One of the many projects I’m working on this month is a White Paper for a non-profit on Vermont’s abortion laws. One of my friends at the law firm and I have split the research and project up, which has helped. Today I researched like crazy while I wrote the draft. One of the things I was looking at was …
Ten Things I’ve Learned
10 Things I’ve Learned…As A Parent This is my post this week on Generation NeXt Parenting. What have you learned? Top Ten Things I’ve Learned as a Parent 1) Love really does multiply. No matter how many children you have, there’s always enough love to go around. It’s not a zero sum game. 2) Boys and girls are wired differently …
Thank You!
When I started this blog in June, I had no idea what I was going to do with it. I just knew I needed one. I’ve had fun with it over the last few months, and hopefully you’ve enjoyed it or at least laughed a time or two. The blog had been viewed more than 3,000 times! Wow! And that …
Game Show Justice?
Just when I think I’ve read it all… I saw this article on Law.com. According to it, in 2004 a NY judge gave a defendant a choice after trial while the jury was deliberating: 1) wait for the jury’s verdict or 2) revoke your right to a jury, plead guilty, and take the judge’s sentence. It was 3:30 on a …
90 Days Through the Bible
Well, we’re taking the plunge. Our small group is on for reading through the Bible in 90 days– though it will likely be longer because we meet every other week. I’m pumped! I have a feeling there will be nothing like reading through the Bible quickly to get a fresh sense of the cohesiveness of the books. After watching the …
Ten Writing Resolutions
Mary DeMuth posted this list to the Master’s Artist on January 2nd and graciously gave me permission to post it here. Here’s Mary: Will this be the year of your dreams come true? Or just another ho-hum year where you plug away (or not) and end up in the same place you were when you started? How do writers break …
Are you a Material Girl?
If so, you might enjoy or be challenged by an article I saw on Yahoo today. It highlights the triumphs and travails of a group of friends in San Francisco who decided to abstain from consumerism in 2006. Yep, no new purchases in 2006. They learned the joys of thrift stores, yard sales and doing without. Something about this is …
A Benefit of Writing Reviews
I’ll admit it. I am so new to reviewing books that I’m still learning the tricks of the trade. But I have to tell you there’s a nice benefit. Often when I open my mailbox it feels like Christmas. Somedays, I’ve waited with anticipation for a book. Others, I had no idea the book was on the way. Take today. …
Christian Creativity
A friend pointed out this article in Christianity Today online. It’s an interview with music duo Ashley Cleveland and Kenny Greenburg. In it the couple share some interesting thoughts on the balance between being creative and living through the mundane. They call it a stewardship issue. I agree with them. Sometimes we put ourselves in the chair and write regardless …
Review: Hazardous Duty
In 2006 I have had the pleasure of reading several books by debut authors that surprised me with how very good they were. They didn’t read like first time books, and Hazardous Duty by Christy Barritt, quickly fell into that category. Here’s a piece from the back cover:“On her way to completing a degree in forencsic science, Gabby St. Claire …