The First Paragraph of My Life Story

The First Paragraph of My Life Story… – by Laura Starbird My life didn’t begin when I was delivered by emergency C-section after my mother hemorrhaged while scrubbing floors.  It didn’t begin when I started kindergarten and had my first...

Thanksgiving

Each Monday morning we have a Writing Workshop.  The women gather over “Marvelous Morning Munchies” (with real brewed coffee) and pick a topic to write about.  They write for 10 minutes, then read to each other what they wrote.  They then offer positive...

Writers Workshop 3/28/11

My Favorite Animal -Kathy W At the moment, Rascal is my favorite animal.  She likes getting on my left shoulder.  Purr, purr, purr.  She goes to James for goodies.  When he rattles the bag she comes running.  She likes to play with straws and mild bottle caps.  She...

My Recipe for a Good Day

My Recipe For How To Have a Good Day -by Laura Starbird A heart full of hope, a soul full of joy, A sky full of sunshine for all to enjoy. A house filled with warmth from family and friends Where peace always rules and love never ends. A mind full of goals to reach...

International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, which this year celebrates a 100th anniversary. From the IWD website: It is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam...

Writer’s Workshop 1/10/2011

IN A PERFECT WORLD The Writing Group used a book by Robert Bender called Lime Beans Would be Illegal: Children’s Ideas of a Perfect World. It is a wonderful collection of the thoughts of children about what a perfect world would look like. One of the members of...