A teen writer e-mailed me after she read my post about the EPIC New Voices writing contest for middle school and high school students. She asked about resources for young writers. So I’ve been on the lookout but only recently came up with some good ones. Georganna Hancock at A Writer’s Edge introduced me to … Read more
As I said in the only other post I’ve ever written about sports, I am not a sports fan. I never intended to write about sports again, but Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings is very persuasive when it comes to getting entries in his What I Learned From … group writing projects. So here’s … Read more
Diana Brandmeyer at Next in Dianaland honored me with the Nice Matters Award. This award is for those bloggers who are nice people, good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Diana certainly deserves recognition for being nice, and I … Read more
Although I hadn’t planned the last post on Bible reading plans to be part of a series, I woke up with an idea for a follow-on post. I believe those ideas that come during sleep are from the Holy Spirit so here’s the post. The collect (collective prayer) for the Second Sunday in Advent (which … Read more
My post on Advent Bible study generated the following comment: i sometimes have free time at my work and sometimes i try reading the bible but a lot of it is hard to understand and follow. Maybe i should just skip the old testament… you have any tips for reading the bible effectively? Although I … Read more
Karen at A Deaf Mom Shares Her World tagged me for a book meme. This is one meme I’m responding to as it fits the theme of my blog. Total Number of Books on my Bookshelves: Not counting the nearly 100 books I’m donating to my friend Beverly’s literacy project, I have more than 500 … Read more
As I read blogs, I notice an increasing trend in certain kinds of posts. Some blogs have a weekly or monthly roundup drawing attention to some of the posts on their blog. I look at the headline and click away from these posts. If the topic interested me, I read the post when it first … Read more