Not very long ago, so it seems, I thought anyone forty years old was ancient. All of sudden, I’m way past forty years old – my husband and I have been married for forty years…today. Jack and I met when I got a summer job during college in the same office at Kelly Air Force … Read more
In Journaling: What the heck is a journal anyway?, I talked about different kinds of journals and the difference between a journal and a diary. Sometimes what appears to be a diary can become a journal by helping you connect the dots, find relationships and patterns. For example, a food diary can be a helpful … Read more
Thanks to Laura Spencer at WritingThoughts. She recently recognized this blog as a writing blog “Of Note.” I really appreciate the recognition for two reasons. First, I always enjoy reading Laura’s blog and find the information and writing thoughts she shares useful. Her blog is certainly “of note.” Second, I agree that the other blogs … Read more
Here are a couple of wonderful videos found through Laura’s Memorial Day post at WritingThoughts. Laura’s post and the posts she linked to are definitely worth reading. Final Role Call – Memorial Day at Angela’s Right to Free Speech Memorial Day Song & Video at Rae’s Random Ramblings [tags]Memorial Day[/tags]
For some, Memorial Day is a holiday from work – a day for family gatherings, shopping the sales, outdoor barbecues, and fun activities. However, Memorial Day is set aside for a specific purpose: to remember and honor those who have died in the service of their country. Greater love has no one than this, that … Read more
“They lifted their voices to God with one accord…” -Acts 4:24 Almighty God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Together with believers all over the world, we gather today to honour and glorify Your Name. We bow before Your throne and acknowledge that You are the Creator of heaven and earth. There is no one … Read more
Theda at Crayon Writer started an interesting conversation with If you can write, you can copyedit. She defined mechanical and substantive copyediting and asked the question: What do you prefer? Writing for yourself, mechanical copyediting, or substantive copyediting? I answered the question in comments but thought it would be interesting to my readers to carry … Read more
Operation Hero Miles provides an opportunity for ordinary citizens to support our troops by donating their unused frequent flyer miles. Ten airlines participate in the program, and the frequent flyer miles go to the Fisher House Foundation. The Foundation then gives free airline tickets to injured soldiers to go home on leave from their medical … Read more
Like many of you, I never seem to have enough time to read for pleasure. I love to sit and read a book in one sitting, but I don’t often have the opportunity. DailyLit offers a solution. The Web site says: We created DailyLit because we spent hours each day on email but could not … Read more
Christian Carnival “Big Numberâ€, ahem, Number CLXXIII is now posted is now posted at Pseudo-Polymath. Several posts are on a similar theme that the Gospel is good news … but NOT news to make us prosperous or comfortable. Other great entries cover a range of interesting topics. [tags]Christian Carnival, blog carnival, Christian[/tags]