: About Me

I have been writing for about fifteen years now. I started out by adding my voice to the local newspaper in their "letters to the editor" and quickly moved on to writing short stories and song remakes for church activities. Then I tried my hand at novel, "Joy in the Mourning", which I published through America House Publishers. Then I submitted a book of short stories, "The Short of It" to them and it was published by Publish America, which is basically the same place, but they made some changes. These books can be purchased through the publisher or on any on-line bookstore. I had a bit of a break in writing and this year am delving in again. I do a bit of conference speaking as well as writing.

I have a husband of 28 years, four children,a grandson and one on the way. Life, as they say, is very good

My passion is ...

family, faith and food!

I know too much about ...

what other people think of what I think

My parents always told me ...

if you have to run to get across the street, don't

My childhood ambition ...

to be a cowgirl

My favorite memory ...

being the first kid to go barefoot in my neighborhood in the spring

Why I write ...

I don't get interrupted when I have something to say

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

I love to read theological writings as well as many stories

My first job ...

working in a toothpick factory...yuck!

My best moment ...

getting my engagement ring in a bubble gum machine..what a guy!

My inspiration ...

my faith in God is behind and underneath all that I do

Relationships & Family > Friendship Issues & Advice Friendship drama: How to handle backstabbers

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The best way to handle a backstabbing person is to turn around and show them your face, so to speak. If you have heard something unkind or untrue that has been spoken behind your back by someone you are in a relationship with, bringing it up to them is a surefire way to make them aware of their undermining ways. If someone speaks maliciously about us and we do not have reason to value their opinion, their words are deflected by our natural tendencies towards self-protection. It is when we have removed some of these protective emotional walls that we are vulnerable to the kind of ...

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