June 7, 2016     Note From Rochelle   Dear Writers,   Happy June!   Long before I wrote books, I was an avid reader. In the early 1990s, as I began to imagine a writing career, I started recording the books I read in a Day-Timer binder (see image on left). (And though I’m...Read More

    Can God-talk be funny-talk? I have wrestled with this for much of my life. Certainly, my understanding of the Bible has been that it’s not a real knee-slapper. As a young Catholic, I found the Baltimore Catechism to be 100% chuckle-free. It seemed to me that the Almighty was not a subject for...Read More

Have you been online lately? Bloggers have produced a flurry of content to remind us that it’s time to get our lives together and get ready for the New Year. Facebook and Twitter feeds are filled with posts about how we can earn more, look skinnier, and feel happier in 2014. Just the titles overwhelm...Read More

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag. —W. H. Auden Last week, walking to the car after my workout session, I glanced through the windows of the daycare center, hoping to catch a glimpse of the children. An infant scurried toward the window, pulled herself up, and...Read More

I like books that provide ideas and tools to transform my life. India Powell writes a lovely blog about creating balance in daily life, Lightswitch Life. I am delighted to welcome India to the Write Now! Coach blog to recommend life-transforming books. Welcome, India! As summer passes in a hypnotic, luxurious drip of sunshine-soaked days,...Read More

Don’t you just feel it? The need to pause and reflect without anything tweeting or beeping or ringing at you? I do. For more years than I can count, I have started my day with a spiritual book. My children know not to bother mom until after she has had coffee, food, and reading time....Read More