READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Deuteronomy 7

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Deuteronomy 6

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Deuteronomy 5

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Deuteronomy 4

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Deuteronomy Chapter 2

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Deuteronomy 1

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 36

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 35

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 34

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 33

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 32

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 30

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 29

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 28

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers 27

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 26

Reading the Bible this year: Numbers 25

Reading the Bible in 1 Year - learning about the Children of Israel's history

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers Chapter 22

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers Chapter 21

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers Chapter 20 - Moses

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers Chapter 19

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Reading the Bible in 1 Year - Join us on our Journey

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 17

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Numbers Chapter 16

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 15

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 14 - See Post Below

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 12

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 11

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers Chapter 10

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 9 - The Passover

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 8

Reading the Bible in 1 Year - Numbers Chapter 7

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 6

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Numbers Chapter 4

People Need to Come Together - Not Fight

Reading the Bible in 1 Year - Numbers Chapter 2

Join Us as we Read Through the Bible this Year

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus 27

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapter 26

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapter 25

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus 24 with a NT Devotional

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapter 23

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapter 22

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Leviticus 21

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR - Leviticus 20

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus 18 and 19

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Leviticus Chapters 16 and 17

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapter 15

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapter 14

Merry Christmas - We're Reading Leviticus 13

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus 11 and 12

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Leviticus Chps 9 &10

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus Chapters 7 & 8

READING THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: Leviticus Chapters 5 and 6

Reading the Bible in 1 Year: #Exodus Chapters 2, 3, and 4

Reading the Bible in 1 Year Leviticus Chapter 1

The Nation of Israel - Reading the Bible in 1 Year

Thursday, July 31, 2008

My Son's Art





Both my son's are artists. Here's some of Jake's stuff. Let me know what you think.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Happy Blog Day to You

An Animal Crisis


My niece, Serena, did a post on her school blogsite about the bushmeat crisis. Some of the research is worth reading, and at least buying a t-shirt.

Check it out here: http://www.bushmeat.org/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=888&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

And here's a photo of my environmentally aware niece, rock wall climbing:

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A Post About Family: My Kids





Here are my kids:

100 New Words Added to Dictionary

Merriam-Webster adds 100 new words:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080707/new_dictionary_words.html?.v=1

Monday, July 28, 2008

Literacy Debate

Great article about literacy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Bite Their Heads Off - Literally

I love these cookie cutters:

http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Plastic Bags Are On Their Way Out in Portland, OR

If you'd like to read another article about cutting down on plastic bags, it looks like Portland, Oregon may be going the way of Boston and San Francisco:

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1217048156300160.xml&coll=7

Friday, July 25, 2008

Buy Yourself a Carbon Offset

There was a bumper sticker on a car that announced it
had redeemed its carbon footprint by buying a
carbon offset at TerraPass.

I logged on today and it is really easy to plug
in the year, make and model of your car, and
estimate the number of miles you drive a year.
It immediately tells you the number of your
carbon footprint and gives you the
price for a year's offset. Mine was $59.50.

If I buy the offset they will mail me a decal
for my car. The website gives detailed information
about where the money goes, and you can choose
between various options such as wind energy.
 https://www.terrapass.com/carbon-footprint-calculator/

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Writing Contests

Here are a few links my writing friends might be interested in:

Poetry Contest: http://contest.writersdigest.com/poetry/

Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Contest:
http://contest.writersdigest.com/popfiction/


And here's a new magazine with a call for submissions:

Max It Magazine – Portland, Oregon’s above-ground “subway” system
is called “MAX” which stands for Metropolitan Area Express, this is a new magazine looking for 1000 word articles
that are family friendly. You can send submissions to:
michelle@maxitmagazine.com or visit their website at www.maxitmagazine.com

Good luck!



Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Recycle and Reuse to Help Save the Earth

In Portland, Oregon, we Recycle probably more than any city in
this country but, if you visit Denmark, you’d be impressed
with their ability to limit use.

If you’re interested in recycling, and reusing:
these articles will help motivate you:
 
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20080720/Brazil.Dead.Penguins/

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016

Monday, July 21, 2008

Teen Dictionary

Here's a teen dictionary link for all my writing friends, or just for parents who want to know what the heck their kids are talking about:

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/familylife/l/blawords.htm

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Out on the Water - Weekend Fun

Here's Mackenzie (Luke's gfriend) innertubing with us. This one looks like it hurt.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Ask the Editor

Wouldn't it be great to be able to ask an editor questions and get the answers immediately? Well here's one place where you can find lots of answers to questions writers posed:

http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/tr01/eanonymous.shtml

Check it out and let me know what you thought.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

So Little Time


Everything seems to take forever and there's so little time left for writing. Between work, family, friends and the dogs - well... it doesn't leave much time for anything else. Here's me and the girls: Kit and new puppy Sasha.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Update on She Loves Me - She Loves Me NOT

The agent told my friend she didn't have enough photographs for her nonfiction picture book (pb) but she did give her the name of another agent (a referral) and said that agent is more into illustrated pb's - so there's still hope...

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Writing Contest

Check out this blogsite for a real writing contest: where an agent will award the prize:


www.misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.com

Agent Questions - She Loves Me - Not

I have a friend who got an email from an agent asking her to call - any time. I figured, "She's going to offer representation." I mean, isn't that the call we're all waiting to make? So anyway, she makes the call and it's a "NO". I don't get it. My friend is going to call me tonight and tell me what happened in that call. I'll keep you posted.

But BookEnds Agency had some good answers to questions about agents: http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/

Monday, July 14, 2008

Shakespeare - To Be-lieve or Not



Editorial Ass questions the truth of Shakespeare writing the stories he has been so famous for, here: http://editorialass.blogspot.com/ but no matter what anyone decides, I choose to believe. How can I not, when I've visited his birthplace and seen his gravesite?

And Hamlet's Castle has a plaque attributing the story to William so what's a simpleminded person to believe. I want to be like Virginia and say "Yes there is a . . .Shakespeare who wrote the tales."

To rewrite history, would create too much chaos and wreck havoc on the people who celebrate him.

Writing-a Lonely Endeavor-Kill 2 Birds with 1 Stone

Writing can be a very lonely endeavor but by joining a critique group, you'll improve your social network and your writing - in effect - killing two birds with one stone.

I joined one group that wanted to meet about once a month and liked it so much I had to join another that meets every other weekend. Here's a picture of the group that meets every other weekend - but we're missing Kerry (who just had her baby, Rowan) and Pam.


critique group

Saturday, July 12, 2008

New Technology for Writing

Intel has a new mini laptop that only costs about $300. Check it out at this site: http://classmatepc.com/index.htm?iid=hdr_nav+cmpc_home

If you click on Product Info and then features, the girl on the screen is my niece, Serena. She took the laptop for a test drive and thought it was super cool and light weight. It might be worth taking a look at.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Beginning Blog - or - Getting a Life

In the beginning, when I was a kid, I started writing for pleasure. When my kids started heading off to college, my oldest son told me to, “Get a Life.”

I thought how hard can it be? Well, after devoting 23 years to raising kids, it’s not so easy. It’s difficult to change focus and break habits but I’m trying - by writing.