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  • music on Nov 19, 2009 in YouTube Thursday challenge music

    The church ladies sing African... and dance to the song in the YouTube below, which we first heard performed by the Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda. Thursday ChallengeNext Week: ENERGY (Batteries, Power, Electrical Devices, Light Bulbs, Energy Ef...

  • book review: Leaving Yesterday by Kathryn Cushman on Nov 13, 2009 in contemporary fiction Christian fiction book reviews

    Title: Leaving YesterdayAuthor: Kathryn CushmanPublisher: Bethany House, October 1, 2009, paperback, 320 pages. ISBN-10: 0764203827 ISBN-13: 978-0764203824What business could a police officer have with her except to bear the bad news that h...

  • youth on Nov 12, 2009 in photography Thursday challenge family children

    Little brother's tale of woeOf course big brothers know...how to make it all better.****************Thursday ChallengeNext Week: MUSIC (Guitar, Playing an Instrument, Things that make sounds, iPods, Sheet Music, Noisy Things,...)...

  • we remember on Nov 11, 2009 in Remembrance Day special days

    Today is Remembrance Day in Canada. In communities around the country we gather at cenotaphs to remember the soldiers who have died fighting for Canada's freedom and to honor those who are presently on assignment in places like Afghanistan.The tribut...

  • book review: Things Worth Remembering by Jackina Stark on Nov 9, 2009 in contemporary fiction Christian fiction book reviews

    Title: Things Worth RememberingAuthor: Jackina StarkPublisher: Bethany House, October 2009, paperback, 320 pages. ISBN-10: 0764207113 ISBN-13: 978-0764207112Kendy Laswell can’t wait for her daughter Maisey and fiancé Marcus to get home t...

  • NaNo update on Nov 7, 2009 in NaNoWriMo Biblical fiction writing

    Just a little update on the last week. I've written. A lot. If you check the NaNo widget to the right, you'll see my word count is 16,110. My goal was to reach 16,000 before I quit for the weekend. Now the story gets a rest till Monday morning.I'm le...

  • food on Nov 5, 2009 in Thursday challenge food

    Nuts 'n' Bolts(A sweet sight for those of us with a salt tooth)************ Thursday ChallengeNext week: YOUTH (Young, Energetic, Optimistic, Children, Baby, Education,...)...