by Lindsay Harrel | Nov 25, 2014 | Other
Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. It’s hard to believe I’ve lived three decades, but I have. Time flies, and yet it feels like I have yet to accomplish so much. But unlike many people who bemoan the fact that the big 3-0 has arrived, I tend to look at things a...
by Lindsay Harrel | Apr 7, 2014 | Other
A few weeks ago, I sang offertory at church. I had to pick a song, so I went through the list of songs in my repertoire. When I came across Nichole Nordeman’s “Gratitude,” I started to cry. Because we may make all sorts of plans for our lives...
by Lindsay Harrel | Mar 10, 2014 | Other
Me and Mike at dinner before heading to the opera. My husband loves the opera. I’m more of a musical theater girl myself, but I can appreciate the skill it takes to compose and perform an opera well. Over the last several months, Mike has taken me to three...
by Lindsay Harrel | Sep 11, 2013 | Other
This week is a hard one for a lot of us. Twelve years ago, we lost our sense of security. And people lost their lives, their loved ones. This week is hard for me because nine years ago yesterday (September 10), I lost my mom to cancer. Mom and me She fought that...
by Lindsay Harrel | Sep 4, 2013 | Other
So, as you know, I took the month of August off from blogging. And because I did that, I missed out on the way-cool opportunity to participate in Laurie Tomlinson’s Pre-Conference Mix and Mingle post. It’s for all the writers attending the American...
