Wow. $1,000.

At the desk, 8:25 a.m. I can't believe it. We really raised $1,000 for Living Water for Girls. I wish

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Shredding.

At the desk, 9:05 a.m. I've spent a lot of time shredding. At one point, before the Fey came out, I

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Bee Barn

At the desk, 7:55 a.m. One of the hardest things to understand about beekeeping, even for everyone who does it, is the tremendous

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Clean up

At the desk, 10:19 a.m. I don't know if it's true for most authors, but for me,  when I&

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Joyous, surprise!

This is one of my favorite photos. I love the look of joyous surprise on Willa Mae Ricker face. I can't help but

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You know what that means... he said.

At the desk, 10:39 a.m. "What?" I must have sneered because he laughed. The speaker is my friend Michael. We have

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Dear Author: Your manuscript wants out of the drawer.

March 29, 2012 Dear Author: Remember when we were best friends? Remember when you couldn't wait to get home to spend time with

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I see myself...

At the desk, 9:23 a.m (Yes, I've been here not writing for a while.) "I see myself in others and

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It's snowing!

At the desk, 7:36 a.m. I realize that's not much of a crisis for you. And, seriously, it's not

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Planting trees.

At the desk, 7:12 a.m. Yesterday, we spent the afternoon planting fruit trees in our back yard. This plum, peach, and pear tree

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What's in a name?

At the desk, 7:40 a.m. I never liked my name Claudia. It was a focal point of my humiliation in elementary school. I

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Helping girls in the US restore from lives in the sex trade

At the desk, 11:13 a.m. That's what I've been doing this morning. Well, and yesterday too. Denver Cereal will

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