Under Interrogation, Take Two

Dolphins. Who Doesn’t Love Dolphins? Today (really!) I am honored, humbled, and slightly befuddled to be the subject of an interview  conducted by my friend Ayomide Akinkugbe and featured on his blog, The Voice. Please stop by and check out Ayomide’s brilliant questions. Some of you went looking for this on Monday, after I erroneously posted that […]


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Tricked by Darkness

Sunset. It’s Later These Days. Who’s Springing Forward into Daylight Savings Time? I’m Stumbling On Sunday, our first day of light lingering into the evening hours, I swelled with inordinate pride over the dinner I served. I wasn’t proud of the nicely roasted chicken I presented, its skin brown and crispy, its breast still juicy […]


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Visiting with Emily

A Frosty Morning. Photo by Bob Coller.  Pssst … Just a Quick Sabbath Note … … To invite you to stop by Emily Wierenga’s blog  chasing silhouettes: a place of hope and healing for families and caregivers on the eating disorder journey, which today features a post that I wrote, inspired by my friend Bob’s amazing photo. […]


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inspiration from where???

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2106361/Wake-paint-coffee-Artist-creates-portraits-using-stains-mug.html — Best regards, Sheila sheilalagrand.com


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Coming Out of Hiding

Libations at Kate’s. August, 2010. There’s Only One of Me“I don’t post much on Facebook. I teach Sunday School at my church, you know.” The woman at the party shook her head. “I don’t need my pupils’ parents seeing that I’m coming over here for margaritas.” I smiled and nodded. My heart wanted to cry, though. […]


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