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Sometimes, Daring dreams are just squashed into silence. Sometimes, Because I’m tired, or sick, or just in a “woe is me, nothing’s going my way,” funk, Daring dreams are strangled and sent packing. Sometimes, Daring dreams simply shrink away in sorrow. Today was one of those days. Today, Devastating, heartbreaking, life-changing news about people who we…

When I was 23 years old I received some advice that I didn’t even know I needed. Life is funny that way, sometimes. Long before I ever had the courage to give voice to the words, “I want to be a writer,” I heard the advice that would help to set my course for today.   I…

Sometimes, right in the midst of writing “the next blog installment,” another rather impolite blog idea just keeps interrupting. Rudely and invasively, thoughts that just don’t fit what I’m writing about jostle, and push, and shove their way into the forefront of my writing thought-life. Like a child who refuses to be ignored; they call…

Dreams don’t just happen overnight. I wish they did! Sometimes, when I see other people enjoying what they love to do it seems as though maybe they were just lucky. They were just prettier… or smarter… or better connected than me. When I step back and really think about it though, I know better. Dreams…

Today’s blog is a bit different… The news out of Lakeland, Florida concerning the arrest of two young girls in connection with the suicide of a third compels me to write this blog. With the death of Rebecca Sedwick came the death of her dreams. The death of her hopes, and plans, and thoughts of…

Dreamers breed dreamers. My husband is a dreamer of the giant, “I want to change the world” type of dreams. My dreams aren’t as earth shattering, but to me, they’re compelling nonetheless. We’ve spent our nearly 30 years of marriage discussing, dissecting, and disseminating our dreams. The result? A house full of young dreamer wannabees.…

All my kids came home to visit this weekend. All eight of them… I’d forgotten how busy, and silly, and LOUD my house could be when the whole family is together. Our time together was refreshing. And rewarding… And reminding. Yep, our time together reminded me, once again, that there are dreams that I just…

Who’s got your back? Who is daily involved in helping you to fulfill your deepest dreams? We all need a dream team! Allow me to share my “Dream Team” with you… This guy cares as deeply for my dreams as he cares for his own! In fact, he’s been known to ignore his dreams to…

It’s taken me years, but I finally realized that my dream is only as important as I allow it to be. I shared a couple of days ago just how hard it was for me to articulate my dream of becoming a writer. Keeping that little tidbit of information to myself really cheated me out…

Does it surprise you to know that there isn’t a one-size-fits all description of a dreamer? Well, it surprised me! For years, I had constructed a vision of “dreamer-like” qualities in my mind. I fine-tuned that dream in hopes that someday, I would become one of “them.”  ______________________________________________________________ In my mind, all male dreamers were…