Last week I offered a survey. In your responses, the number one thing you mentioned was my honesty and openness. That aspect of my blog is what makes it unique, many of you said. Or my openness has helped you in some way. “I could have told you that without a survey,” Ivan said. He […]
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In general, I am not much of a social media person, but I do love my blog. I found an audience through my blog. I found courage. I found writing opportunities. I found a husband. I’ve been wondering how to make my blog better. I know I want to be more consistent in the days
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I’ve enjoyed the year overviews I’ve seen on some other blogs. Although I don’t plan to share a rundown of my year, I did go through my photos from this past year and pick out my favorites. I thought you might enjoy seeing them. *Disclaimer: Although I took most of the photos here, at least
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Where have I been? Editing, mostly. I have a new memoir coming out this spring with Elk Lake Publishing, and I am currently working on the 22nd revision–though in all honesty, I stopped counting long ago. I call my upcoming book Turtle Heart. It tells the story of a friendship that changed me. My friend
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Eighty-some years ago, as recorded in a history pamphlet written by my grandpa: “Four brethren of an adventurous nature decided to go west.” The four “brethren,” members of a Mennonite church in Pennsylvania, settled their families in northern Wisconsin, on land dotted with stumps, swamps, rocks, and spindly trees—but with a rich layer of topsoil
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