I was very lucky to be with my sister in her last days on earth. It happened so fast: She was diagnosed with leukemia just days before she was told that she may have only hours to live. Her organs … Read More

When I noticed that Jed seemed to feel bloated and listless after eating, I asked him what was wrong. He said that eating always made his stomach hurt, and I was worried that he might have cancer. I took him … Read More

Welp, Tropical Storm Fred is currently scheduled to come right up our alley later tonight. I could talk to the storm in the same way that I once communicated with the BP oil leak, but instead, I’m going to talk … Read More

I have declared war on one particular banana spider. Well, not really on the spider herself, but on her web. Every summer, dozens of banana spiders string up webs outside our house, connecting up walls and posts and trees and … Read More

Recently, I got the chance to work with one of my favorite clients, a little used-to-be anxious dog named Cosmo. Energy healing cured Cosmo’s anxiety. His person, Penny, read my book, Hear Them Speak, and learned how to communicate with … Read More

Y’all remember the speckled hen’s two beaus, Hoss and Adam? Well, in this love triangle, Hoss won the lady, and Adam was pretty pitiful. He hung out with the lovebirds for a while, but as you might imagine, such a … Read More

Once when I was out driving, I noticed that the sky was full of turkey vultures, flying in a formation that closely resembled a tornado. It was such a sight that I pulled over on the side of the road … Read More

The other day when I walked past the mermaid pond, I noticed a big goldfish playing in the fountain’s splash zone.  I know from having aquariums that this can happen when there isn’t enough oxygen in the water, but it … Read More

My dragonfly lived for another day, but he never moved from the place where I’d put him on my desk. He let me know that he had been stung by a wasp, and his body was slowly being paralyzed bit … Read More

I’m currently writing Coming Home to Magnolia Bay, the third book in my Welcome to Magnolia Bay series from Sourcebooks. A couple of days ago, I wrote a scene in which Reva uses the help of a pony at Bayside … Read More