Category Archives: Everythingelse

I was in a conversation with some people the other day and we were talking about strange phobias. There are some doozies out there, that’s for sure. I’m not one to judge, since I certainly have my own share of irrational fears, but it’s really interesting to learn some of the things people are afraid of. Things like having a fear of the colour yellow (xanthophobia), a fear of bellybuttons (omphalophobia), a fear of rain (ombrophobia), a fear of beards (pogonophobia), a fear of trees (hylophobia), a fear of having no mobile phone coverage (nomophobia), and even having a fear of the pope (papaphobia).

Most of us can accept that these are somewhat bizarre fears – and I’m sure those who suffer from them probably can acknowledge that fact as well. But fears are funny things, because irrational or not, they can be hard to shake. And they often begin early in life.

Think about some of…

Black Coat with a Silver Lining is finally out on Kindle, which was no easy feat for a technically challenged person like me.

Was that ever a job! It was indeed a trial correctly converting the format from a DOC file to an issue free HTML file for Kindle but it’s done.

That’s one thing about self-publishing. If you have any formatting issues you have to figure them out yourself. For some reason, there were four places that the indentation went wacko. It was all over the place. One short paragraph was entirely indented. I spent several days trying to figure this out. Going back and forth, reworking the indent only to have it do the exact same thing when I downloaded to Kindle.

RATING: 5 Stars

When I first saw Kylie Bisutti’s biography I’m No Angel I got excited about having the opportunity to read how God changed her life and the inspiration and encouragement she was going to deliver. I also knew that I was going to find out about the modelling world, but what I read really opened my eyes. Beauty really is pain.

I can’t remember how many times I have envied the models I see in magazines. They just all look so pretty that I wanted to be like them. Not in the serious way, just imaginary. But after reading Kylie’s journey and how she made it all the way to Victoria’s Secret, I’m not so sure now. My take on modelling has completely changed. Once a model, your body no longer belongs to yourself, but to the agency you have signed up with. The lack of privacy and…

I received the sweetest gift from my daughter. It is a journal called: Grandma, Tell Me Your Story, with 124 prompting questions . The beautiful keepsake is for me to fill out and someday give to my grandson. The journal pages are striped with pink lines to write on. It is filled with thought provoking quotes and images, and has designated spots for pictures: like your first house, your first pet, the teen you, etc.

This precious family heirloom is packed with typical family history questions, and asks about family holidays and recipes. But I was surprised by the more in depth questions like:

Who named you, and how was your name chosen?

What kind of child were you?

What was your neighborhood like?

Did you keep a diary?

Feel like divulging any family secrets? (I won’t tell)

I am so excited Sower Christian Supplies and Hastings both placed my book in their Local Authors Section!

Thank you Sower and Hastings!

Thank You God!

Black Coat with a Silver Lining:

A Homeless Man Finds Hope

The Endearing Story of the Redemption of a Devastated Young Life.

Seven year old Nick tragically loses his parents and grandparents, and gets passed around his disinterested family only to end up in foster care. When at eighteen years old he ages out of the system he tries to live a normal life, but because of a series of unfortunate circumstances he finds himself alone and homeless. Nick’s haunting past has left him struggling to believe there is a God, let alone one who cares about him.

Restless with the stressful factors of his desperate existence, Nick steals a car and lands in jail, but hope walks into his life through an unexpected person who…

A HOMELESS MAN FINDS HOPE

I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS STORY OF A HOMELESS MAN, AND WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HOMELESSNESS, AND OF KIDS THAT AGE OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND END UP ON THE STREETS.  I BELIEVE WE NEED TO CARE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE A HUMAN BEING SHOULD NEVER BE DEVALUED.

My book is finally out on Amazon. You can read the first chapter here.

When my very first-ever book went live, intermingled with the excitement, I felt a huge surge of apprehension run through my veins.

Did I miss typos or grammar issues?

Should I have given my manuscript what would have felt like my one hundredth sweep?

I bet if a person looks close enough, they can find imperfections, and most likely the longer they search for flaws the more they will find.

It’s like anything else in this world. Have you ever had a job you’re basically…