by Olivia | May 9, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
This is the place to be on May 15, 6:30-9:00 CST. So proud to be part of an internet launch like this one! Hop over to http://www.relzreviewz.com/ and save your spot. You are cordially invited to: The Debutantes’ Story Soiree Put on your white gloves and your dancing...
by Olivia | May 7, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Ten years ago. One month, three surgeries. The first surgery was planned, carefully scheduled for my husband to recover in time to enjoy a robust family vacation. This surgery was meant to solve, once and for all, some issues that had plagued my husband for 35 years....
by Olivia | May 4, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
Don’t you hate it when you go to the dentist and come out in debt for a crown? Or you buy new tires and you cannot believe what they cost? Or your husband’s new glasses? Or what that simple landscaping project would come to? Or the home repair that you...
by Olivia | Apr 30, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
My dad had a heart attack while lifting a suitcase into the trunk of the car in my sister’s driveway. Certainly there are worse circumstances for this particular emergency, and I was grateful Dad could get immediate help and be surrounded by people who loved him. We...
by Olivia | Apr 27, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My mom will always listen to me talk about what I’d like to write about or how some experience or conversation makes me think of a story. And believe me, my brain is on ADD-inducing steroids when it comes to seeing random story ideas everywhere in everything. Often...