Pages From My Journal

For the past couple months I have been without school, which, for the most part, has been a great thing. I truly enjoy the break. But I get to the point where I need something for my brain to do.  The past couple months have been anything but boring. It got to the point where I asked my mom, “How did we ever last with the school schedule.” She didn’t have a good answer.  This school year, Bud and I are taking some classes at a private school in addition to our homeschool, little sis is being homeschooled, big sis is at college, Zebra is going to public school, Turtle is going to preschool, and Monkey and Tiger are just playing. Talk about a heavy schedule.  I look forward to learning, but having school brings on the need to prioritize. God is my ultimate priority whether I’m in school or not. Family is my next priority. School is next. Then, comes my writing. Now, you might be looking at this and see that “Friends” is not on this list. I find that they k...

Rejection hurts. You can prepare yourself so much for getting told no, but it will still sting.                  As you know, I wrote a novella. I spent hours writing submissions and e-mails. I was so excited to get to the point where I could send them in. I wrote on GTW facebook, “So excited. I sent in my book submissions to find an agent.” Many positive comments followed. Less than twenty minutes later, my post was, “And I just got my first rejection. Oh, well. I guess God did not want me to have that agent.” Apparently, it is almost unheard of to get rejected that fast, but it happened to me. I had spent over a year working on that story, so it would hurt when someone said no.                  I had the opportunity to talk with Dannah Gresh for like three minutes at Cedarville. But in that three minutes she sa...

Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Last night, I laid in my bed and stared at the ceiling. I couldn’t sleep. This past weekend we took my big sis to college. She is going to do great. She is studying to be a mechanical engineer which isn’t going to be the easiest thing in the world. She is on the reserve team for their NCAA soccer team. I have no doubt that she will do awesome. It’s still sad to see her go, though. I cried multiple times. We shared a room, and now it’s just mine. We shared responsibility, and now it’s just mine. I am the big sister now. Throughout the weekend, I never made the time to sit and talk to God for longer than three minutes. Last night I did. She was going through some stress. I didn’t want her to stress out,...

I was the girl… >         Who hated being told what to read. >         Who never read classics voluntarily. >         Who brought YA/Adult books to soccer games- as a 4 th grader. >         Who had to be told, “Put the book down,” at the dinner table- many times. >         Who always brought an extra book on vacations, in case I finished my other one. >         Who read over 60,000 pages in a month for a contest that only required you to read 50,00 in a three months. >         Who got in trouble for staying up too late, reading. >         Who couldn’t stand reading books out of order. >         Who got so bothered by a book tha...

The Time Has Come As the long-awaited invasion of human forces looms, Jason, Koren, and Elyssa struggle to alert the soldiers to an unforeseen menace on the planet of Starlight---a deadly illness has been released, one that already has Koren in its grip. Starlighter Cassabrie harbors a secret she believes can counter the devastation being unleashed by dragon king Taushin's latest maneuverings, but she can disclose little of her risky plan. As Cassabrie fights to save her people, the dragon Magnar works to move the Starlight prophecy in his favor. His actions could release an ancient race of dragon-like beings, making the plight of humans even more perilous. Wishing only to free the slaves and to bring peace, a few young warriors are poised to face three armies as they battle for control of two worlds. Can love, faith, and courage be enough? Will Cassabrie be the human's last hope?   My Review:            ...