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College Freshman Wisdom
I’m back! Well, sort of. I’ve returned from my adventure and while I get back into my writing routine and tackle the piles of laundry I’ve asked a friend to contribute a guest post for me. Her name is Danielle Marcucci and she just completed her first year of college. I asked Danielle to write about her experience living away from home and managing all the responsibilities of a college student. She did a fabulous job! Thank you, Danielle! Introducing Danielle Marcucci! “College has given me the confidence I need to fail. ” ― Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title A quote that I couldn’t agree with more…
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Wisdom Wednesday: Adventure
Wisdom Wednesday: Adventure “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain I’m going on an adventure! It’s time for me to travel and to spend quality time with Arielle so I’m taking a little blog break. However, I will post pictures of my adventure on my KD Rausin page and my Mystic the novel page. I hope you’ll join me over there. This blog has grown thanks to you! Thank you…
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Love
Love. I feel it deeply for people, animals, nature, life, but I have a lot of trouble expressing my love in any other way except through writing. As much as I love and cherish my husband and children I have to remind myself to say the words, “I love you.” Imagine my surprise when I was doing an author visit with 6th graders and as the students switched classes the teacher called out the door, “Love you!” Wow, what a teacher! As soon as she said it a warm feeling overcame me and I knew her students were lucky to have her. She probably knows that some of her students may have never heard those…
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Wisdom Wednesday: Quality Time
Wisdom Wednesday: Quality Time By Shel Silverstein My father is a golfer– He lets me be his tee. He puts the ball upon my nose And hits it right off me. He says that I can share the joy Of every ball he hits. Oh, ain’t it grand to have a dad Who spends time with his kids. Shel Silverstein Last weekend I went out to dinner with the boys. At the table next to us was a father and two elementary school aged children. At first, I was amazed at how the brother and sister sat so quietly at the table with their father. Then as time passed I noticed the father hadn’t…
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Oh My Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie!
Oh My Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie! I was all set to make some dark chocolate caramel cookies when Eric announced he was making a pie. Oh yeah! Eric is a much better cook so I smiled and said, “perfect!” This pie is now on my list of favorites. It’s easy to make, incredibly rich, and if you love the chocolate peanut butter combination you’ll love this pie. I dare anyone to eat more than one slice. I don’t think it can be done! The original recipe that Eric tweaked a bit came from epicurious. Here’s Eric’s version. Enjoy! [gmc_recipe 6046]
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Wisdom Wednesday: Love and Effort
Wisdom Wednesday: Love and Effort Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. Vincent Van Gogh Today I had the privilege of speaking, via the Internet, to Florida Virtual School students about MYSTIC. One of the students asked a very thoughtful question, “How do I find my passion?” I told them passion is doing something you love to do. For me, it’s writing. The books I create come from my love of storytelling. However, I think it’s important to also include the necessity of effort whether it’s a passion for sports, music, owning a business, sewing, painting, whatever it may…
