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Today, I’m delighted to introduce to you, Carrie Daws. She’s the wife of a military veteran and a mother of three teens. An award-winning author of eleven books, Carrie uses words to encourage and equip.
After subscribing to Carrie’s wonderful blog, I won a choice of one of her books. I chose The Warrior’s Bride: Biblical Strategies to Help the Military Spouse Thrive. I loved it, and I’m not even a military wife! I also love her blog where she challenges “every Christian to live abundantly, to dream big with God, and to believe you are meant for more.”
Carrie kindly accepted my request to guest post here for Veterans’ Day. And, as usual, she has gone above and beyond the norm. She’s giving away an enormously generous gift. One reader will win five copies of The Warrior’s Bride: Biblical Strategies to Help the Military Spouse Thrive to distribute however they wish. More details about that later. For now, enjoy reading Carrie’s thoughts on Veterans Day.
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The holidaze are upon us with with is various gifts and free comics along with your eggnog. here’s one of the more intriguing ones; all the #2 issues of the Double Take universe will be free for the next few days, one at a time. And if you’re worried about a #2, you can […]
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I’m delighted that STAINED is one of Bank Street College Center for Children’s Literature’s Book of the Year for ages Fourteen and Up! (beaming)
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It’s such a feel-good thing to have my book recognized! For any author to have that happen. (grinning)
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On the planet Kaskaya, becoming a thief is a skilled and honorable achievement. In the newest release of my Christian Sci-Fantasy, Sons of the King, the middle son sets his sights on that difficult task. Co-written with my 9 year old daughter, it is available now from Trestle Press for ONLY 99 Cents right here: http://goo.gl/zzTfX
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What would an outer-space fantasy be without a few rogues and thieves? As Olivia and I outlined the story, it was important to her to show the members of the Thieves' League as positive, helpful people. Since the thieves are first introduced as kids in Episode Three, we wanted them to be playful. Once Dig gets to their village in the mountains, he finds them to be a little frightening and mysterious. His opinion changes over the next five years as he grows and trains with them.
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Yesterday I posted several photos and links of memorial statues. Today, I've found more to share with you. Some may be familiar already, others not. All, I think, are worth considering. Today I thank those for envisioning, funding, creating, erecting, and maintaining these public memorials.
Memorials to the Attacks on the United States, September 11, 2001
The Firemen’s Memorial, situated along Riverside Drive at West 100th Street, is one of the most impressive monuments in New York City. The monument was designed by H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867-1935), and its sculptures are attributed to Attilio Piccirilli (1866-1945).
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A number of years ago, I read this at my mother's funeral mass. I am sharing it today with you to honor my mother and sister. It was the last gift that I could send upward to Heaven dedicated to her.
Our Mother, a Gift of Words
If my mom were alive today, she would thank you for coming here. So her family thanks you today. Besides prayers, the last gift that I can give our mother is a few kind words. She used to say, “If it makes you happy, do it.” And I am happy to share these words with you.
Our mother is gone, but she’s here in our hearts and memories—like Father Jim said. She’s here in her children and their spouses, grandchildren and many others. Yes, she’s here in her grandchildren. She was a “grand” mother to all of them. Whenever we closed a long distance phone call, she would add, “Give everyone a kiss for me and tell them that I love them.”
She even included our dog, Rosco, in her good wishes. Dogs held a special place in my mom’s heart because they asked for so little and gave so much. Dogs like Rudy and Lucy. Mom is here in her nieces and nephews and her friends.
So, who was this woman we call mother, sister, grandma, great-grandma or friend? She was an angel on Earth. That’s who she was. Those who used to watch “Touched By An Angel” know what I mean. This earthly angel wasn’t perfect, but she was as perfect as a person can be. She earned her angel wings by spending most of her teenage years without a father, a father who died in a fire. Her oldest brother, John, became her rock of Gibraltar, her substitute father. This lovely lass fell in love with a hard-working macho Italian man. It was a classic case of “Romeo and Juliet,” except that the relationship survived growing up in two different houses, with two different cultures and lifestyles.
In the first year of marriage, there were challenges and the background of World War Two. Out of love, my mother gave into her groom in many ways. She waited hand-and-foot on a man used to European ways of living. That’s partly how she earned her heavenly wings today. She pleased this tough macho man as much as she could because she knew that he would love her all the days of his life; that he would work hard for her and their family, as long as he could.
She knew a profound secret about him that escaped the minds of his children, even as their lives unfolded into adulthood. She knew that he wa
I'm a little behind the eight ball on this, but figured this would be a great day to post about a couple of honors I've been awarded.
First, Beth Revis awarded me The Butterfly Award earlier this month. This award is supposed to be given to "the coolest blog I've ever known."
Then, MotherReader and Becky Levine awarded me the Premios Dardo Award, which “acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his/her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary and personal values every day.”
I am so honored by these awards - Beth, MotherReader and Becky - Thank You! I'm grateful you think highly of my blog and it really makes me quite giddy to be in the company of such well-respected bloggers. Now, I need to be sure to live up to these standards...
Though the challenge, for the moment, is to decide who to nominate for the awards. It's a difficult task, as there are so many fine blogs and incredible bloggers out there who deserve these awards.
I know these awards have been going around and have tried to choose blogs who haven't received the award yet.
May I present...
Saints and Spinners: For your kindness, generosity and fun storytelling.
Greenridge Chronicles: Because every time I visit your blog, you make me smile or laugh.
FoodAllergyBuzz: For your up-to-date information on food allergies.
A Wrung Sponge: For your lovely photos and haiku.
Little Willow: For your incredible lists of books.
readergirlz: For your support of reading and vast outreach to teens.
