Saturday, December 21, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Voice of the Martyrs Conference
Today I went to the First Presbyterian Church to an Voice of the Martyrs Conference called" Unashamed"
There was a lady there who played the harp. It was beautiful.i met Russell Stendal who was kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas for 142 days. He signed his book and I signed mine. Now my books are on their way to Colombia. I really enjoyed myself.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Chinese Proverb
There is a Chinese proverb I love: "When there is love in a marriage, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is contentment in the community. When there is contentment in the community, there is prosperity in the nation. When there is prosperity in the nation, there is peace in the world."
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
College
Well it is time for another semester of college to start. Bob and I are taking a class called: Anthropology of Death. It is a 492 level class. It has a 9 page syllabus.
The overall goal of this class is to provide a solid grounding in the Anthropological literature of mortuary studies. After completing this course we should have an multidisciplinary understanding of the death experience and how it is played out in many different cultures. It should be interesting and cool but time-consuming.
There are 4 readings a week and 2 tests.
We are also taking another class which we will find out about tomorrow.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Great Rules for Writing
Great Rules for Writing
from William Safire in the New York Times
Do not put statements in the negative form.
Remember to never split an infinitive.
And don't start sentences with a conjunction.
It is incumbent on one to avoid archaisms.
The passive voice should never be used.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Proofread care-fully to see if you words out.
If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
A writer must not shift your point of view.
De-accession euphemisms.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.
Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
Always pick on the correct idiom.
The adverb always follows the verb.
Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.
Monday, June 10, 2013
About Me
Hi,
I live in the beautiful state of Alaska with my family where the spirits of animals and men roam free.
I am married to a wonderful man and we have three children and foster girls which brings us joy.
I am currently a full-time college student and I write inspirational poetry. I have published two books so far.
Titles are:
1 Godly Inspirations for the Troubled Soul
2 Inspirations from Heaven's Gate
Both are books of poetry with bible verses sprinkled within.
They can be found on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
I am able through the help of The Holy Spirit to write about the beauty and simplicity of life. Through words I want to reveal the beauty of Christ to the broken and lost spirits of humanity. Through pouring out my heart and tears and trying to be transparent I want to encourage people to see we are in this together.
I enjoy reading, writing, blogging, walking, family, social networking, scrap booking and photography.
I started out in a military family my dad joined the Air Force when I was little so the world has been my playground. It is where I learned to get along with other people and accept myself.
I am very comfortable with books and pens and paper. I sometimes feel like I was born with a pencil in my hand and I started writing at six years old and it has just expanded from there. I have never passed a library or used bookstore that I haven't liked. As you can tell I am very chatty about my life, books and writing.
I am a Christian lady who comes from a Christian background and family. I came to know the Lord on a personal level when I was 17 years old. Since then I have been on a quest to learn more about Him and myself. On my journey I have come to realize my purpose in life is to write what is on God's heart and encourage the broken and lost souls of humanity with it.
Here are two quotes I think sum up my writing life:
"I am a little pencil in the hand of writing God who is sending out a love letter to the world."
Mother Teresa
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
William Wordsworth
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Book Lover's Words
1. Abibliophobia- Fear of being without books.
2. Bibliographe - A person who writes about books.
3. Bibliobibuli - Someone who reads to much.
4. Bibliotapbe - A person who hides books.
5. Biblioclasts - People who rip the pages from books.
6. Biblioriptos - Someone who throws books.
7. Bibliognoste - A person learned in the minute details of a book's publication like colophons, editions, dates, and places printed and who printed it.
8. Bibliomane - An indiscriminate accumulator of books.
9. Bibliolestes - A book thief
10. Bibliophtbor - A book ravager or destroyer.
11. Bibliopbage - Someone who eats books.
12. Bibliophobia - Fear of books.
13. Graphophobia - Fear of writing or handwriting.
14. Logophobia - Fear of words.
15. Metrophobia - Fear of poetry.
16. Paprophobia - Fear of paper.
17. Scriptophobia - Fear of writing in public.
18. Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of long words.
19. Verbophobia - Fear of words.
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