Birthdays and ROW80 check-in

Do you know what today is? Well, yes, it is Sunday. And yes, it is time for my ROW80 check-in post. But today also marks a very special event. It is my granddaughter’s first birthday! And as a grandmother – I get bragging rights!   Isn’t she...

Embracing my inner “Betty”

As most of you know, I recently took the Leap of Faith and quit my day job. Now I get to spend my days as a full-time writer, wife, and homemaker. I adore the fact that I get to spend more time writing and following my dream. Not to mention, my husband and I get to...

ROW80 update (Feb. 26)

Whoops! I thought today was Saturday. Not sure why, especially since I’ve read other ROW80 blogs today. You would think it might have clicked in my brain that I needed to post my own update, but I honestly just thought that some of my fellow ROWers were ahead of...

Checking In with the ROW80 crew (Feb. 19)

When I sat down to write this, I was completely convinced that this week had been really great. And I was right. It has been a really good week. It just hasn’t been a very productive week, well only in regards to my ROW80 goals that is. Even though I wrote daily...

Peanut Butter for the Broken Heart

I know it’s a sour subject, and I know most of us have experienced it in our lives, sometimes several times. But there’s a lot of people out there who have trouble healing a broken heart. I’ve heard or read about how they were dumped and how they...

Cherish the Gift

Today, I’m going to share a piece that my sister, Melissa Lewis Taplin, wrote recently. I think its message is one we all need to keep in mind. And not just when we deal with artists but when we deal with anyone that has a specialty or a gift that allows them to...