Patricia Chaffee

Greetings friends. Wishing you a fabulous, spirit-filled Merry Christmas. I don't know about you, but I'm still putting the finishing touches on my Christmas shopping.

It has been a full year for my little writing group as we wrote, published, and promoted our little hearts out.

I used to wonder why “retired” folks were so busy. Doing what? I wondered. I couldn’t imagine. Well, now I know.  They were living their life. And what a gift it is! It doesn’t always feel that way. I’m way too busy to be “retired.” But that’s because I’m living the life I’ve always imagined, though the details were a little unclear. The challenges were never part of my imagination. But I’ve always been a writer, going way back, and have always loved books.   When my kids were young, we...