I grew up in a Christian household. My parents are very devout Orthodox Christians. My brother married a Catholic woman and they raise their children in that faith. My other brother married a woman who converted to Orthodoxy. And I married a Muslim. But I draw tarot cards every day…

Writers are creative folk who usually love to read and have amazing imaginations. They have the ability to look at any scene; whether in real life, on a screen, or written on the page, and spin it with their own distinctive story magic. Sometimes, writers are pre-writers. That is, they…

In November of 2019, Death dropped off his calling card with my brother-in-law. Pancreatic Cancer. Here you go. And from that point on, we looked Death in the face every time we looked at my brother-in-law. Through chemotherapy and surgery and radiation treatment, our family watched and supported and prayed…

We hear it time and time again. Start a journal and write in it regularly. Write in your journal every day. Keep a daily journal. Journaling is the best thing you can do for your writing. Sure, daily journaling helps writers by giving them a place to clear their head…

Last weekend, I went on hike with my husband and sons. We had completed the Bunny Loop and decided to go on to another trail since we had another hour. We got to the next section of the trail and as the boys clambered ahead, the trail got steeper and…

One of my best friends recently celebrated her youngest child’s departure to college. She and her husband were the first of our friend group to experience an empty nest and based on what I had heard from media, I was expecting sadness to overwhelm her. …