How Adding Limits can Supercharge Creativity: the 3-Marker Challenge
I love watching kids create. They naturally come up with these little tricks to supercharge creativity, and they don't even know they're doing it. We just returned from a Washington Coast getaway with family, and as usual, the kids taught me a thing or two about...
Gem’s Gems 2014 Wrapup
My kid says some funny stuff, and every year I post a round-up of some of her best lines. enjoy....
When Gratitude is Difficult
There have been times, oh so many times, when the thought of compiling a list of things for which to be grateful was a little more than I could bear. Those are moments when gratitude is difficult.
Journal Prompts: First Week of October
Here’s one week’s worth of prompts to get you going in your journal. If you’re really feeling sassy, you could also ask these prompts of your characters in your current WIP. Imagine what new insights you might gain into your characters’ backstories.
Living with Dying: Thoughts on friendship and cancer
I get by with a little help from my friends
Birthday Magic at Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park
The Farrel-McWhirter Farm park is a Redmond city park that also happens to be a working farm. Bunnies, goats, chickens, pigs, cows, horses, and ponies
Let’s Build Something Together!
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