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Lambs!
Maybe it’s a sign that spring will come again to this gray and dreary Willamette Valley. I looked out my window this morning and there in the pen where we keep the ewes that seem closest to lambing was a fuzzy little head. The girls and I went down to investigate and found twin ewe lambs, one much bigger than the other, but both very healthy. They’ve already received names: Argentina is the little one and the other is Starlight.
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Baby Annabelle
Today I want to share another blog with you. This is written by another author, Krista Phillips, and has focused on her youngest daughter. Baby Annabelle is waiting for a heart transplant. Please take time to read about this little girl and pray for her.
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What Do I Write Next?
Here’s a new problem. What do I write next? I’m not saying that I don’t have any ideas. That’s far from the issue. There are actually too many. I’m accustom to a variety of stories jumping around in my brain, but I usually know which one is next to be written. This time I’m not sure, but I think I have it narrowed down to two.
So what do you think?
The story of five mothers and how one teen pregnancy changes their lives.
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The story of a granddaughter that discovers her grandmother was a Hollywood movie star as a reporter closes in on their home in the desert and some well-hidden family secrets.
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Happy New Year!
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Happy 2011! I love new years. Actually, it’s the week before the new year that I really love. That seems to be the only time I can relax and plan. Each year I come up with new goal. Some are long term with no real guess as to when they will be accomplished. Being a Genesis finalist was one of those goals. I’m thrilled to have doubly met that mark in 2010. Other goals are just for that year. I’ll share a few with you and we’ll see how I did at the end of 2011.
Professional goals:
1. Sign with an agent.
2. Submit two magazine articles.
3. Finish edits for Counting on Callie.
4. Complete the first drafts of two more manuscripts.
5. Attend the ACFW conference.
6. Attend the summer OCW conference.
Personal goals:
1. Lose 40 pounds by my 40th birthday (November 8, 2011).
2. Clear out some of the clutter that has started to attack our home. Get rid of at least 40 items per month.
3. Retile the kitchen and bathroom floors and the bay window.
4. Paint the hall a color that I love.
Family goals:
1. Spend at least five days somewhere else, just relaxing.
These are just a few of my goals. I’m so excited to have the opportunity to jump into another year of adventure. This year promises to be busy and fun with basketball for three of the kids, horse stuff for two of them, 4H for all four, soccer, volleyball, birthdays, vacations, youth group, friends and many things I can’t even imagine.
What’s on your list for 2011?
