By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Books that Touch Your Life Old books have a special place in my heart. They are my connection to the past shared by a passion for the written word. Whether I’m looking through a museum glass window at an ancient papyrus writing, of which I have a limited idea of what is being said, …
Welcome to Groundhog’s Day!
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Welcome to Groundhog’s Day! Today is Groundhog’s Day. This is the one day of the year when the groundhog has notoriety. He’s famous in cartoon, legends, children’s stories, weather predictions, and just plain fun. This little furry creature is onstage before he crawls out of his cozy, underground burrow. Photographers and reporters are waiting …
Favorite Quotes
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Favorite Quotes I love quotes—the echoes of life reflected into our world to admire, respect, contemplate, or simply enjoy. When words are arranged to pack a punch with insightful meaning, I’m excited and inspired. I have favorites about life, family, friends, faith, and of course writing, and I’d like to share some of those …
Memory Makers
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Memory Makers My nine-year-old granddaughter and I are writing a fantasy book. We started January, 2015 and plan to be finished in March, 2016. The time spent together has added depth and meaning to our relationship while creating a memory-maker for both of us. This book was her idea, and I knew I was …
Usable or Useless
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Usable or Useless The first of every year finds me cleaning, tossing, and organizing that which is no longer usable in my life. In short, I get rid of the junk. Sometimes it’s easy to choose what isn’t worth keeping, especially when I evaluate physical items cluttering my space. 1. Why did I keep …
Revisiting Your Bucket List
DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Revisiting Your Bucket List Last week’s blog about making a bucket list for 2016 received an overwhelming response from e-mails to blog comments to twitter posts. I loved reading your thoughts and comments. Many of you decided to create your own and were looking forward to “filling” it. Thank you! When one of you wrote …
The New Year’s Bucket List
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet This: The New Years Bucket List This blog is for those who hate the idea of making resolutions. I have a better idea. Why not make a Bucket List for 2016? That certainly sounds more fun than trying to lose weight, exercise more, and resolving bad habits while establishing new ones. Boring! A bucket list …
Christmas Through the Eyes of a Wee Child
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Wee Child Christmas makes children out of all of us. Actually, writers are kids who failed to get the memo that it was time to color between the lines. We play and worship during this season with the same enthusiasm as a child. I remember the Christmas I …
My Gift To You – The Sugarplum Shoppe
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet This: The SugarPlum Shoppe This week’s blog is a short story I wrote – My Christmas gift to you. Thank you for following my weekly blog and sharing your comments. Scan code below from your mobile device to download and enjoy my fiction short story during this season of joy, or click on link below …
Christmas Chaos
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweetable: Christmas Chaos Thousands of people stormed the shopping malls for Black Friday savings, while my husband and I decorated our home for Christmas. With a full pot of coffee, Christmas music, and tons of excitement, we opened the many plastic bins containing our treasures for a memorable Christmas. My husband trimmed …