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80’s Heart Throb!
Your 80s Heartthrob Is Scott Baio Who’s Your 80’s Heartthrob? How funny! He WAS my 80’s heart throb among others!!!
Like Carrie
Carrie is a good person. I want that stated first lest you think I am somehow running her down. Carrie has a prayer life that in part consists of getting up early in the morning and spending time with God. She reads. She prays. She meditates. One morning at a prayer group she shared her…
Header Change, Weather Change
The weather went from 85 degrees on Monday and Tuesday to 30’s. It even snowed one day last week. But the average temperature has been in the 50s and 60s, that’s why I changed my header. Chris has played two baseball games this week in the cold rain, it even hailed for a while last…
Firehouse Dog a Fun Family Movie
If you’re looking for a fun movie to take your family to see, I can’t say enough great things about Firehouse Dog. This was a total surprise to me! I thought I might be mildly entertained by this film, with a plot that reminds me of Walden Media’s Because of Winn Dixie. But the theme…
I Did It!!
I sent in my Genesis entry at 12:10 am on the 14th!!! I can’t believe I’ve been sitting at this computer since 2:30 this afternoon, er…yesterday after noon with only a couple of snuggle breaks for my neglected four year old, several more bathroom break and a quick break for dinner! And all the time…
Ten Reasons Why You Didn’t Email Your Genesis Entry by April 15th
I needed a quick diversion before my final read through. 10. You were too busy doing your taxes. 9. Your critique partners didn’t get your entry back to you in time. 8. You spent all your time looking up grammar rules on line, making sure your ands had the proper comma placement. 7. You realized…
Five Questions and Answers
Beck asked if anyone wanted her to interview them and I must not have been in my right mind because I said yes. If I had been in my right mind I would have know that Beck would come up with some creative questions that would take a little more thought than I’m used to.…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Writer’s Voice, part three
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Developing your writing voice, part…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 What is your heart’s desire today? Are you struggling in a certain area that you long to conquer? As I’ve been reading through the Old Testament this year, I’m struck by how…
Nocturnal Birds?
3:00 am. My husband rushes out of bed. “Where are you going?” I ask. “To take care of it!” The “it” was a bird (a robin?) outside our window who had been chirping and calling all night long. I first heard it’s shrilling call at midnight. I didn’t know what to think. I usually heard…