It is hard to wait.
And yet…
There are messages along the way. And gifts.
I receive them with deep gratitude.
All of us get discouraged at times. That’s part of being human. But if your heart is telling you to do something, don’t let the discouragement stop you. Yes, rejection hurts. It hurts to be belittled by the world or even worse, ignored. It saps one’s energy, and one’s courage, to try and try and… Continue reading Dis- the Discougagement
I think we are all susceptible, in these upsetting times, to feeling overwhelmed by bad tidings and dark news. Being stuck in mental darkness can be just as much a malady as a fever or a cold and can seem as hard to shake off. Such a problem faces the heroine, Princess Sair, in… Continue reading Sunshine
When I was eight years old, I got my own library card, which felt like my very own key to a treasure trove. That was the year I held a children’s book in my hands and knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I don’t remember the book or the author, but… Continue reading Bum Glue and Dreams
It is with great joy that I announce the marriage of my daughter Shannon Ruth Coyne to Christian Rosado de Jesus on September 5th, 2020, here at the house Shannon grew up in, our home in Naperville.
Shannon and Christian were married on our back deck, by the Rev. Chris Honig, my daughter Elizabeth’s husband.
For readers who like Mara and Borealis, the two wolves who lead Princess Blair to safety in On the Wolf’s Path, here is a story about how they almost did not come to be…
Three years ago today, my first granddaughter, Eliana, died in Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, after several painful months of life.
Today I sit in the sunshine in Eliana’s mother’s house. My daughter Elizabeth and I are both sitting on the sofa with the dog between us, quietly typing at our PCs while her one-year-old naps in the nursery.
The truth is easy to listen to if it’s positive. But what about the truth I don’t want to hear, the criticism that makes me bristle? I can learn from it, but only if I choose…
Fantasy gives us a chance to look at the human condition from unique and detached viewpoints…I thought it might be fun to come up with a talking animal who … doesn’t think much of Florian, and is dubious about Florian’s chances of ever succeeding…
