Today we both wore collared shirts to work. Anthony has been wearing one everyday for two months now. I wore my first one ever today. AND it has the name of the company on it! (It's the little things, people.) It's my second-ever company shirt. I received my first company t-shirt literally two days ago. … Continue reading On Living Our Best Life
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Dear Grandma, Love Tracy
This woman's fingerprints are all over my childhood--camping trips, summers, riding on the center console to the hair dresser's house. She was at every school play, graduation, hoe down, and choir performance. Less so as I grew up, got married, and moved 45ish minutes away, but it was an honor to write a small overview … Continue reading Dear Grandma, Love Tracy
An Open Letter to My First Guest Post
Dear Top 6 Writing Tools, You are my first ever guest post. You gave me my first public writing experience. It was magic to see you all lit up with hearts and likes, comments and a couple shares. I sat at my desk all morning watching you work your magic. I videoed myself in my … Continue reading An Open Letter to My First Guest Post
My Top 6 Writing Tools! (Or, My First Ever Guest Post)
You GUYS! I died and went to writing heaven Monday night. I wrote a listicle {article + list} for the Writing With Ink & Grace blog! It's live. Right now. Let me back up. I met Ashly Hilst on Instagram via a survey she was doing about the writing life and writing struggles. I responded … Continue reading My Top 6 Writing Tools! (Or, My First Ever Guest Post)
It’s 9 O’clock at Night and I Am Home
Tuesday, 12/26/17, 9:30pm I am home. At 8 o'clock I was still sitting at our dining room table working my way through Day 33 of Annie F. Downs's devotional 100 Days to Brave, listening to my Red Sea Road, Age to Age, "Even If" (by MercyMe) and "Oh My Soul" (by Casting Crowns) playlist on … Continue reading It’s 9 O’clock at Night and I Am Home
Writing Love Letters, The Christmas Edition
For six years, Hannah Brencher and The World Needs More Love Letters (TWNMLL) have been sending out love letters during the holiday season. Over 12 days, 12 different people will receive a bundle of letters from people all around the world. This year's letter-writing campaign began last Monday, December 4th and the last request was … Continue reading Writing Love Letters, The Christmas Edition
On This Is Us, Hoarding, and Story
I watched the 5-1/2 minute discussion video they have after every episode and then scrolled up and down hoping Episode 10's teaser trailer would be up. Nope. Not yet. So then I felt empty. Just a bit. But this story--You guys! I LOVE story. Story. With a capital S.
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Last Wednesday I posted this photo on Instagram and Facebook: With these words typed below it: This semester Wednesday nights look like this. Anthony works after Program so we meet at the Senior Center early before Bible Study. I bring him food and usually coffee (this week it was orange juice) and we talk about … Continue reading Word.
On Short Stories and Old Facebook Notes
I have been thinking a lot lately of writing short stories and putting them Out There -- either on this blog or, more recently, Wattpad. In Chapter 6 of DIY MFA, Gabriela Pereira writes about ideas and how do you know if this idea is The One. For book-length projects she suggests writing short stories … Continue reading On Short Stories and Old Facebook Notes
Blog-tember Challenge // Day 6: What I’m Listening To
Music is powerful. You can hear songs that were so important and meaningful to you from childhood and high school again in your 20s and know 99.9% of the music and lyrics and, at the same time, be transported back to a memory that you associate with those lyrics and tune. At my parents' house … Continue reading Blog-tember Challenge // Day 6: What I’m Listening To
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