By George, I think they’ve got it!
{Plus a killer giveaway at the end!}
It started with them blowing a swooshy feel-good breeze up my skirt: they said they "valued my ability to inspire my followers through writing" and they wanted "to tap into my creative juices" to help develop a storyline for a little boy...
Not that you’re giving to get, but you’ll get more than you give
If you're within driving distance of Nashville or Los Angeles next Saturday, February 27th, you're 12 shades of crazy to pass on this all-star lineup for a concert benefiting Haiti. Nashville will see the likes of Big Kenny, Alison Krauss with Union...
Mom fail, the Valentine edition
Though I'm not exactly a niche blogger, two of my greatest writerly intentions are to encourage my readers–you!–to notice and treasure the extras in each day's "ordinary", and to cherish each season in your children's lives....
Snow shoes
Sometimes I can be quite literal ~ South Carolina foothills, surprise snowfall February 2010. This is what I did to get ready for our 15th annual Valentine Tea. For a Southern girl who has never seen a White Christmas,a White Valentine's is pretty...
Almost Cinderella
I don't think I could have pulled the trigger without encouragement from sweet friends. This was the third blogging conference my Princess Dress had accompanied me to, and she had yet to exit her suffocating dry cleaner's bag. It didn't...
On honor and in-laws: a different kind of love story
When the two of you became one, and his people became your people, how’d that work out for ya? Does your relationship with your in-laws fall into the “for better” or “for worse” category? If it falls into the former and your relationship rains roses...
Tween talk
My 12-year-old son: "I'm glad I don't have a girlfriend for two reasons…." Me (glad he doesn't have a girlfriend for ANY reason): "Oh yeah? How come?" Son: "One, I don't have a cell...
Blissdom: Like a Star Trek convention with good shoes & without Vulcan ears
After 4 1/2 years of blogging and attending 4 1/2 blog conferences, it finally occurred to me why bloggers flock to them like Trekkies to a Star Trek convention white on rice: We're among Our People. My non-blogging friends used to give me that "bless her...
Wanna win this?
How would you like to win a darling satin black clutch to carry your "necessaries" at Blissdom's cocktail parties (and appropriate for any special event)? I've got one to give away compliments of Dressbarn. To enter, do any or all of...