5 Tips for Moms Releasing Their Kids {Guest Post, Give-Away}
I invited my good friend Brenda Yoder to join me here today to talk about releasing our kids. Releasing — or “fledging” — happens multiple times throughout the lives of our children. In fact, even when they’re fully out of the nest, as...Singing Praises for Susie Finkbeiner’s ‘A Song of Home’ and Offering You a Free Copy
When you read a really good, compelling book, don’t you sometimes come away wanting more? Do you wish you could learn what happened after the final chapter, the last sentence? I felt that way when I finished Susie Finkbeiner’s first book, A Cup of Dust,...Offering You A Few Good Stories, Well-Told — What Could Be Better?
I cannot write about the life-changing power of story without telling you about stories that have changed my life. I consider myself a bibliophile and though I know many people who read more widely, deeply and voraciously than myself, I claim a profound love for...Guest Post: Telling Stories Opens Them To Something Greater Than Ourselves
When a memoir has the power to transport the reader to a different time and place, that’s a gift. And when the author’s words evoke the emotions she experienced during a profound period in her life, you’ve unearthed a treasure. My friend Jill...Follow the Pattern of Sound Words: Truth in Storytelling
Fair warning here: This post will be a bit random because sometimes that’s just the way my brain works. (I apologize in advance for the number of words I’m piling on you today.) In the previous post on “story” I mentioned this fact —...
I’m Ingrid, a lover of good coffee, great stories and heart-felt discussions. This is where I share my “slice of life” ponderings and invite you to join the conversation. For more about my family and our valley life, take a walk around Selah Pond. I’ll meet you at the cabin!
