Welcome to my blog, donalee. I’m so excited about your new book. But let’s first talk about you. When did you realize writing was your destiny? Growing up I wanted to be a lawyer. I started university prepared to be a lawyer. Then I was introduced to academia and research. I wanted to teach at a university and publish papers in esteemed journals. Then I was offered a scholarship to get a PhD. I was thrilled. I turned it down. I had a chance to go to Harvard to research perceptions of time. I was thrilled. I turned it down. Read More
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Who Will I Be in This Upside-down World?
At dinner the other night, I slammed my knife on the table because it kept wobbling off the edge of my plate. Recently I find myself banging shut drawers and cupboard doors. I’m having trouble sleeping, and when I do fall asleep, I awaken and can’t fall back to sleep. This is not who I am. But in this time of upheaval, who will I BE? I recognize the tension and anxiety that build up within me. I’ve cut back on watching the news, but I realized the importance—especially right now—of staying informed. So, I watch a balanced news program Read More
5 Things I Love About January
January (in the northern hemisphere) gets a bad rap. Here in Michigan, it’s cold, dreary, and freezing. But since HOPE is my One Little Word for 2025, I’ve decided to change my attitude, be hopeful, and find some things to love about January. Here are my reasons: So, my change in attitude helps me when it’s overcast, or gets dark early, or is freezing outside. Can you find something to love about January? I’m always looking for more reasons to appreciate this month. Please REPLY and let me know what your reasons are. Read More
My One Little Word for 2025: Hope
After a year of ups and downs, HOPE still came to me as my choice for my One Little Word for 2025. In February, we celebrated our daughter’s marriage to a wonderful man. All our kids and grandkids were together for Kristin and Jason’s wedding in Katy, Texas. We had lots of love and laughter staying together in a B&B for a week, playing games, and just hanging out. Two months later, my beloved Rich learned he had chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, or CMML. This was a gut punch for us. We went to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Read More
Kathleen Kaska’s Books Offer Great Stories and a Worthy Cause
A warm welcome to my guest, author Kathleen Kaska. Kathleen is an author with a cause. She writes fiction and non-fiction, using both as gateways to causes dear to her heart. Kathleen, please tell us a little about yourself. I’m a Texas gal. Except for an eighteen-month hiatus living in New York City after college, I lived in the Lone Star State continuously for fifty years. Since then Texas has been hit and miss—a little hit, but a heck of a lot of miss. There was a time when I thought I would happily die in Austin, Texas. Butcircumstances and Read More