Charlene, my old-lady Ojibwe friend, changed my life. I also changed hers. Through Charlene, I grew familiar with issues I had never faced before in my small, sheltered world. In trying to help her, I learned from her. In a series of blog posts over the next several weeks, I want to explore, through the […]
Introducing a Blog Series on Helping a Friend through Difficult Issues Read More »
Turtle Heart, the book I began in 2014 and labored long to bring to fruition, will soon be published. In it, you will read the story of a clueless, idealistic Mennonite girl and a feisty, sharp-witted old Ojibwe lady. In it you will see how my friendship with Charlene helped me grow in understanding God
That’s Why We Have a God Read More »
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
Give Me Your Feedback (And Get a Discount on my Upcoming Book) Read More »
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
A New Year, A New Book Read More »
Since we lost our small one (you can read that post here), I have been thinking a lot more about Charlene, my darling little old lady friend who died. I like to picture the two of them together somewhere in a place I can’t quite get my mind around–but that doesn’t matter as much as
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