I didn’t know it at the time, but the day I met Jolene Philo in 2011 was the beginning of a long writing journey that ultimately led to a contract with a literary agent and most recently a contract with a publishing house for my first book. Jolene and I meet at Panera to eat…… Continue reading Lightbulb Moments
Author: KimHarms
Kim Harms is an author, speaker, and part-time library assistant with two decades of freelance writing experience. She has a degree in English from Iowa State University. She and her husband Corey have three super-awesome sons and one crazy dog. A two-time breast cancer survivor, her first book, Life Reconstructed: Navigating the World of Mastectomies and Breast Reconstruction (Familius), is a guide for women walking the breast cancer road. She is currently working on her second book, a devotional for women going through breast cancer.
On Trees, Writing and a Tiny House in the Woods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwBXuvecg0 It will be you and me up in the trees and the forest will give us the answers. Trees, Marty Casey I don’t really believe the forest will give me the answers, but I have to say, it’s pretty common for this song to pop in my head as I sit out on my…… Continue reading On Trees, Writing and a Tiny House in the Woods
Remembering Jodi 1969-2019
“It just seems so unnatural.” Judy Anderson reflected on back-to-college shopping with her granddaughters. Annelisa will be a senior majoring in meteorology at St. Cloud State and Kylie a sophomore in elementary education at the Minnesota State University, Mankato. The girls lost their mom Jodi (Judy’s only daughter) on May 30 after a three year…… Continue reading Remembering Jodi 1969-2019
These Feet Will Walk Away – A Mama’s Mini Memoir
His feet are adorable. I sit here beside my sleeping teenager who is slowly coming out of anesthesia. With an IV in his hand, warm blankets on his lap and cute one-size-fits-all footies on his size 12 feet, I can’t stop looking at him. He just had a procedure that will hopefully give us answers…… Continue reading These Feet Will Walk Away – A Mama’s Mini Memoir
Three Years of Pillows – Free Mastectomy Pillows Handsewn with Love
Today marks 3 years since the 3 ladies pictured started sewing mastectomy pillows and sending them to women in need. They’ve shipped these pillows to women and cancer centers all over the U.S. as well as to Canada, Puerto Rico and England. My mom, Jan, and her friends, Judy and Becky (they call themselves The…… Continue reading Three Years of Pillows – Free Mastectomy Pillows Handsewn with Love