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Interview on Book Bites for Kids
2008-04-09 19:29:00 I was interviewed on Book Bites for Kids . Host Suzanne Lieurance talks with authors about their books and writing for children. Book Bites for Kids ******* More About: Interview
Hidden Picture Puzzle for Easter!
2008-03-06 18:12:00 A hidden picture puzzle for Easter by Liz Ball. To order books with her hidden picture puzzles, click HERE. Enjoy! *Click on the picture, then print! It will print out full size ready to be colored. If that doesn't work with your printer, right click on the picture, and then 'save picture as...' and then you can print it out using your photo program. _______ More About: Puzzle , Picture , Hidden
Release of No More Gunk!
2008-03-01 19:00:00 My latest children's book, No More Gunk! is now listed on the Guardian Angel Publishing website. Click HERE for more information. __________ More About: Release
My Family on YouTube!
2008-01-31 17:56:00 This is a video of my nephew's family. It starts with a news story from Channel 5, Cincinnati. I think you'll not only be touched, but inspired. This family is an amazing one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgQNrv7AtY 0 Fundraising efforts go on all the time. They've had a couple of businesses like Lowes offer materials for the new house. Their current house is a bi-level and the main level is More About: Youtube , Family , My Family
Do We Turn Into Angels When We Die?
2008-01-17 19:38:00 A new column's up on The Dabbling Mum. Click here to read! Feel free to comment here on the blog. Thanks! Donna J. Shepherd © 2008 All rights reserved. No portion of this Website may be reproduced by Crossmap or any other website without dated written permission from Donna. - Thanks! _______ More About: Angels , Turn
Most Valuable Life Lesson
2008-01-03 19:25:00 My friend, Dosie Bregel, founder of NABBW, passed on news of this contest. Go ahead - enter! "The National Association of Baby Boomer Women, NABBW and http://www.boomerwomenspeak.com/ are excited to sponsor the NABBW 2008 Contest, Most Valuable Life Lesson . Win $100.00 cash and FREE Membership or Membership Renewal with the NABBW! With age comes wisdom. What wise lesson have you learned that
One Thing Is Needful
2008-01-02 08:11:00 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. – Luke 10:42 It snowed this evening. An entirely unexpected snow, at least for me. I have a DVR now, so I rarely watch live television. This means I miss important announcements - like the fact that a storm is headed for my town. But in other ways, this little electronic box has been a great More About: Thing
Topsy Turvy Christmas
2007-12-17 18:45:00 Click HERE to read "Topsy Turvy Christmas " on CWAHM.com! ________
It's Too Difficult (I Whine...)
2007-12-12 15:55:00 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10 Yesterday was one of those days. It seemed as if everything I touched either quit working or fell apart. All day long, I struggled, trying to get More About: Whine
Snowman Hidden Picture Puzzle for Christmas!
2007-12-04 19:06:00 A special treat! A hidden picture puzzle by Liz Ball. To order books with her hidden picture puzzles and Topsy Turvy Land, click HERE. Enjoy! *Click on the picture, then print! It will print out full size ready to be colored. If that doesn't work with your printer, right click on the picture, and then 'save picture as...' and then you can print it out using your photo program._______ More About: Christmas , Puzzle , Picture , Hidden , Snowman
The Greatest Gift
2007-11-19 02:49:00 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23 nlt When my son, Aaron, was a small tyke, his favorite toys were plastic G I. Joe figures. Every day his little red head could be found poring over his collection. After much deliberation, he picked out two to carry- one in each chubby, little hand. For Christmas, Aaron asked More About: Gift , Greatest
Hidden Picture Puzzle for the Kids!
2007-10-31 14:24:00 Liz Ball shares a Hidden Picture Puzzle for Thanksgiving. Enjoy! Click HERE! ________ More About: Kids , The Kids
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
2007-10-19 19:12:00 A new column's up on The Dabbling Mum. "The other day in a parking lot, I walked past a little girl as she skipped along holding on to her father’s hand. She chattered away, and as I neared, I heard her proclaim, “You know what, Daddy? You know who Casper is? Did you know he’s my favorite ghost?” I couldn’t help but chuckle and wonder how many ghosts she knows! As a little girl about that More About: Ghosts , Hosts
Is Fear Your Master?
