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Hi, I´m Joey

It’s my hope that this website, which I founded in 2009, will become a regular source of inspiration, encouragement and comfort for you. We’re old friends here, and I’ve got stories to tell (and things to share). So grab a cuppa (or a glass) and stay a while.

While blogging is how I started my out-loud writing career, my debut novel, Yeah, maybe was released in 2014 and became an amazon bestseller. See more novels from me under “books.” 

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Let’s Get This Out In The Open: Confessions

Let’s Get This Out In The Open: Confessions

(stealing Nadine's image because I liked it) I usually have a pretty hard time coming up with any confessions because I'm pretty much an open book--but I have a random handful for you today! I had a bowl of mashed cauliflower and a glass of wine for dinner on Saturday night. I pulled the shower...

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January Books

January Books

My Story by Elizabeth Smart As I mentioned last week, I downloaded this audiobook to listen to on my drive to and from SC.  I was a teenager, just a few years older than Elizabeth herself, when she was kidnapped. I remember this happening.  I have a weird fascination with...

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Stuff & Things 1/29

Stuff & Things 1/29

++ I'm out in SC for the week visiting my bestie and her baby!  Aside from my running, we've been going on walks every day.  On Wednesday, we went downtown and did a 3 mile walk on a trail and it was absolutely gorgeous.  However, while we were out, we found a suicidal goose....

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HI, I'M JOEY

 Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.

My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.

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YOU SHOULD READ MY BOOKS

If you’re into the kind of books that suck you in, make you fall in love with the characters and root for the underdog, then you’ll probably love these stories.