Sunday Inspiration: Work
In honor of what I hope is a permanent return to work for our federal employees, today’s inspirational quote comes from Warren Buffett. ““There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are…
Read MoreWords No Author Wants to Hear: It’s Time for a New Website
This has been one of those weeks when my to-do list has been longer than the neck of a giraffe. And now it includes a new author’s website. I won’t bore you with details, but I know all of you have had days or weeks when you have so many things to do you dabble…
Read MoreRemembering Martin Luther King
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King In honor of Martin Luther King day, January 21, 2019
Read MoreMore Cover Reveals: The Sum of Its Parts and A Home for the Holidays
My wonderful editor contacted me this week to tell me that my publisher will be reissuing another of my older books as an eBook. While I have the rights to many of my back list novels, my publisher still has rights to a few. The original title of the one she was interested in was A…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Rest and Self-Care
“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” -Eleanor Brownn
Read MoreCover Reveal: A Family of Strangers
This has been such a busy couple of months. They’ve gone something like this: After I finished writing A Family of Strangers (Mira June 2019) I took a glorious three week trip to Europe and Africa. I came home with bronchitis and took a three week break from doing everything except coughing and eating soup.…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: How the Light Comes
While this lovely poem is a blessing meant for Christmas day, I think it’s wonderfully appropriate for the new year, too, and throughout the year. A friend posted it on Facebook and I loved it immediately. How the Light Comes A Blessing for Christmas Day I cannot tell you how the light comes. What I…
Read MoreWish Upon a Star for 2019
I’m at Disney World with my family celebrating our “big” wedding anniversary, as well as all the other end and beginning of the year holidays. Considering where I am, I’m allowed to be a little corny today. So for 2019, in the words of Jiminy Cricket: When you wish upon a star Makes no difference…
Read MoreAnnouncing Our January 2019 Reading Challenge Selection
Happy 2019 everyone! My real New Year post is tomorrow, but since this is the first day of the 2019 Reading Challenge, I wanted to post the January category today. You can find out more about the challenge here. The discussion each month will happen at the Read Along With Emilie Richards Facebook Group, but if…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Mother Teresa
The words below are especially important to me since they were found written on the wall in Mother Teresa’s Home for Children, and our daughter Jessie was one of the children in that home when we adopted her exactly forty years ago. These words also make heartfelt resolutions for the coming year. People are often…
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