Beth Kephart: For the grace and poetry of your words.
PJ Hoover: For sharing your story and positive attitude.
Finding Wonderland: For your smart posts and up-to-date information on the publishing industry.
Robin Brande: For cracking the whip and getting us to write until we finish and send out that manuscript.
You all rock.
The Other Side of the Island, by Allegra Goodman, is the story of a girl by the name of Honor. But her name is an anomaly, you see. Though she was born in the year H and Honor is a perfectly approved government name, the H is silent, so it sticks out. Her school isn’t worried, however. They know they’ll train her to change it, because what fun is life if you’re different than everybody else?
But Honor’s parents seem to think her name is okay. They dance and sing and laugh and read and draw, push limits, go on adventures, take midnight strolls to the forbidden ocean, betting on dark and serendipity. They even go so far as to have a second child, something rare and frowned upon. No, they seem to be just fine with Honor’s name.
Honor, herself, however, is a different story. After her family was relocated to one of Earth Mother’s controlled islands, she has been in a class with Helixes, Henriettas, Harrys and Harmonies. She’s not sure how she feels. On one hand, she lives for the forbidden excitements she and her family enjoy, but at the same time, she’s frustrated. Because really—why can’t her parents just obey Earth Mother and the Government? Why can’t they just be like everyone else? The last thing Honor would ever want would be to lose her parents, and she knows that if you’re too different, you might just disappear.
Though the book was rather predictable in places, The Other Side of the Island was surprisingly good. It was suspenseful with some nicely original aspects. The characters were relatable, and there were some quite cool notions about weather and religion. “Earth Mother” combined God and Mother Nature, and the religion was centered around her. Scientists had found a way to control the weather, so that Unpredictability could be avoided whenever possible.
I liked this book a lot, it was a pretty quick read—not too hard, along the same lines as a lot of other science fiction/distopia sort of novels, but with some parts that were truly new and quite interesting.
I would give it four out of five ridiculously evil and futuristic daggers! Twas a Very Good book, edging on great.
Bowing down to Earth Mother,
Briar
P.S – How coincidental that my name works! Awesome!
Memorial Day is tomorrow, so I thought some history on this most important of days would be appropriate.
Memorial Day - or Decoration Day, as it was known then - was first nationally observed on May 30, 1868. On that day, flowers were placed on Union and Confederate soldiers' graves. Originally, this day honored only those who fought and died in the Civil War, but after World War I, that stipulation was expanded to honor those who died in all American wars.
Waterloo, New York was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, though over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the rightful originators of the day. (This includes Pennsylvania's own little village of Boalsburg.) But however it came to be, what is most important is that we have the day. Memorial Day is about coming together to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the good of our country.
Now, Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday in May. In recent years, the traditional observances of the day - wearing red poppies (an idea first conceived by Ms Moina Michael and later taken up by Madam Guerin of France), observing proper flag etiquette, holding parades, and decorating the graves of the fallen - has gone by the wayside in some places. Memorial Day is seen by many as an extra day off of work, a time for picnics and barbecues and sports events, and a day to honor anyone who has died.
Because of this, and to ensure that the ultimate price paid by fallen American heroes is not forgotten, the President signed into law in 2000 "The National Moment of Remembrance."
So, throughout the weekend, have fun, enjoy your picnics and barbecues and sports events, and relax on your day off.
But don't forget those heroes whose sacrifices made all of our comforts and freedoms possible...
At 3:00 PM your local time, on Memorial Day tomorrow, observe the National Moment of Remembrance. Pause wherever you are for a minute of silence. Remember and honor those who have died in service to our country.
If you have a loved one to honor this day, please leave his or her name in the comments section. Tell us a little about them if you like. I'll list them in a special post tomorrow. Then we can know a little bit more about the people responsible for the freedoms we enjoy today.
Think you're having a bad day? Embrace what life has to offer you and read the last post of a brave U.S. soldier who was killed in action on January 3, 2008. It's funny, insightful, and plain beautiful. May God be with him and his loved ones.
Unless you have a heart of lead, you're gonna need some tissues.
Thank you, Sara Lewis Holmes for sharing this moving post.
Saipan blogger has a post inviting, encouraging everyone to turn out alongside the road to the airport on Saturday afternoon as the body of Marine Lance Corporal Emul is brought home for burial. I won't be there.
I'll pray for Marine Lance Corporal Emul, but I won't be there to salute his military life.
I think the war in Iraq is wrong. His death is a waste of God-given life--it's not honorable, it's not heroic. It's sinful.
Until we start getting the message to our sons and daughters in the CNMI that they have other options, better options, besides participating in the war machine, we will continue to mourn the useless death of young, beautiful people. Until we take a moral stand against war and the political processes that produce it, we will be responsible for the deaths of our young men and women.
I won't be there, because I don't want anyone to think I support the war, support the military mentality that honors death more than life.
I won't be there in protest against the war. I won't be there in protest against the military that knows only how to fight and not how to create peace. I won't be there in protest against the politicians and military men and women that support hurting people in distant lands because of some amorphous "American" interest that only puts money in the pockets of warmongers.
I won't be there, but I'll pray for Marine Lance Corporal Emul, and for all the nameless people he might have killed in this senseless war.
The holidaze are upon us with with is various gifts and free comics along with your eggnog. here’s one of the more intriguing ones; all the #2 issues of the Double Take universe will be free for the next few days, one at a time. And if you’re worried about a #2, you can […]
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Diamond shipped free copies of these to their accounts a few weeks ago. They are very poorly drawn; i can’t imagine this line will be available for long.
Steve