This little scene popped into my head months ago and I've been holding it close. I can picture these precious people in their standard public school classroom so clearly and I hope I've given them justice. The beginning of this school year in the States was anything but ideal. But we can still do small … Continue reading First Day of School
Category: Writing
Gratitude Challenge
Every November for the past six years I have participated in NaNoWriMo. If you don't know what it is, just Google it. Last year I wrote just over 20,000 words and then just... stopped. This year, out of habit, I was planning on participating, but as October went on my excitement for November to arrive … Continue reading Gratitude Challenge
Nonstop
I've been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack (again) this week. The lines that have always stuck out to me are in the song Nonstop. Do you remember it? How do you write like you're running out of time? Write day and night like you're running out of time? Every day you fight like you're running … Continue reading Nonstop
Hobbies
I am fascinated by how people spend their time. It’s a common enough question to ask someone, “What do you do for fun?” but I want to know what people do for not fun. I want to know what people do at 7pm on a Tuesday evening after day’s work. I suppose what I'm saying … Continue reading Hobbies
For the Love of Money
Something God has been reminding me of for oh, about the last 15 years, is that we are only in charge of ourselves. I tell my students all the time - your responsibility is you. And God is telling me constantly - Suzanne, your responsibility is you. True confessions: lately I've been feeling the ol' … Continue reading For the Love of Money
2017 Goals
This morning I knocked over my mop bucket, spilling dirty water all over the living room. Then I realized that my stove isn't broken like I thought it was for the past week, but that the gas line just wasn't opened all the way. New year, same me. But also, new year, new goals! Well, … Continue reading 2017 Goals
With Her Heart
Just a little over four years ago I was a fresh little baby just off the airplane in this new crazy place called the Dominican Republic. I met a lot of new people in my first months in this country and most of them are still part of my life today. One of those people … Continue reading With Her Heart
I’m a loser baby
It's December now! The first thing I felt this morning when I woke up and remembered it was December was relief. November was great. Novembers are always great. But November was hard. And busy. And really full. The month started off with my boss and her family in the States, which meant I was running … Continue reading I’m a loser baby
Big Magic Changed My Life
This week I read Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear and it changed my life. I think I say that a lot, that something changed my life, but that's how we grow. We experience something and we let it change us. We read, for example, My Notorious Life by Kate Manning and we let it … Continue reading Big Magic Changed My Life
Beta readers – A request and an offer
The time has come for me to finish my dang book. The one I started three NaNoWriMos ago! I'm feeling a little stuck though, knowing that it's not quite finished but not knowing what to do with it or where to go from here. So I'm looking for some fresh eyes. Would anyone be willing … Continue reading Beta readers – A request and an offer
