Finding the extraordinary in ordinary life
Writing Life is about reaching hearts and finding the extraordinary in good times and bad. It's about Underdogs who inspire us to get through our own hard stuff. It's part years of working in TV, seeing the best and the worst of humanity. It's part life experience as a seeker and learner of lessons I've yet to learn and lessons I wish I had known decades ago. It's God and love and light and being in this life together. Welcome to this good space where there's plenty of fuel for your fire.
A Christmas journey to the heart of it all. Come along…
If you’re wondering how to navigate the landmines of family gatherings this holiday season, this powerful story is for you - and for them…
Katrina King is the queen of hockey fans and the ultimate underdog. Doctors said she wouldn't live.
Then they said she'd never be able to do anything. Boy, were they wrong!
You're gonna love her story...
It happened again. Another grocery store encounter.
This one will make me think differently about Christmas.
Every day. Maybe it will you, too….
It was the hardest Christmas we had ever known. A tiny tree. A few gifts. In need of a miracle.
It was also the most meaningful. This is a story of hope when Christmas is hard..
Thanksgiving isn’t just a day. It’s a powerful mindset when we dive into real thanks-giving. But you won’t get there by making a list. This short podcast will bring you into deeper thanks-giving. Give it a try and let me know what you think…
If you're looking for a special way to celebrate someone you love, it's right here. This is the most creative and meaningful gift I've ever heard of..
He is an African refugee. She’s an all-American girl. The odds were overwhelmingly against them, but miracles care nothing about the odds…
Life is hard. Maybe you’re experiencing it. Or maybe you’re walking with someone in it. If so, this is for you, and maybe for someone you love, too….
I think about him when I’m out walking, and I wave and smile to strangers driving past. Most don’t wave back which used to bother me. But Johnny Barnes changed that - and me. Maybe he’ll change you, too…
This six-year-old. And his socks. And his example. My goodness. This is a story not just for Christmas, but for every single day…
This Thanksgiving, try giving thanks a little differently. The benefits are huge and the investment is minimal. It all comes down to the 15-second rule…
Dealing with difficult people is hard. We want them to change. Be better. But when they won't, it's up to us to change... because trees don't fly…
He was the wisest man I’ve ever known. His stories were like parables, teaching me and others as we walked alongside him. His is wisdom to share...
What Writing Life is all about:
Life can be beautiful, excruciatingly difficult, weird and wonderful and all of it is better when there's a circle of people around us to celebrate, encourage, laugh, cry, and renew our belief that we can get through it. Together.
Writing Life is about finding inspiration in people, places and meaning in the mundane. It's about the extraordinary that's mixed in with the ordinary, the stuff we can easily miss if we're not looking for it, the stuff that makes our lives more meaningful, more balanced, more beautiful, and more connected with one another. It gives us what we need to keep going and enjoy the journey. The goal is to open the circle far and wide, bring everyone into it, ignite hearts and spread like wildfire a message of hope, inspiration and joy.

Tracy spent decades writing scripts for TV, won an Emmy and a Cine Golden Eagle award, and now follows her heart's passion, Writing Life. She squeezes every word from her heart and stitches them together in a warm blanket of love, encouragement, hope and celebration. This is a place for Underdogs (aren't we all Underdogs from time to time?), for those who want to find the good in the hard and the gratitude in the easy. These are our words. This is our place. And here, together, life is better.
The best -and worst - way to appreciate a gift is to lose it.
Unfortunately, I know….