Why Dogs don’t Live As Long As People Out of the mouths of Babes! Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners; Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane were all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I [read more…]
“I’m still hoping that yesterday will get better.” ~ Linus Be proactive – Start playing Teach Writing Without a Pencil~Writing Games and Activities today so yesterday’s test will be better.
Book Title Game: Ruin a book title with one letter or sound like “sn” for “st” and silent letters don’t count. Example: Lard of the Rings. This book game idea comes from Carey Dyer. Carey is one of my favorite entertainers/worship leaders/authors. (Crazy title, I know! He is crazy, transparent and truly sincere. For him, [read more…]
Praying for all of you at Ogg Elementary and Lake Jackson as Harvey Floods!
Sylvie Elam Purser taking care of her chickens on the farm near Caprock, Texas. 1950s
Fast forward to 20:24 and hear this excellent interview of Gwen Lavert, a wonderful friend, and hero for children.
The first story I sold to CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL was my wedding story. You can read that story in Chicken Soup for the Brides Soul and it has been retold every time the subject of weddings come up. There a version of my wedding in my book, Cruisin’ Thru Life Dip Street and Other [read more…]
Max Lucado’s children’s book: With You All the Way tells of hearing voices..I think we are hear way too many voices. The sad part is if we all shut down and stop listening, we will wake up in a world we do NOT want to be in. So how do we get through the dark [read more…]
This is one of the best articles I’ve read lately on writing from K.M. Weiland: a fighter, a writer, a child of God. The award-winning and internationally published author of the best-selling Outlining Your Novel and Structuring Your Novel. Weiland writes historical and speculative fiction and mentors authors. This blog made me want to try her questions and buy [read more…]
