: About Me

I am a freelance writer (and aspiring novelist) from beautiful Missouri. I have loved the beauty of language since I was a small child, and worked in high school as a staff writer for the school paper as well as a contributor to the school's literary magazine. I am also a wife and mother of three terrific kids.

My passion is ...

thw written word, good friends, family.

I know too much about ...

falling down on icy sidewalks.

My parents always told me ...

you can't stand on the fence.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer, and an astronaut.

My favorite memory ...

buckeye hunting with my dad in the Ozarks when I was four

Why I write ...

because I must (contents under pressure.)

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

reading- Jane Austen and Deepak Chopra. Listening to U2, Stevie Nicks, Creed, and Don Williams.

My first job ...

fast food

My best moment ...

ask me in a minute...

My inspiration ...

sunlight.

Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts & Gift Ideas (Other) How to accept a gift graciously

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It is an inevitable part of every holiday season. Anticipation tickles your fingertips as you rip apart the fancy bow, digging full throttle into the silvery wrapping paper. The box is large; your expectations soar. Could it be cashmere? Chanel? Well-disguised jewelry? None of the above. It is your first Christmas as a newlywed, and he has given you a stainless steel twelve quart cooking pot. And you spend the remainder of Christmas Day referring to him as your first husband to your family. In spite of the mileage the story of the poorly chosen present may get when repeated over and over t...

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