How’s that for a definitive title? The amazing Camy Tang posts an excerpt of The Familiar Stranger on Camy’s Loft. There are some interesting comments already … and a hopefully interesting response from me. I know I’ve talked frequently about how much I love my critique group, The Redeemed Writers. Here’s a post from member […]
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Where Do Strangers Become Family for You?
Rose McCauley hosts what was supposed to be the last day of The Familiar Stranger‘s blog tour, but I think we’ll continue a day or two more to fit in a few of the latecomers. 🙂 What I really like about Rose’s post, besides her blatant promotion of my editing services and compliments concerning my […]
Who I Am Now Is Defined by Who I’m Not
By Christina Tarabochia on October 28, 2009 in Divorce, Family, TFS Blog Tour, The Familiar Stranger
The chorus of Brandon Heath’s song I’m Not Who I Was keeps running through my mind. I used to be the go-to parent volunteer. Now I’m working in the schools. I used to be the stay-at-home mom. Now I’m the barely-home mom. I used to be the wife with the perfect house and the smile […]
Persistance Pays Off
Very near the start of this whole blog tour, I “met” a wonderful woman named Mariska. She has since followed almost every single day, leaving comments on blog after blog. When I did the first drawing, I was more worried that she’d win multiple copies than anything else. But she didn’t win even one. Which […]
Two Quotes I’m Liking Lately
First, I’m doing The Purpose Driven Life again, this time with a neighbor. It’s only been a decade since I did it last, which is pretty impressive considering it only came out seven years ago. 😉 God doesn’t owe you an explanation or reason for everything he asks you to do. Understanding can wait, but […]
The Wonders of a Critique Group
By Christina Tarabochia on October 25, 2009 in Critique, Redeemed Writers, TFS Blog Tour, The Familiar Stranger
Better than a golden ticket to Wonka’s Chocolate Factory … More fun than a room full of distortion mirrors … More heart than the fullest box on Valentine’s Day … Its the Redeemed Writers Critique Group!! For almost six years I’ve been part of the same critique group. These wonderful women–though we have had a […]
Are "Wii" Fit?
Is there anything quite as depressing as making time to do a Wii Fit exercise session and it popping up, “It’s been 74 days since your last workout” …? Really? How could that much time have gone by? But I’m sure it’s right. And frankly, that only makes me want to work out all the […]
Stage Fright?
The kids and I went to Forever Plaid, the (50s music) musical, tonight at a local theater. The kids enjoyed the whole performance, but they were disappointed at one point. The actors interacted with the audience frequently, making us hold props, or answer questions. At one point, when one of the quartet was playing Heart […]
Personal Assistant?
Did you hear about the college sophomore who advertised for a personal assistant? He wants to pay $10-12/hr for someone to do his laundry, drive him to and from work, schedule haircuts, and so on. I’m looking into this … I’m pretty sure I need a PA to read all the books in my To-Be-Read […]
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
Apparently you send her to an older widow’s house to take care of his seven children so she–and he!–can find true love. Yes, I’ve been another round with The Sound of Music, one of my favorite, favorite movies. I’m doing a lot of problem solving in my life right now … getting many uncertain things […]