Happy New Year and welcome to our first monthly writing prompt! This month the challenge is to write about a NEW START. Lots of Bible characters had new starts, similar to the types of new starts we experience (though I don't recall any of them celebrating the new year...) Noah and his family had a… Continue reading January prompt: new start
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to read the Bible in 2013? Would you like to read through the entire book (or, more accurately, the library of 66 books)? Or maybe you're not that ambitious. Whatever your goal, there's a Bible reading plan for you. Below is a list for you to look over… Continue reading Read the Bible in 2013
"For many of us, the heart of our home base is our blog. It's where our best thinking lives, the place where others can comment and interact with us, the nexus of our social network," says Michael Hyatt in his book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. He goes on to advise would-be bloggers,… Continue reading Blogging changes in 2013
"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" - Luke 2:14 (NKJV) Wishing all who read here a blessed and merry Christmas!
Two poems about Christmas i this is a poem about the last page a poem about feeling panicked a poem about lists this is a poem about shopping and tired feet about choosing the right card then signing your name 47 times a poem about wrapping paper, tape and ribbon this is a poem about… Continue reading Two poems about Christmas
When John Brooks is assigned to defend Hal Boyd on arson and four murder charges it looks like his reputation as a brilliant lawyer is finally destined to hit the big time. That is, until he announces the vampire defense, a plea that his client was insane because he was convinced the man he killed… Continue reading Vampire Defense by James D. Bell (review)
Special little people need special gifts. I picked three lovely books of verse as gifts for the little people in my life—my grands—this year. Littlest one is getting The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown. I found it at my local Chapters in a sturdy but affordable board book format. This lovely volume has… Continue reading Perfect poetry for little people
I've been nominated, ahem, this blog has been nominated for an award—the Liebster award. Though I have been blogging for years in different places, this blog has been running only a few weeks, so I am honoured to get this shout out! Tracy Lee Karner, a virtual acquaintance from a different time and place, nominated… Continue reading Liebster love
Ben’s Quilt I got this quilt from Grandma Put it on the floor Ran my cars along the roads And made the engines roar, Raced my speedboat in the lake Drove the kids to school, Picked up groceries at the store And hauled wheat to the Pool.* Other blankets are for sleep But this one… Continue reading Ben’s quilt
While going down an internet bunny trail a few days ago I came across a blog post by writer Kristene Kathryn Rusch. Here are a few of her words worth engraving on the walls of our little writerly hearts: "I believe each reader is very, very important, whether they buy through Sales Channel A or… Continue reading Readers—your very best friends
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