The Quest for the Perfect Oatmeal Cookie Continues
The quest to recreate my grandmother’s oatmeal cookies continues with Dorie Greenspan’s recipe for Chockablock cookies and musings on memory and food.
Family, Food, Uncategorized
The Gift of Figs and Fig Trees
The first time I ate a fresh ripe fig, I was 28 years old and worked for a Manhattan financial
News, Uncategorized
Guest Appearance on Ghost Chatter with Mary Ann Poll
I had a terrific time chatting with author Mary Ann Poll on her podcast! We talked about my true-life ghostly
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Guest Writer for BACCA Literary
I’m the guest author this month over at BACCA Literary, a writer’s group in Charlottesville. I share a story of
The Best Present of All – Presence
Our breath spangled the frosty December evening as we waved goodbye. My dog, Zeke, dropped, exhausted, to his mat in
The Inspiration Behind I SEE YOU
Novelists draw from many sources for their inspiration. I draw from my childhood growing up on Long Island, New York.
Faith, Uncategorized
The Gifts that He Gives
My husband held the bird’s nest out to me. “Feel the inside.” I reached out and touched the tiny nest
Faith, Uncategorized
Spiritual Growth Requires Springs of Living Water
Our spiritual growth requires abundant springs of living water. What should we do when the well runs dry? As
Faith, Uncategorized
When Church Means Pain, What’s a Parent to Do?
Families with children diagnosed with autism, learning disabilities, and intellectual disabilities need their church families. But churches are ill-equipped to
Faith, Uncategorized
Miracles Are All Around Us
Miracles are all around us if we just slow down enough to stop, look, and listen. Most of us are