Ginny Marie

Writing guest posts can be a little scary. Writing on your own blog is easier; it's your own personal space. But publishing your writing on someone else's blog for their readers can be intimidating. What if your host blogger dislikes your piece? What if none of her readers comment? Yikes!  Read more >

One of our favorite places to visit is the Nature Center. It's a beautiful place along the river in a forest preserve not far from our house. Huge cages sit in a row along a walking path. Each cage holds one animal that has been rescued and can now longer survive out in the wild. There is a skunk whose scent gland was removed when she was a pet, and a bald eagle who was hit by a car. One of her wings is missing. There is a red-tailed hawk, a barred owl and a Great Horned Owl.   Read more >

Sometimes you love a book because of the relevance to your life. It might be a book that ordinarily wouldn't move you the way that it does, or would be a fun read but isn't particularly meaningful to the way you live. This is one of those books; a book that ordinarily I would have enjoyed reading. At the time that I read it, however, this book held great significance for me.  Read more >

I’m a “good-job-er.” Every time my daughters do something, I automatically say, “Good job!” Sometimes I try to mix it up a little, by saying, “Fantastic!” or “That’s awesome!” But mostly, I say, “Good job!”   There’s nothing wrong with that, right? I’m just trying to encourage my daughters; to let them know I approve of what they’re doing.    Read more >