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Bread & With It
"Gram, what's for dinner?" I'd ask.
"Bread and with it," she'd say with a smile.
I never knew what I would get, but I knew it would be delicious.
Rejection feels like a 4-letter word
This was big week for me. I received three... yes three rejections on my work. Yahooie! Defined as "the dismissing or refusing of a...
Cathy Stenquist
Oct 10, 20223 min read
The Story of My Heart
Writers often talk about the story of their heart... the one with subject matter, words and emotions that they are most passionate about...
Cathy Stenquist
Oct 3, 20223 min read
Full Nest, Empty Nest: The first day of school
Full Nest - The Night Before: Run to Fiske's General Store to get school supplies. Shucks, I forgot the grade 2 list! No worries, they...
Cathy Stenquist
Aug 31, 20226 min read
Honoring my precious "12+" on Grandparent's Day
On this Grandparent's Day, I remember not only my own grandparents, who I love and miss terribly...but the many precious ones I have...
Cathy Stenquist
Jul 24, 20221 min read
God's Timing is Perfect
Yesterday, step by step, He led me to just where he needed me. My husband and I were supposed to leave to go on a walk right away, but we...
Cathy Stenquist
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Going Fishing
I am the daughter of an avid fisherman, who more times that I could count, taught me perseverance and the childlike mantra needed that...
Cathy Stenquist
May 6, 20226 min read
Hopeful Books
Being in touch with so many talented writers online, the list of books I want to collect is usually quite long. Every once in a while, I...
Cathy Stenquist
Apr 29, 20223 min read
WRITING SMALL: my "spring fling" entry
I am delighted to share with you, the 150-word story I just submitted to Ciara O’Neal, and Kaitlyn Sanchez' Spring Fling KidLit writing...
Cathy Stenquist
Apr 2, 20222 min read
Well Done, My Good and Faithful Servant
I didn't expect to be crying at breakfast this morning about someone I have never met, but the passing of beautiful @Nightbirde has...
Cathy Stenquist
Feb 22, 20223 min read
"Cathy, you can do everything you want to do in life, but just not at the same time"
- Wisdom from my mother, Nancy Act One: Dreams in the Making I think I always knew I wanted to be a writer. I loved words and expressing...
Cathy Stenquist
Jan 29, 20225 min read
The Seed that Grows
Pondering which of the many household tasks I should attack this morning, "cleaning the bathrooms" lost to "organizing our old guest...
Cathy Stenquist
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Sweet Honey
Me: Good morning, Honey. Honey: Hey there, Grammie. Me: I am excited to share the story behind your illustration in "Forever Home."...
Cathy Stenquist
Jan 5, 20223 min read
It was Time...
As all forever families know, there comes a time when your pet is suffering and because you love them, the hardest of decisions is made....
Cathy Stenquist
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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