Author Archives: claraberge

A dear lady passed away this weekend. Unexpected although she was unwell. On Thursday she sent me a funny video and I sent her laughing faces not making the time to write the words in my mind. “Thank you for making me laugh and being such an encouragement despite your own trials. You are suchContinue reading “Past away.”

Life goes by faster than we realize. Caught up in busyness the days run into years before we know it. Some days are bad days, some days are good days. We have dreams and expectations for our lives which often don’t happen. As you grow older at a point you realize that some of thoseContinue reading “Waiting”

It’s done. It’s sent. The button has been pushed. No going back. This seems to be a pattern with me. The day I send my novel off to the editor I feel a myriad of emotions. In some ways it is similar to the days I gave birth. It’s painful then exhilarating. Like floating onContinue reading “Sent.”

So many definitions. So many shapes and forms. Love is truly what makes the world go round. The perceived lack of it is also the cause of our deepest hurt. If someone loves you and you love them back there is a natural desire to please the other person. Only one problem. No one canContinue reading “Love”

This week has been busy. I’ve been putting in extra hours into writing. The story seems to have gone into second gear. I did have a shock though when I checked the amount of words in my other novels and discovered the new one isn’t nearly as thick. The story is fast paced full ofContinue reading “Building.”

I’m a laid back person. I much prefer dreaming to doing. There is a place for that but then there are the times things need doing. Funny thing about time. It is a lot similar to money. If you don’t keep track of it, you can easily lose it. Time is also a resource givenContinue reading “Time.”

Big, brown eyes stared around her. This was a new place full of new faces. She had been excited for this day. Her first day at school. She knew one face, the son of her mom’s friend. She smiled at him but he stared straight ahead. Oh well, there were so many children her ageContinue reading “She shines.”

The house is quiet except for the sound of the kitchen clock. I had to wonder for a moment where the clock sound came from. Never realised it made a sound. Today was mostly rainy. So I baked seedbased rusks. Learned that you can replace Xanthan gum with flaxseed or Chia seed. I had bothContinue reading “Connecting.”

As you can imagine in a family of seven there is a lot of everything. A lot of mess, a lot of personalities, a lot of emotional needs, a lot of food to make, a lot of schoolwork to do… You get it. It’s everything times seven. One of the hardest things to do isContinue reading “The SS Agent day.”