M. RICHARDS

When I started messing around with this blog, my goal was to post something every week. That has not happened. I don't even know why....

I just got back from our annual Kentucky Lake trip. 11 years and going strong! This group of women were among the teachers I first worked...

We all get sucked into the "what if this" and "what if that" game. We just do. We are human. I've been playing it a lot lately. Too much....

I just completed an amazing workshop hosted by Writing Away Refuge about how to use social media to market your book. Now I know why...

So, the Thursday before Easter, I had a wreck. A big one. With three of my grandkids in the car with me. Jesus was definitely riding with...

Today we celebrate the risen Christ! Easter is always a day of forgiveness, new hope, fresh starts. This particular Easter Sunday also...

Hello Friends! I'm moving along with my book. I sent it to my editor last week and I feel great about my feedback. Could this really...

Yesterday this big, sweet guy should have been 65. I know the common phrase is "would have been," but my heart and brain agree, he should...

My sweet Millie was under the weather today, so she was forced to spend the day, all by herself, no sisters, no cousins, just Millie and...

My daughter, Kate, sent me this picture earlier in the week. I've had a hard time looking at it. So, today I really studied it. This...

In my quest to write the most interesting novel possible, I'm seeing characters on TV shows in a whole different light. I happened on Mad...

This has been a year of change for me. I've had to reinvent myself as an I, me; no more we or us. Our house has become my house. Our dog...

My family nicknamed wretched Covid 19, "The Covis." Almost everyone in the extended family has had "The Covis" in one form or another,...

I thought I might share my first chapter, just in case anyone is interested. I need to pique your interest. The business of getting...

Meet my new BFF, Gintonica. I have found her to be great company on the nights that I stick my big toe in the rabbit hole. Tonight is one...

This has been a year of uncharted waters for me. Weaving my way through my relentless grief, writing a novel, and... you guessed it. I'm...

After my husband died, 10 months ago (which is impossible, but true,) I could not bear the thought of being in the church where his...

February 2, 2023 4 snow days in a row! Grandparents, raise your hand if you are ready for a thaw! I am ready to open my pool, but not as...

February 1, 2023 I can't believe we are already a month into 2023. My little grandgirl, Norah will be 3 in two weeks, although she is in...

January 31, 2023 My first blog post ever! After attending another fantastic Writing Away Refuge retreat online this weekend, I am...