Monday Musings
Monday Musings: Time to Experiment!
I have mentioned before that I write lessons for a youth Christian camp which I’ve been involved with for years. In addition, I have worked in children’s ministry and taught numerous Bible classes. Always looking for interesting ways to convey…
Things I Did as a Child, But I’m Still Alive
I grew up in the 1970’s (well, 1980’s for high school). As a mother, I have noticed that some things have changed since then – you know, besides the personal computer, internet, fashion, etc. I’m thinking specifically about safety. In…
80 Days, 4 Goals, 5 Questions, and 116 Years
80 Days I first joined up with the Round of Words in 80 Days Challenge back in April and set specific goals for my writing career. I met all my goals in about half the time. So in one sense, the endeavor…
Monday Musings: Happy without a Housekeeper
As I got crouched down and scrubbed the bottom of my toilet bowl, I thought about how a lot of people hate to clean stuff. We like having things clean . . . but cleaning them ourselves is altogether different.…
Monday Musings: Where Is My Stuff?
I love an opening scene from the sitcom The King of Queens where wife Carrie is berating husband Doug for not having any idea whatsoever where things are in their own home. Boy, can I relate! [youtube=http://youtu.be/whLeL1JGq9k&w=400] By default, I…
Monday Musings: Facing Forty
I can’t remember how I spent birthday number 10, but for my 20th I threw my own birthday party at a local Abilene restaurant and invited my friends, after which we went to a classic movie at the refurbished Paramount…
Monday Musings: Research & Reconnaissance
My friend (call her Susie Q) and I walk into the Houston International Boat Show to see all kinds of marine vessels displayed around the large convention hall. One of the first things I notice is that these events are…
Monday Musings: Writing is Like . . .
On Friday, the brilliant Tracey Hansen tagged me in a “new bloggy project exercise thingy” called Writing Is Not Like a Box of Chocolates: A Meme. THE RULES: Take the phrase “Writing is like . . .” and finish it.…
Monday Musings: The Versatile Blogger Award
My sincerest thanks to the talented Tracey Hansen who nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award. I strongly encourage you to visit her at her blog, Tracey Hansen Will Write for Food. Tracy’s razor-sharp wit is either the stuff of…
Monday Musings: What Does Your Car Say?
I recently noticed that a Twitter friend of mine (William G. Jones) mentioned in his brief bio: “I drive a ’57 Chevy.” On Twitter, you only get 160 characters to describe yourself, so you have to think hard about what…