: About Me

I have been in the field of administrative assistance for over 30 years. My first job out of college was as an executive secretary to a team of engineers conducting artificial heart research. After that, I spent most of my career serving civil engineers or general engineering construction companies.

My husband of 32 years and I raised five kids. The first four were born in a 28-month period. We had two daughters, one year apart, which was pretty exciting. Having twin sons as third and fourth born children was a shock but still a blessing. Later we had one more son. He was the icing on the cake!

I learned to write at a young age as writing letters to my father, a career Naval officer, was our main source of communication. He wrote letters to the family with great regularity and we quickly answered each and every one. The letters were a sort of diary and allowed us to know each other at a very wonderful level, perhaps better than we would have known each other had he been home each night. I still have many of his letters. They are an heirloom for my children.

My husband was a school teacher. He is currently ill and somewhat limited in mobility and stamina. He too, expresses himself through writing. He has written a children's book that deals mostly with embracing the differences in people. He is also a talented artist.

I hope to write often and will be thrilled if and when I can submit something for publication.

My passion is ...

Sewing, especially costumes, but any clothing is fun!

I know too much about ...

People who suffer from poor self image or self abandonment.

My parents always told me ...

work hard, be on time, and give to others.

My childhood ambition ...

to have a family, especially a little girl.

My favorite memory ...

4th of July in Havre de Grace, Maryland and the wonderful experience of living in that town.

Why I write ...

I write because words have the power to create and that's one of my styles of creation.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Family Ties (Danielle Steele)

My first job ...

Typist in an appliance store office.

My best moment ...

Hasn't happened yet!

My inspiration ...

Women who handle large families with ease and joy.

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Letting go of fear

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Letting go of fear is difficult, but with a little understanding of human emotions, it can be achieved.  Human emotions can be distilled down to two general categories-love and fear.  To even simplify love and fear, think of love as "yes" and fear as "no".  There are many shades of these two emotions which we all experience.  For example hatred is a shade of fear and graditude is a shade of love.  Emotions are feelings brought on by your thoughts.  Your thoughts are powerful energy that trigger electronic and chemical responses in the body.  Try sitting q...

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