Are you already tired of your New Year’s resolutions? I would be, if I had made any. I’m tired of reading the lists on Facebook, links on Twitter, earnest articles everywhere. Most resolutions fail, most people give them up within six days, and people often pick the same resolutions for ten years without noticeable progress.
As a writer and southern storyteller, I regret I don’t have many good stories about family blow-ups during the holidays. I wonder why? Perhaps it’s because I learned these tips for How to Enjoy Your Family This Holiday Season from my relatives in the Giles and Rankin clans. Don’t drink.Or don’t drink much. My grandparents and parents
In the children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” the cookie kicks off a long chain of other things the mouse needs, just because he had a cookie. One reviewer calls it a “circular tale.” Wikipedia says it illustrates a “slippery slope.” I write to entrepreneurs, because it’s a word that applies to
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A wonderful story and interpretation by you, Deb. I was deeply moved!
Thank you Susan. It is a moving book, and I think you would enjoy reading it. I think the beautiful tea cups and crystal bowls add a lot to the video, don’t you? Smiles, Deb