the window to my mind...

A while ago, my youngest son, Ben, asked me a question: if money wasn't an issue and I could do anything at all for a job, what would I do? Surprisingly, I fairly quickly answered "write". I love writing...I know I've said that before on this blog. I have tons of journals with random entries and writings that I have collected over the years and I have started several books. I've never gotten very far with them because I get distracted by life. You know, being a mom, a wife, an employee, a pastor, a volunteer, a daughter, a grandma, and the list goes on.  In November, my life changed dramatically when I quit my job and moved to Michigan by myself. All the kiddos are big kids now and I had a yearning desire to be away from my adopted city and back home to my native land. Now I have a cute little apartment and a little bit more free time. This means I have time to actually concentrate on writing!  So, I decided that my new years resolution would be (even though I don

  When I began travelling back and forth from Fort Wayne, IN to Kalamazoo, MI for work a few months ago, I decided to download some audio books and listen to them as I drive. The driving only lasted for about a month but I am now hooked on my audio books! Even though there are so many genres available, I decided to listen to the classics...those books I have always wanted to read (or finish reading) but have never found the time to do. I started with Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, The Beautiful & the Damned, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and, well, the list has gone on! I was so amazed by some of these books. For instance, I am also addicted to a podcast called  Stuff You Missed in History Class  and in an episode a few years ago, the co-hosts were talking about how Mark Twain actually prided himself on writing in a more casual tone than people were used to because he wanted to appeal to the general public, those who weren't normally readi