I am tired of reading recently written novels with trash in them. By trash I mean anything that offends, like violence, cursing and sex scenes. Today’s literature often carries all three to extremes. In the last few years I’ve been exposed to many types of literature and I’ve decided to back off and only read what makes me happy, so I’ve developed a new reading plan.
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Life Changes, Vanlife, Travel, the Klamath River, and Me
It is almost the end of January and I haven’t posted anything since December. That’s because my life has been in a state of upheaval for months. Well, that is ending. I’ve moved from North Idaho and settled back into my former (and now current) hometown in Northern California, in the Klamath National Forest. The Lord has blessed me greatly here during the last few months.
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2018 Goodbye. 2019 Hello.
Every year is different. Every year changes life. Sometimes the changes are beyond what you expect. Goals and plans rarely work out. Resolutions are broken. Life takes on unexpected realities. We adjust.
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The Booktube Habit
To get some variety back into this blog, I’m going to start writing in all the categories – journal, fiction, art, the art of writing, book reviews, and lists/challenges. Today I’ll start by writing about what’s happening in my life, as of March 2018.
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When Things Don’t Go Right
Life isn’t predictable, and often things don’t go right, and don’t work out according to our plans. There are many reasons for people to be frustrated and distressed. When a loved one is hurting, I want to reach out and take away the pain, but I’m not that powerful, so I give it all to God.
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A Visit to God’s Presence
God laid it on my heart to post this here… otherwise I would not be doing it. However I asked Him for inspiration on what to blog about this week, and when I get inspiration from Him I should do as suggested.
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From the Fishbowl to the Retreat
Life’s good here in Idaho. I’m sorry it was such a mild winter. I worry about the dry forests and drought… however it is nice to see sunshine. Today was the first day it was warm enough to enjoy sitting on the balcony of my new apartment.
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Treaty Rock by Bike – Post Falls, Idaho
I’m sitting on a park bench near Treaty Rock in Post Falls, writing this today. I love writing in nature. This place looks rocky, wooded and wild. I’m loving the environment.
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A Bicycle Ride to the Store
Today I woke up early to do housework. At 11 I decided I was hungry and didn’t have the food I wanted to eat, so I got on my bicycle, which is a cruiser, and rode to the store.
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Nominated For the Rising Star Accolade at HubPages
My article about content curation tips has been nominated for an honor at HubPages. Since I’m considered a newbie there, my page was chosen for the Rising Star Accolade contest and the voting is on!
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Gearing Up For Lens-Hub Editing at HubPages
A few weeks ago I opened up my Squidoo dashboard to see a message telling me the “Big News” … that HubPages was aquiring “key content” from Squidoo, and that my beloved writing site, Squidoo, was going out of business.
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Open Letter of Thanks to Seth Godin
Hi Seth, I’ve decided to write you an open letter on my blog today. I can’t tell you how sorry I am that the Squidoo site is ending. There’s a deep, sad place in my heart this week. But more than that, there’s gratitude for the effort you put into making Squidoo a good experience for so many of us.
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I’ve Been Interviewed for the Official Squidoo Headquarters Blog
Today Robin Svedi of Squidoo HQ posted a short interview about my contributor niche, autobiographies and memoirs. As a contributor I post and promote reviews of books people write about themselves.
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