Writer. Poet. Dreamer. Wanderer.
I cannot believe my thankful project reached day 800 a few days ago. Day. 800. That's a lot of living! My journey with posting thankfuls on my personal Facebook account began in November 2013 — almost three years ago. I started it, like many of my Facebook friends, during the month of Thanksgiving and I... Continue Reading →
In honor of Valentine’s Day this past Sunday, I decided to ask my grandmother to tell her love story — which to me is one of the greatest stories I’ve ever heard. My maternal grandparents had 45 years together before my grandfather passed away from cancer when I was in high school. Their love story... Continue Reading →
Recently I had an idea compliments of the Letter Writers Alliance, which I am a member of. I had an idea to mail a plastic pigeon. I was skeptical as to whether it would actually make it — and make it intact. So Sunday, I slapped the label to his back (he required extra tape... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite forms of therapy is driving up and down country roads — for hours at a time. There is so much I see during these drives and so much I would miss if I simply sat on the couch every night. The long, winding roads of Lyon County have become my second home, where I go... Continue Reading →
“The greatest gift is the love of a family.” This is inscribed on a little mirrored bear figurine my brother’s family gave me for Christmas this year. Sunday, we finally had an informal Nance Christmas in Wichita. After a nasty bout of vertigo over Christmas, I wasn’t able to attend the regular Christmas gathering this... Continue Reading →
So, usually I make a huge list of things I want to accomplish in the new year and usually most of those don't get done. This year I took a different approach. I have decided to make 2016 about silver linings. Sure, I have a few goals, like keeping up with my daily thankfuls and a... Continue Reading →
For the third year in a row, I kept a "happy jar" next to my bed and each day I put a slip of paper in it with one "happy" thing that happened that day. I also threw in events and movie tickets. I started doing this after seeing a Facebook post about it. Years... Continue Reading →
I find as I get older, my view of Christmas changes. When I was a child my thoughts near the holidays centered around the glittery presents that Santa was going to bring me. I remember one Christmas Eve when we lived in Oswego in a two-story home at the top of a hill. I stayed... Continue Reading →
For many, November means being thankful (it means that to me as well) and preparing for Thanksgiving and the kick-off of the holiday season. But, for hundreds of thousands of writers such as myself around the world, it also means a 30-day quest to write 50,000 words — all in the month of November. For... Continue Reading →
Today is day 700 of my daily thankful posts on Facebook so I thought it warranted an entire blog post. In the past 700 days (give or take a few), I've posted daily what I'm thankful for. Sometimes they are small, seemingly insignificant things, sometimes they are deep and person. But I have made a... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 