When I came back from Iraq in 2010, my gift from me to me was a cruise to the Carribean. I had never been on a cruise, and I was so happy I was alive; I treated myself. I paid for a balcony suite and went to as many amenities […]
I Woke Counting my Every Blessing
I am a blessed woman. I am blessed from the moment I wake to the moment it is time to sleep. Every day, I struggle with mental illness, and every day, I wake with the blessing of a new day to count the good things in my life. I am […]
Choose to Look at Life with Lens of Blessings
This picture was taken in August 2011. I was part of a NATO training in Moldova. I was in my capacity as the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Command Surgeon, and Environmental Scientist. I was doing my job and giving some ideas to a Belgium crew when this beautiful white eye […]
Don’t Let Trolls Take your Happy Away
Yesterday, I received an email from a friend, and she told me how sad she was because a troll insulted her for no apparent reason. Many times, people think that because the internet is so impersonal they can say anything they want, and they forget on the receiving end, there […]
The Five Writing Mistakes I Made and Found Out About When the Second Copyeditor Worked on My Novel.
In a previous blog I wrote about the costly mistakes I made when I self-published my first book. In that article I wrote about my lack of attention to detail, poor research and my impatience. This article I will concentrate on the five things I learn while having the wrong […]
