than in material goods. When I was a single mother, I had the education necessary to get me employment. When I…