2007-10-13 19:12:00 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' – Matthew 25:21 NIV As a little girl, I daydreamed a lot and tended to dawdle. In first grade, my teacher saw some artistic talent in me, and gave me an assignment to paint a poster-sized picture. Every day I More About: Fear , Master , Aster
Sewn Together - a Testimony
2007-09-26 14:18:00 I posted a short testimony on The Master's Artists blog today. Here's a link: Sewn Together More About: Testimony
When God Steps In: Stories of Everyday Grace
2007-09-24 15:04:00 I'm delighted to say I have a story, "Refreshed by Peace," in a new book. When God Steps In: Stories of Everyday Grace (Standard Publishing) offers a close-up look at what can happen when we slow the pace and allow God to speak peace to our hearts. Borrowed from the pages of real lives, these fifty true stories will encourage you to recognize sacred interruptions and to grow not in spite of, but
Tips on Writing for Children from Chautauqua
2007-08-29 06:21:00 I've posted more insights from Chautauqua 2007. Click HERE. More About: Children , Writing , Tips , On Writing
I Can’t Be Inspired in Dirty Clothes
2007-08-22 04:39:00 *For something different, I'm including a few posts on writing. I have a lot of readers who write, too! "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.” – Matthew 5:14-15 niv I attended the Chautauqua 2007 Writers’ Workshops in July. I had More About: Clothes , Dirty , Inspired , Cloth
Highlights 2007 Fall Founders Workshops
2007-08-11 16:59:00 Are you interested in writing for children? Here's a link to a .pdf with information about the Highlights 2007 Fall Founders Workshops . Jane Yolen will be doing picture books in December. Debbie Dadey is scheduled for a new offering entitled Reluctant Readers. Special guests at the popular Crash Course in Publishing run by Clay Winters will include Lindsay Barrett George and Susan Campbell
Back to School!
2007-08-08 16:27:00 The August Devo for Kids is up on CWAHM. Click HERE for Topsy Turvy Time! More About: School , Back , Back to School
Can You Hear Me Now?
2007-07-30 14:56:00 I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. - Psalm 17:6 NIV Have you told anyone recently how you can be reached? If you’re like most Americans, you have a landline, fax line, and cell phone. Then there’s email, IM’s, and texting. When a friend and I went to a movie and McDonald’s, she couldn't get through a hot fudge sundae without texting several people. More About: Hear
The Best Grandma in the World
2007-07-19 23:06:00 I'm pleased to say I have a story in a book just released by Howard Publishing (A Division of Simon & Schuster), The Best Grandma in the World . My piece is "The Singing Mamaw." I hope you enjoy it. More About: The World
Prayer for the President
2007-06-25 17:35:00 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. - 1 Timothy 2:1-4 ( More About: President , Prayer , The President , Raye , Pray
BUSY Parents Devotional - Dabbling Mum
2007-05-22 20:27:00 A new column's up on The Dabbling Mum. "I’m entitled. I’m special. I deserve (fill in the blank).” Children want what they want when they want it. While it is normal and good to feel comfortable in asking, some children feel they should have every desire met and get their own way in every situation. Unfortunately, many parents have adopted the same attitude..." Click here to read Sense of More About: Devotional , Parents , Bling , Rent , Busy
For the Graduates: Who You Know
2007-05-22 19:09:00 “For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”- Proverbs 2:6 NIV “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that expression. Each year in Spring, we celebrate many graduations from kindergarten to college. Many of these graduates head to the job market only to be disillusioned by the difficulty finding employment. More About: Adua , The G , Graduates
For Father's Day: Playing for My Father
2007-05-19 18:00:00 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. – Exodus 15:2 NIV Luther Jack Riley, L.J. for short, was not a musical man. His wife, Mammie, grew up singing, and when they visited her family, the whole clan gathered around the piano to sing for hours. But not L.J. – he sat to the side and listened, More About: Father , S Day , Fath
Looking for a Gift for Father's Day?
2007-05-19 16:07:00 I recommend a book I recently reviewed. Here's a link to the review. Click HERE! More About: Gift , Look , S Day , Fath
Featured Writers for Mother's Day Special Edition
2007-05-10 18:27:00 One of my devotionals, Slow Down!, will be featured in a Mother's Day Devotional Booklet called Whispers in My Ear - Legacy of a Godly Woman. Here's the lineup: http://tinyurl.com/2x3d9y Writer 's Guidelines for upcoming booklets are posted on the site. Click here. More About: Writers , Special , Featured , Special Edition
Guardian Angel Publishing Releases New Book: Ouch! Sunburn
2007-05-04 17:34:00 OUCH! SUNBURN! by Donna J. Shepherd A Wings of Faith Children's Book Author: Donna J. Shepherd Illustrations: Kevin Scott Collier ISBN: 1-933090-60-X ISBN 13: 9781933090603 From the Publisher: Donna J. Shepherd’s snappy rhymes along with the 15 colorful and fun illustrations by Kevin Scott Collier help children see the need to protect their skin in the sun. Sun Safety Tips in the back of the More About: Guardian , Angel , Publishing , Guard
Mother's Day - New Mother Syndrome
More articles from this author:2007-05-01 14:41:00 I got an e-mail from a friend, its content riddled with errors. These weren’t small mistakes, but glaring oversights. A few moments later, I received a second message apologizing for the first e-mail. “Please forgive me. I must be suffering from New Mother Syndrome . All I can think of is the baby.” What mother hasn’t felt that way when she brings home a newborn? What is this syndrome, and how More About: S Day 1, 2, 3 |
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