Are you up to a challenge? Board with your hum-drum existence?
Do you love writing. Or have a bucket list?
Join me on an adventure of a life time!....er month time!
National Novel Writing Month
Basically you write a novel in one month, starting November first and ending November thirtieth. There is no quality check, just word count. And if you win you get bragging rights and a banner to put on your blog/facebook etc....
Are you with me?
10.28.2010
10.27.2010
Wensday Love: Shane Claiborne
I LOVE Shane Claiborne!
First of all dreadlocks, so insanely awesome.
But most importantly, community builder, pacifist, homless helping, hippie, Green, CHRISTIAN!
He changed my life. www.thesimpleway.org. Or read his books....I have all of them, borrow them from me :)
10.17.2010
Thoughts on Life purpose
The purpose of life is not to be happy - but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. ~Leo Rosten
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James
Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed. ~Jan de Hartog, The Lamb's War
10.13.2010
Songs and emotions
This Idea Came from OnemoreMortal, I thought it was a good one:)
When I am.......I listen to......
Blissfully happy:
- Stumptown; Nickel Creek
- Forever; Chris Brown
Depressed:
- Curl up and Die; Reliant K
- Home; Michael Buble
Longing:
- Fireflies; Owl City
- Kokomo; Beachboys
Un-Motivated:
- Waka Waka (this time for Africa); Shakira
- Starstruk; 3oh!3
Romantic/tense:
(I tend to listen to Romanic stuff when I’m stressed….)
1.Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Soundtrack
(Translation: I see God in you)
2. You’ll be in my heart; Phil Collins
3. When you say you love me; Josh Groben
Deeply upset:
- My Deliverer is Coming; Rich Mullins
Self-Conscious:
- You are a child of mine; Mark Shultz
- Fingerprints of God; Steven Curtis Chapman
Inpatient:
- My Life; Billy Joel
- Born To Fly: Sarah Evens
Artistic:
- Sullen Girl; Fiona Apple
- Tea for the Tillerman; Cat Stevens
What are yours? Send me a link when you post yours!
Observations of a homeschooler
Walking around the local HS Co-op you will see many families:
The Geniuses. Bobby Genuis solved string theory, Ofcourse-we-don't-have-a-TV, your kid says "its a Birdy" theirs says "That's an African Sparrow".
The NOT-real- homeschoolers. They let their kids (gasp)read Harry Potter, watch Disney, Susie Not-real wears holster (or one of those new fandagled brand names). There are only two children
The Rabbits. There is a little Rabbit child in every one of your classes, and there are three about your age, many of them are adopted. Did you hear Mrs. Rabbit is expecting?
The Marines. All the kids are dressed alike, in blue Polo and khaki pants, the mother wears a jean skirt,children who refuse to skip chapel
The Religious. Completely bible based curriculum, Mathew, Mark, and Luke Religious can beat you in a debate about evolution....and will (even if you have already explained that you too are a creationist).
The Beginners. They have every one's report card and transcripts up-to-date, they have bought a brand new science kit they will never use, keep asking questions like "does this count for credit?", they have scheduled class times, and tests.
The Hermits. You will not see them at Co-op, they home-church.....you are not really sure how you met them.
The Atheists. You might not know it now, but they are there. Letting their children lerk around your sweet christian ones. They are Vegetarians and......Evolutionists.
Fellow homeschoolers: have I missed any?
Everyone else: Is does public school have its "types" too?
The Geniuses. Bobby Genuis solved string theory, Ofcourse-we-don't-have-a-TV, your kid says "its a Birdy" theirs says "That's an African Sparrow".
The NOT-real- homeschoolers. They let their kids (gasp)read Harry Potter, watch Disney, Susie Not-real wears holster (or one of those new fandagled brand names). There are only two children
The Rabbits. There is a little Rabbit child in every one of your classes, and there are three about your age, many of them are adopted. Did you hear Mrs. Rabbit is expecting?
The Marines. All the kids are dressed alike, in blue Polo and khaki pants, the mother wears a jean skirt,children who refuse to skip chapel
The Religious. Completely bible based curriculum, Mathew, Mark, and Luke Religious can beat you in a debate about evolution....and will (even if you have already explained that you too are a creationist).
The Beginners. They have every one's report card and transcripts up-to-date, they have bought a brand new science kit they will never use, keep asking questions like "does this count for credit?", they have scheduled class times, and tests.
The Hermits. You will not see them at Co-op, they home-church.....you are not really sure how you met them.
The Atheists. You might not know it now, but they are there. Letting their children lerk around your sweet christian ones. They are Vegetarians and......Evolutionists.
Fellow homeschoolers: have I missed any?
Everyone else: Is does public school have its "types" too?
10.10.2010
Poor Esme....Poor Gwen
Today Esme (my Doxie) is trapped in the kitchen. This has been accomplished by propping a card board box at each entrance. She is not pleased. I feel slightly guilty since I really should let her out and pay attention to her. Instead, however, I am writing this blog.
Sometimes I feel as if I, myself, were trapped in the Kitchen of life....held back by my own card board boxes (flimsy at best....but indestructible for me). And the Higher power I talk to so often .....is just checking his facebook.
Sometimes I feel as if I, myself, were trapped in the Kitchen of life....held back by my own card board boxes (flimsy at best....but indestructible for me). And the Higher power I talk to so often .....is just checking his facebook.
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