Art is often a response to life and my Art Cards were birthed out of the reclaiming a part of my life where sadly, as a child, I was made to feel that my writing was full of imperfection instead of appreciated. This is effectively the back story of the creation of my Art [...]
To My Friends: Well, I did it! Yep, my new book is now available on Amazon. The Voice of Real: Stories of Who I Was Created to Be And I thought you might enjoy the “back story”… A dear friend recently asked me, Annie, if you felt totally accepted, what would you share?” I [...]
I remember when the hand specialist spoke those dreaded words; “You won’t be able to use your right hand anymore.” At first his words were foreign, spoken in a language I didn’t understand. What? What was the doctor saying? How could I, a writer and an artist, NOT use my right hand? But my [...]
I was looking at burned toast when the fire alarm began shrieking. I opened the front door to let some air in, then I saw it. I gasped. On the fire alarm was the most incredible rainbow. May I back up the bus for a moment here? This morning I finally got up at 4:15. [...]
Dear Ones, After a time of silence and grief I am once again finding my words. I have not written on this blog for awhile, instead I have had my hands in clay. I continue to choose to hold fast to the truth that Viktor Frankl taught me, decades ago: we may not be [...]
When I was 7 years old I learned a very important lesson about courage. I hope that my two minute story will encourage you today.
Do you feel small and overwhelmed by the recent events happening in our world? Have you caught a glimpse of what is happening in the midst of all the hatred, violence and greed? There is a response to what surrounds us. I call it ''Fierce Love." I see an outpouring of love. I watch [...]
Today is the last day of a 30 day blogging challenge that I agreed to participate in. This may be my most poignant blog yet. Some have asked me why I agreed to such a rigorous commitment. You, my readers, deserve to understand the answer in the best way I can tell you. You see, [...]
