In order to promote my book I will be going on a blog tour!  Not sure what that is?  That’s okay, neither did I when I started this blog. Think about a concert tour.  The singer visits several cities and stays a day or two singing.  A blogging tour is much the same; I will ‘visit’ your blog for a ‘day’ meaning you will post something on my book.  Some ideas for posts are;

•           Interviews with me

•           Post on Homeschoolers that write

•           Our friendship

•           The need for good books

•           A devotional on finding on finding God’s plan for your life

•           A synopsis of the book

•           If you were part of the test group for my book, you can write a review on it!

•           Something amazing that only you can think of ;)

If you aren’t sure what you want to do, I have a post readymade.  It includes a synopsis of the book, my bio, as well as two to three different images for you to use with the post as you wish.

On last thing, one lucky blog will be the host site for a giveaway.  The blog owner as well as one reader will be given a copy of the book.  If you are interested in the book giveaway, please let me know how many followers you have as well as how many hits you get a day approx.

If you are interested leave my a comment with your e-mail (I won't publish it) and I will get back to you shortly.

Our family is planning on spending a lot of time together tomorrow so I’m doing writing Saturday today.  I am happy to announce that you can now join the Facebook Page!

Rated PG

My Rating; (On a scale of 1-10) 9

Age recommendation; 10 and up

There are a lot of bad movies out there that we want to avoid, yet we still want to find the good ones.  One of the things we have started looking for is the Dove family stamp of approval.  We have yet to see a Dove approved movie that is bad.  Some of them have been boring, a couple have been over the top preachy, but none that have been bad.

I had seen The City of Ember on store shelves for a while, but it wasn’t until I saw a copy with the Dove approval stamp that I was interested.  So when I found a copy of it in our public library, I brought it home.

After watching the movie, the prevailing reaction in our family was, Wow!  The special effects are done by the same company that does the Narnia movies (Walden Media) and they are amazing but that wasn’t all.  The story plot was powerful and engaging, one that drew you in and had you on the edge of your seats, but that wasn't all.  The stories emotions were shown, not told.  You see their disappointments, fears, and hopes; they don’t have to talk about it for you to get it.

The plot is that there is an underground city that is powered by a massive generator.  When the massive generator begins to fail everyone begins to panic.  Two teenagers set out to find a way out of Ember, even though it is forbidden, before the generator completely fails.

This movie is intense, but not so much that it isn’t a family movie.  I have one sister that is scared easily and the only part we skipped for her was the parts involving a giant mole.  If parents think their children might find this a problem, these are easily skipped.

What were some of the good things about the movie?  1. Many of my friends will be happy to know that even though the plot involves a teenage boy and girl, there is no romance.  They treat each other like a brother and sister the entire time. 2. The parents aren’t stupid.  This is not another smart-kids-save-stupid-adults movie.  3. The kids and siblings are nice to each other. 4. It is a great conversation starter.

Overall, I think this is one of the best family friendly movies I have seen come out of Hollywood in recent times, and wonderful for a relaxing family movie night.

Hello friends!  Please forgive my lack of posts once again.  Life has been a little overwhelming because of God’s abundant blessings. 

On Friday, my dear sister Rose played the lead role in a play she had written.  The play was based on the book “Hinds Feet on High Places” by Hannah Hurnard.  The play was well done, and it was very powerful.  Most of the people who came were expecting a poorly done high school play and came away challenged and blessed by the message.  I hope to post the play online soon so that you can see it.

On Saturday we were all sitting around recovering from the play when we received a phone call.  God, through an anonymous person, gave as a car.  It still hasn’t sunk in quite yet but we have spent a lot of time praising God for his blessings.

Sunday, we had a wonderful restful day.  We spent the whole day together as a family having fun as well as worshiping God.

Yesterday, I had a wonderful day of work. I can’t believe that the session, and therefore my job, will be over in a little over a month.  I have learned a lot and have enjoyed my work.

As for upcoming events in my life, I will be releasing my book on May 15^th.  I am so excited!!!!!  I hopefully will be starting a blog tour soon (e-mail me if you are interested in being a part of that) as well as placing some ads into some homeschooling magazines.

What has God been doing in your life?

One of the things I have learned from my job and the people I have encountered lately is that there is a quality sadly lacking in many Americans; a wiliness to work.  To me working hard is just something I do; it is something my parents taught me.  When I started my job, people were surprised at what I was willing to do and how much I got done.  To me, I wasn’t doing anything special.

Working at the job I do, I am constantly encountering people that don’t really want to work.  Everything from staffers, legislators, activist groups, and constituents want things handed to them and not to have to do real work.  (Note; the legislator I work for and my co-workers are exceptions).

When pondering the reason for this malady, I have made a few observations on why people are this way.

There is much more I could say on the subject, but I think that is all for now.  Do you have any thoughts?

On this Writing Saturday, I would like to announce that my book, The Destiny of One, will be available for purchase in early May.  Between now and then, Writing Saturday will mostly be about my book.  Next week, I will be posting the synopsis that will appear on the back of the book.  Other things that will be revealed on this blog on future Writing Saturday’s; Book cover, book trailer, sample chapters, and much more.

So, you’re going to send your Representative a letter, but want to make sure he hears about it?  Do you have an issue that is close to your heart and want to let you elected official know about it?  Step right up to learn, from someone who has dealt with the mail, how to get noticed.

Next time on "A legislative view"; Visiting your representative 101.