Deb’s Garden of Stories
Jenny’s Song
Just a quick post tonight, which is just as well. Today was our first day of a new year of homeschooling, and filling six little brains with knowledge has a way of depleting the few brain cells I have left. The good news is we made it to the Atlanta History Center downtown and back [...]
Here Comes The Bride
Wow. It’s been a fun week for me. On Saturday, I got my copies of Life Lessons from Moms from Write Integrity Press. That was a fun box to open because the story I wrote was so close to my heart. Then on Monday, I got my copies of Here Comes the Bride from Chicken [...]
For Mom
Remember that post I wrote a few months ago where I was having “one of those days” and just needed to talk to my mom? I mentioned then that Write Integrity Press was accepting submissions for an upcoming anthology entitled “Life Lessons from Moms.” Of course, I had to send something in. When you have [...]
And That Makes Three
A few days ago a box arrived from Ramsfield Press. After that box from Simon & Schuster earlier in the month, my kids knew this second delivery would have me screaming and dancing. I made sure I didn’t disappoint. Once we all calmed down, we opened the package to find three copies of Ann’s Cooking [...]
Find Your Happiness
I’ve been waiting for this day for three months. Way back in July, I received an email from a Chicken Soup for the Soul editor saying that they’d chosen my story to be included in one of their books. I floated on cloud 9 for a while, but had to remember that it wasn’t a [...]
The Runner
Gardening is not my strong suit. I’d say my thumb is more green-grey than actual green, but at least it’s not black. There are times I’ve done everything right, but the result still doesn’t bear fruit. Other times, I’ll empty a 99 cent seed packet into a random patch of dirt and be rewarded. I’ve [...]




