by Olivia | May 26, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Last year at this time, I did something I’d never done before. I drove from Chicago to Colorado Springs by myself. I once drove from Chicago to LA, but I was caravaning with another car. This time I was on my own. And I liked it. I didn’t realize I would....
by Olivia | May 19, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
School was serious business. From circle time in kindergarten to graduating college magna cum laude with a double major, if I was a student, then I was a student! But one of the longest lasting lessons came from a day I missed school. Perhaps I had missed a day of...
by Olivia | May 12, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Saturdays are bear down days. During the week, I have a full-time job, so Saturdays are get-serious-about-writing-even-if-you-don’t-feel-like-it days. Being a creature of habit helps tremendously with this. If I stay home, though, it’s easy to be...
by Olivia | May 5, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Last weekend, when I went to bed on Friday night, I opted not to set an alarm for Saturday morning. This is usually a safe bet, since while I don’t get up at the crack of dawn, I do not have the gift of sleeping long and late. It’s not a big stretch to...
by Olivia | Apr 20, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
“He is risen.” “He is risen indeed!” On Easter morning, Christians around the world heard the triumphant announcement and responded with well-trained words of hope. In church, I heard a sermon in which the pastor dropped in “He is...
by Olivia | Apr 14, 2014 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’m back after a break in blogging the last few months while I was writing Hidden Falls at breakneck speed. While all along I intended to return around this time, I’m finding it a tender time to jump back in. Holy Week began yesterday. Most years it is a...
