Rebecca Talley tagged me for the 7 Things About Me meme.
Marcia Mickelson tagged me for the 10 Random Things About Me one, so I'm jumbling them all together here.
Rules of the 7 things Meme:
1) Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2) Share 7 facts about yourself.
3) Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4) Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
The 10 Random Things Meme didn't seem to have any rules. I'm going to split the difference with the taggees and do 3 people. Huh? Yeah, I mean subtract, not split the difference. :-)
1) I have high arches.
2) Today is my husband's birthday. He would have been 61 today, but he didn't make it past 51. That's one reason I slept in today.
3) If I haven't bought all the Christmas presents yet, I'm not going to get it done. Cards will suffice, and if there's no time for them, see the post below.
4) I gave books for Christmas this year.
5) I never remember to do my Christmas shopping in July. Or any other month before panic sets in.
6) However, I did acquire some of this year's presents in 2006.
7) I sometimes forget the presents I have already purchased.
8) I often forget things like birthdays and anniversaries, but I'm on my second year of putting all of them on a calendar. I'm still hit or miss in sending greetings, I fear.
9) I dearly need to update my address book.
10) I dearly love my extended family, though. Most of them . . . well, pretty near every-- yeah, all of them.
I tag:
Shirley Bahlmann
Christine Kersey
Tamra Norton
From her home in the forest, writer Marsha Ward offers up an eclectic collage of musings on life, insights into the writing process, sample scenes and snippets from her work, book spotlights, and author interviews. Now including "The Characters in Marsha's Head."
Friday, December 21, 2007
Merry Christmas, Everybody!
My friend, author Randall Platt, sent me a poem that describes my situation so exactly as Christmas approaches each year, that I asked her if I could share. Being the publicity-savvy writer that she is, she instantly agreed. Herewith is the poem, and the link to her awesome website is below.
I BOUGHT THE STAMPS, I BOUGHT THE CARDS,
BUT I CAN’T BUY TIME TO SEND REGARDS.
O CHRISTMAS CARD, O CHRISTMAS CARD,
I REALLY HAD GOOD INTENTIONS.
I EMAIL YOU, YOU EMAIL ME,
WE SAVE THE EARTH, WE SAVE A TREE.
O CHRISTMAS SPAM, O CHRISTMAS SPAM,
IT’S FILLED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS!
O CHRISTMAS CARD, O CHRISTMAS CARD,
I FEEL SOME APPREHENSIONS.
O CHRISTMAS CARD, O CHRISTMAS CARD,
I REALLY HAD GOOD INTENTIONS.
I FEEL SOME APPREHENSIONS.
O CHRISTMAS CARD, O CHRISTMAS CARD,
I REALLY HAD GOOD INTENTIONS.
I BOUGHT THE STAMPS, I BOUGHT THE CARDS,
BUT I CAN’T BUY TIME TO SEND REGARDS.
O CHRISTMAS CARD, O CHRISTMAS CARD,
I REALLY HAD GOOD INTENTIONS.
O CHRISTMAS SPAM. O CHRISTMAS SPAM.
I REALLY LOVE THIS EMAIL.
O CHRISTMAS SPAM, O CHRISTMAS SPAM,
SO EASY ON MY TIME SCALE.
I REALLY LOVE THIS EMAIL.
O CHRISTMAS SPAM, O CHRISTMAS SPAM,
SO EASY ON MY TIME SCALE.
I EMAIL YOU, YOU EMAIL ME,
WE SAVE THE EARTH, WE SAVE A TREE.
O CHRISTMAS SPAM, O CHRISTMAS SPAM,
IT’S FILLED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS!
Randall's website: http://www.plattbooks.com/
The Christmas Tree photo is courtesy of Wendy Bumgardner, About.com Walking Guide http://walking.about.com.
Monday, December 17, 2007
The Climbing Wall
There once was a man who took his children to enjoy the physical challenges of a climbing wall. He watched from the bottom of the wall, shouting encouragement as each child, in his turn, scaled the sheer wall, bounding from handhold to handhold, until each reached the top and descended, triumphant.
The children gathered around the man and said, "Now, Father, it's your turn to climb the wall."
Reluctantly, the man looked up at the wall. It was so high. How could he ever get to the top?
"Don't worry," said the employee of the facility who was known as the Belayer. "I will hold you with my rope. You will be safe."
Reassured, but with a great deal of hesitation, the man started to ascend the climbing wall. Slowly he progressed, until he was close to the top. But now, his hands seemed permanently curled into claws, his forearms ached so badly. He thought he could not go on.
"Just lean back on the rope for a moment, and rest," came the voice of the Belayer from below.
The man took a few minutes and did as the Belayer suggested. He caught his wind, but his muscles still ached, and he wanted to go down.
He could hear the voices of his children, urging him to finish the course, to get to the top. The man felt the strength seep out of his muscles. He just could not do it!
Then he felt a slight tug on the rope. The Belayer was giving him aid without his children knowing. The man put out one hand and one foot and climbed a step closer to the top. The rope remained snug and seemed to give him heart. Slowly, with the help of the Belayer, the man made his way to the top of the climbing wall. Amid the cheers of his children, he slowly slid to the floor.
Jesus Christ says, "Come unto Me, all ye who labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." He will let us rest while He holds us safe, as the Belayer did. He will help us to the top of our climbing wall of life, just as the Belayer with his rope helped the man ascend the recreational climbing wall.
The Atonement of Christ is for everyone who has trouble climbing through life's adversities. Come unto Him!
The children gathered around the man and said, "Now, Father, it's your turn to climb the wall."
Reluctantly, the man looked up at the wall. It was so high. How could he ever get to the top?
"Don't worry," said the employee of the facility who was known as the Belayer. "I will hold you with my rope. You will be safe."
Reassured, but with a great deal of hesitation, the man started to ascend the climbing wall. Slowly he progressed, until he was close to the top. But now, his hands seemed permanently curled into claws, his forearms ached so badly. He thought he could not go on.
"Just lean back on the rope for a moment, and rest," came the voice of the Belayer from below.
The man took a few minutes and did as the Belayer suggested. He caught his wind, but his muscles still ached, and he wanted to go down.
He could hear the voices of his children, urging him to finish the course, to get to the top. The man felt the strength seep out of his muscles. He just could not do it!
Then he felt a slight tug on the rope. The Belayer was giving him aid without his children knowing. The man put out one hand and one foot and climbed a step closer to the top. The rope remained snug and seemed to give him heart. Slowly, with the help of the Belayer, the man made his way to the top of the climbing wall. Amid the cheers of his children, he slowly slid to the floor.
Jesus Christ says, "Come unto Me, all ye who labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." He will let us rest while He holds us safe, as the Belayer did. He will help us to the top of our climbing wall of life, just as the Belayer with his rope helped the man ascend the recreational climbing wall.
The Atonement of Christ is for everyone who has trouble climbing through life's adversities. Come unto Him!
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Oops!
I heard tell it was going to snow last night.
Do you think I even gave a thought yesterday about putting this on my windshield?
It did:
Do you think I even gave a thought yesterday about putting this on my windshield?
Well, no.
In my defense, let me say it rained all day.
Author Interviews are Taking a Break
I will have more interviews after the New Year, but for now, I'm taking a Holiday Break.
If you have a book published in 2007--or that is going to be published in 2008--that you would like to publicize through an Author Interview on this blog, please contact me at marshaw @ marshaward.com (remove the spaces).
Thank you!
If you have a book published in 2007--or that is going to be published in 2008--that you would like to publicize through an Author Interview on this blog, please contact me at marshaw @ marshaward.com (remove the spaces).
Thank you!
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