Tag: writing

• a tribute

  THURSDAY’S WITH PATI’m Pat’s neighbor, and I got to know her these past couple years, sharing lunches on Thursdays, at a time when she needed more assistance. We had an interesting friendship, which I have been analyzing.Our Differences– I love the outdoors and light. This was not Pat’s favorite thing.– She was always immaculate. I,…

  cjoyaustin

  January 13, 2026

  my thoughts

  faith, Family, life, love, writing

• the day after

  Congratulations. For the last couple weeks you have joined me in an experiment. Somewhere along the way I lost my desire to write. The idea of lighting advent candles and reading accompanying meditations popped into my head. Perhaps this would motivate me to get back into writing – aiming for just two paragraphs at a…

  cjoyaustin

  December 26, 2022

  life

  motivation, writing

• author’s tips, #1 & #2

  1) Don’t start a book and put it down for 3.5 years – unless you have a better memory storage system than I have. It helps to have some motivation – which I found this morning, when, unexpectedly, people have liked my blogs. This is a shock to me – how do they find my…

  cjoyaustin

  June 27, 2022

  authors

  author, journaling, publishing, writing