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 18, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
I was out to coffee with my friend Sonja last week. I had the pleasure of signing and giving her a copy of The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, which is just about to release. She had read the book in manuscript form a few months back. She asked, “When does the next book come...
by Olivia | Apr 16, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
At the hospital admissions desk, I signed the forms before daybreak. A young woman slapped an I.D. strap around my wrist and sealed it. “No sedative,” she said loudly. A man behind the counter furrowed his brow and came to look at the chart. “No sedative,” he...
by Olivia | Apr 9, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
My daughter straggled after me in the grocery store. I was intent on my list, and at that moment had my head in the dairy case. When I stepped back with my milk and plopped it in the cart, my daughter nudged me. “Didn’t that guy used to go to our church?” she...
by Olivia | Jan 18, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Straight stitches. Strong stitches. Even stitches. Patient stitches. Yeah, that’s where you lose me. Patience. My mother has made some beautiful quilts over the years, and I’m pleased to have some of them in my home. Last time I visited her, I wondered if she would...
