Thursday, December 22, 2011

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!



Life is what happens between blog posts, and by looking at the time lapsed between my last blog post and this, you can tell I've had a lot of "life" happening. The week before Willy Wonka opened, my wonderful mother-in-law passed away after a painful illness. She was absolutely the funniest person I've ever known, and so full of life that she never really will leave us. Part of life is death, I know, but it can leave you speechless.

And part of life is . . . life. We are expecting our eleventh child in the spring, so I'm writing like mad to get ahead of deadlines. Which brings me to some good writing news!

I've been hired as a staff writer for knowonder! online magazine! So please watch for my stories there. It's a  fabulous concept. Check it out!

Our local community theater just presented It's a Wonderful Life, the Radio Show. My teenage daughter played Mary, and I couldn't help but bawl a little when we all sang Auld Lang Syne. For all it's ups and downs, heartaches and tears, the joys win out; it really is a wonderful life. I wish you all the merriest of Christmases and resolve to blog more in the New Year!

7 comments:

  1. Wonderful news! And I'm so sorry about your Mother in law. Have a great holiday!

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  2. Hi Michelle, new follower here, nice to meet you =)
    Our community did It's a Wonderful Life, the radio show last year and I absolutely loved it. And, believe it or not, I had never seen It's a Wonderful Life, but I thought the play was a great introduction and I've since purchased the original movie for regular, yearly viewing ;)
    Congrats on the position at Knowonder and on expecting your eleventh child. Whew, when do you find time to write?

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  3. Hi! Isn't it a great show?! It always helps me put things in perspective during the holidays. Thanks for your congrats, and to answer your question, I write at night! (Often later than I should!)

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  4. Michelle, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. Sad news. Your daughter looks ADORABLE in the play. What a great story to be involved in. Super news about your new writing and the baby. Much happiness and health to you in 2012.

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  5. Thank you, Leslie! Life is so bittersweet sometimes. Here's to great writing news for both of us this year!

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  6. Thank you for sharing your news, Michelle. We get a very mixed bag at times, don't we? Wishing you all the best~

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  7. Thanks, Amanda! I'm wishing you much joy and success in 2012!

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