: About Me

Writing is my primary interest. Reading everything I can get my hands on is a close second.

As a former elementary school teacher, turned medical office administrator, I honed my writing skills for 30+ years on lesson plans, policy and procedure manuals, job descriptions and business proposals and reports.

On the side, I pursued writing classes, for In my heart I was a freelance writer just waiting for my opportunity.

In 2006 I authored a memoir titled "Someday...," which chronicles a very small slice of a unique time in my life. I currently have one fictional book, titled "Promises," in print and two other works of fiction in progress.

I discovered Helium in 2007 and have been "hooked" ever since.

It is my pleasure to serve as Channel Manager for both the Family Life channel and the Family Bonding channel, with the goal of helping to improve the quality of Helium for all participating writers. 

"Family is where everyone's story begins."

I enjoy reading and writing about all aspects of family life and family bonding, and I look forward to connecting with others who share my passion for family.

If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me via “Contact the writer.”   If I don’t have the information you are seeking, I shall find someone who does, or at least point you in the right direction for obtaining answers.

I like children, my family, flowers, happy endings and countless other things too numerous to list.

I dislike that time passes too quickly and there are not enough hours in a day.

Hazard, yet forward!

My passion is ...

Peace...peace of mind...peace in my life...peace in the world

My parents always told me ...

My mother's mantra: "It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice"

Why I write ...

For the pure fun of it

My inspiration ...

children

Relationships & Family > Family Bonding How to make children feel equal

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One fear of many parents is that their children might grow up feeling unequal to their siblings in the parents’ affections. One way some parents attempt to combat that fear is to treat their children equally in every way, not realizing that they might actually be encouraging the very feelings they are striving to avoid. Due to differences in age and temperament, it is not always wise, nor possible, to treat children equally. For example, an appropriate bed time for an eight-year-old would differ from a 3-year-old sibling. What parents need to aim for is to treat their children all fa...

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Writing:

Rating:

• Marketplace Premier Writer
• Creative Writing Gold
• 7Writing Contest Winner
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• 6Marketplace Articles Sold
• Channel Manager Family Bonding
• Channel Manager Family Life
• Helium Charter Member