I have the feeling of being stalked and Overwhelmed is his name. He creeps up behind me and seeps into my bones. Overwhelmed crawls up my spin and settles in my shoulder blades. As I work at my desk Overwhelmed whispers in my ear, “Look at all these papers, books and stacks! You’re tired and…
You Look Fine-Concussion Awareness
What happens to someone when they get a concussion? You Look Fine-Concussion Awareness is to help educate everyone that even if a person looks fine after severe trauma to their brain they still need to be completely checked out by a neurologist. The photos above are meant to just show my struggles with my emotions…
Weaving Your Story Into A Poem
Your story could be personal, someone else’s story, a life experience that is happy or sad. Take that one moment, that life changing experience or several and make that your central spot to begin weaving your poem or book! Brilliant Spider And Her Intricate Web Donna Jean is one of two books (Light Through The…
Create From Anywhere-Begin Creating Your Story
Create from anywhere! Begin creating your story. Hello Everybody and hope you are having a beautiful day! Creating your own story has no bounds and I encourage all of us to write, expressing our life, our creative side and start right now. Wherever you are you can start with an idea for a letter, short…
Light Through The Willows
Light Through The Willows is a fictional book I am working on and have introduced briefly in Expressive Writing-Where And How To Begin Your Own Journey And Why! This post also includes how my life was almost tragically taken away, how a book idea began to take form, and great ideas for Expressive Writing! Deep…
What Is In A Library? A Memory
What is in a library? A memory. Memories are within the walls of a building named the library. Children holding picture books, turning colorful pages building a story in their head. People sit at desks reading of far away places, novels of romance, mysteries and death. Memories are held in photos of times past. The…
Never Give Up
Cancer. My dad’s grandma and sister had Breast Cancer. Mom and dad took care of my grandma . Grandma didn’t believe in doctors or taking medicine. She was a Christian Scientist and believed we were not really here and she wasn’t really sick. One word my dad always feared his whole life was Cancer. I…
Stormy Cozy Read A Book Day
The Lord provided the perfect morning here on our farm, New O’Hana Farm, TN for National Read A Book Day. Lately the sun has been shining bright early in the morning on the hills and fields, but this morning was different. Dark rain clouds were appearing. How exciting to have the scene set perfect for…
Hummingbird Days
We have truly enjoyed our Hummingbird Days this year! Each precious winged beauty in different colors and sizes will be definitely missed. http://newohanafarmtn.com Please check out my post on our farm site called Hummingbird Blessings. We lost my dad a couple of years ago and this year has been such a blessing seeing my mom…
A Writer’s Content Notebook
This morning was absolutely beautiful here in middle Tennessee, a perfect paradise for a writer to write! My blue writer’s content notebook has homemade blue tabs sticking out all silly like and wrinkled. But, I don’t care as I sit on my purple swing hung from an old Oak Tree looking out on the Tennessee…