Welcome to Humor in Chaos 💫

Life is messy. Sometimes it's painful. But here's what I've learned through chronic illness, family upheaval, and life's unexpected turns - joy is still possible, especially in the chaos.

This isn't your typical "everything is perfect" blog. Here, we get real about:

Finding joy after trauma
Navigating chronic illness with grace (and humor)
Building authentic relationships
Creating beauty from life's chaos

No toxic positivity. No sugar-coating. Just honest stories and real hope for anyone wondering if joy is still possible in life's messiest moments.

Start with the "Searching for Joy" series, where we explore how to find light in life's darkest moments, one story at a time.

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Read My Books

Time to Fill the Blank Page

Once a story concept begins to take shape, then what? Isn't the page still blank? Yes, and remains so for a while. For The Power of...

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3 min read

The Blank Page

Remember high school essays? How painful it was to stare at that blank page even wit all the research sitting there in your notes next to...

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4 min read

Why Do We Hoard Love?

Why do we hoard love? This was a question on a Facebook post from a friend first thing this morning. I found it profound. This friend,...

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3 min read

Tornado!

Southern California is experiencing a rainy day in July. If you live in other parts of the world, that won't mean much to you. We are...

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3 min read

Comin' Out of the Woodwork

I was contacted by a dear friend I haven't seen in way too long. She has asked me to come visit her in her new place. I didn't even know...

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2 min read

What Am I?

When I first started taking my own writing seriously, I had difficulty knowing what to say when people asked what I do for a living....

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3 min read

The Power of Ketchup Paperback!

The Power of Ketchup is officially ready! People who have read all three books I have written so far agree this is my best story to date. I

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2 min read

Stupid Questions

When I was a kid, I had a teacher who did not believe in the philosophy that there is no such thing as a stupid question. He believed...

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2 min read

Let's talk pants.

I'm taking a break this afternoon from proofing Power of Ketchup paperback edition and thought I would blog about something that has been...

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2 min read

Now Comes the Hard Part

Everyone thinks the hard part of writing is the blank page when not one single word has been written. Not for me. It's the part that...

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4 min read

Your Words Have Power

What is the most powerful force in the universe? God? Love? Gravity? A black hole? A nuclear bomb?

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4 min read

Spiritual Attraction - Is That Really a Thing? Yep.

There is something fascinating that happens in the cells of the heart. There is an electrical spark that is generated from somewhere in all

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4 min read

Why Should I Read for Fun?

I'm too busy. Reading for pleasure is just a waste of time, right? Wrong! I've noticed not many people read for fun anymore, which is...

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4 min read

Who Hit You With a Sock Puppet?

Ever have a day where you seem to feel out of control emotionally? Not because something bad happened, but out of the blue. Or, maybe...

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5 min read

I Can Be The Loneliest Place To Be - Or Not

The I in PIES is for intellectual attraction. It's not about your IQ or how you do in algebra. Even though it's intellectual, it's more...

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4 min read

P for Physical Attraction

When people think of physical attraction, they almost always automatically think of the model in the latest fashion trend all trim to the...

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4 min read

What's Your Favorite PIES?

What kind of question is that? Did you know your grammar is way off? Is there a hidden meaning here? Yes. There is. I will get to it...

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5 min read

Keeping Secrets

Have you watched Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint? I love that movie. I have lost count...

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1 min read

Curveballs

I have a friend from childhood. When it comes to curveballs, she is someone to admire and learn from. I don't mean in baseball or...

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2 min read

On Being a Grandma

Why in the world would I blog about being a grandma on a blog about my writing? Because writing is about my life, and my grandkids most...

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4 min read

Welcome to Humor in Chaos 💫

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Read My Books

Time to Fill the Blank Page

The Blank Page

Why Do We Hoard Love?

Tornado!

Comin' Out of the Woodwork

What Am I?

The Power of Ketchup Paperback!

Stupid Questions

Let's talk pants.

Now Comes the Hard Part

Your Words Have Power

Spiritual Attraction - Is That Really a Thing? Yep.

Why Should I Read for Fun?

Who Hit You With a Sock Puppet?

I Can Be The Loneliest Place To Be - Or Not

P for Physical Attraction

What's Your Favorite PIES?

Keeping Secrets

Curveballs

On Being a Grandma

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