As we re-open our hearts
When we open our cottage every year, after its long hibernation, it takes us a little time to bring order and beauty back into our special spot.
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What I learned about recording an audio book
On the day before I flew to Chicago I spent some time arranging outfits on my bed for Holly to inspect and approve (or not). I wanted to look professional, yet warm, be comfortable, but not too casual.
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She wore her elephant costume and she still flourished
Our daughter, Holly, took ballet, as little girls do. When it was Halloween, their teacher, Miss Lynn, invited them to wear their costumes to class. Every other little girl was a fairy or a princess. Tiaras sparkled. Pink chiffon rustled. It was all delicate sweetness. Except for Holly.
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Licorice, Flannery O’Connor and I did also get more Lysol wipes
I actually have no idea what a book launch day is supposed to look like. Maybe they are all like this?
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I sat like a cat
The other day, at the end of the day, my book The Minister’s Wife: a memoir of faith, doubt, friendship, loneliness, forgiveness and more, arrived. All the watching and waiting and drumming of my fingers on the table in the weeks prior did not make it arrive any sooner, as it turned out.