What I am Thankful For

  • For the modern medicines that keep me alive
  • That I do not live in Iraq, Iran, or any of those disgruntled terrorist countries
  • That my alarm clock no longer wakes me up at 3AM Mom – Fri
  • That my job no longer interferes with all my doctor appointments
  • Hubby has agreed to me rescuing a dog
  • For internet shopping
  • For the teeth that remain in my head
  • For my Guardian Angel, who really should get a raise

My About Page In 2023

About the Author

J. Lea Greenfield has been writing stories since the age of ten. Always wanting to write a novel, she made many attempts through the years. Work, family and life in general interrupted her bouts of creativity.

Journey to the Other Side  Now retired, she has participated in NaNoWriMo 2012 & 2013, starting 2 very different novels, and finishing them. Through the Door was published in the spring of 2015, and soon after she was offered a contract to write a screenplay of the story.

Through the Door won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and  OSCARwas awarded the Oscar for Best Picture (2016).

Since then, J. Lea has written 5 adult fiction novels, 4 children’s books, and 3 screenplays, in addition to writing more books in the Through the Door series for the National Historical Society.

She lives on the western slope of the Sierra with her husband and dog.

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The above is pure fantasy. Except for the last sentence.

photo credit: IceNineJon via photopin cc

Sweet November

This month has a few observances that touch my life. Can you guess which ones?**

NOVEMBER 2013

American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association

Native American Heritage Month Indian Health Service (HQ)

Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America

Great American Smokeout Month American Cancer Society

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association

National Child Mental Health Month c/o New York University Child Study Center

National Epilepsy Awareness Month Epilepsy Foundation of America

National Family Caregivers Month National Family Caregivers Association

National Healthy Skin Month American Academy of Dermatology

National Home Care Month National Association for Home Care & Hospice

National Hospice Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Prematurity Awareness Month March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

November 17 – 23 (week before Thanksgiving) American Education Week National Education Association

November 13 World Kindness Day

November 14 (always Nov 14) World Diabetes Day International Diabetes Federation

November 15 (always Nov 15) National Philanthropy Day Association of Fundraising Professionals

November 15 (always Nov 15) America Recycles Day National Recycling Coalition, Inc.

November 21 (third Thursday) Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society

November 23 International Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

** If you have read more than a few posts, then you practically know everything about me – so take a guess 😉

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