Friends, This is what the list on my chalkboard/kitchen door says, “First: House! Then, Party! Then, Cooking, Then School and Writing”. So, if you don’t mind, I’ll resume the blogging, Monday, January 5th. In the meantime, Have a Blessed New Year. And, if you’re in Boston, please come to my party!
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Today’s post is written by my daughter, Ariel, who is 10. This was a story she wrote for a school assignment and would like to share it with everyone. The Cat Who Saw a Miracle By Ariel Elizabeth Grubb Silence. That was all I heard in the small barn I lived in. [...]
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I’ve spent most of the month of December fasting from my writing projects. To be honest, this hasn’t been fun, and I find myself listless at night, when I usually write. I discovered a new computer game, which isn’t so spiritual. And I’ve tried to seek God — waiting for him to fill me with [...]
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The previous entry took me pretty much all day to write, so for my 7 Quick Takes this week, I’m going to keep it simple. So simple, that it’s only 17 syllables per point. (Next week, I’ll get back to my old format.) 1. Downloading photos, A grand glorious new skill! Photographer, me! 2. [...]
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Dear Friends, Family and Acquaintances That We’ve Met Recently On Facebook, We hope with all our hearts that this Christmas season finds you with great joy and good health. We were blessed in 2008 and we decided to celebrate its end by building a gingerbread house and we’ve included a photo essay to [...]
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Three very interesting things happened to me this last weekend. It would be great to say that the reason that I received these things was because all was right in my little world. It would be great to say that it was entirely up to my own righteousness, my own holiness and my own strength [...]
Read the rest of Proof That God Blesses A Hormonal Mommy
I’ve come to the conclusion over the last two weeks or so, that I’m not supposed to be writing. I’m not to work on my novel. I’m not to work on my homeschool curriculum, I’m not to work on my seminars or articles. I am not to write at all. This blog seems to [...]
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This version of 7 Quick Takes is all holiday! (Please don’t misunderstand me and think I’m afraid to say the word CHRISTmas. I’m not. It’s just that New Year’s gets thrown in, okay?) Oh, and as always, this 7 Quick Takes is brought to you by Conversion Diary! (Cue the Christmas music. Anything is [...]
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At the risk of sounding like a self-absorbed teenage blogger, I want to reveal that I’m a little blue and I have been since Saturday. I’m not sure why, exactly. Maybe I’m fighting a cold. Maybe I’m in need of sunshine (the sun was down by 4:30 and it’s been too cold to venture outside). Maybe I’m [...]
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I realize that most of you really don’t need more to do. But, I would like to encourage you, as future great writers, to read as much as you can. Read books in your genre, read books about writing, read books that are successful and analyze why they succeeded . . . . just read! [...]
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Katharine Grubb is a successful homeschooling mother of five, bread baker, reluctant dish washer and part-time novelist. If she can find time in her busy day to write, so can you!