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Kindess= to serve and be served

Welcome to another edition of kindness Tuesday! I have been feeling sort of puny the last few days and was wondering if I would even remember to do my special post, but glory be, I did it!

And what a great idea I have had for today's post!

I have a friend at work whose son is serving in the National Guard. At the moment he is on the gulf coast and soon he will be going somewhere else, maybe even being deployed. He is totally unafraid, and unconcerned, and that is what my post is all about.

How frightened, how worried would YOU be if you were suddenly told you were going to be sent to a FAR away land, to serve, maybe even perish, in the protection and service of your country?

Me too.

That's why I appreciate our service men and women SO much. I want you to think of a kindness you can bestow on someone in uniform today. That's the Kindness Tuesday command. Go forth! bring a smile to someone serving you today. Be it a cop, a fireman, or a person in the military. They need your KINDNESS!

Tell them how much you appreciate what they do for YOU and your FAMILY today and every day as a normal part of their life. Then, if you are one who prays, would you say one? Say one for my two nephews who are serving, one in Iraq, and one in an unknown location. Say one for my friend's son, who is doing this service so unselfishly.

And know that on Veteran's Day, tomorrow, those who gave the ultimate price for our freedoms thank you for your kindness being expressed today.

Sunday stuff

I am such a nitwit. It just occurred to me that this coming Thursday I will have a new release!! woo hoo!!
Love Waltzes In will be out on Thursday at Red Rose Publishing.

I hope you will get it!

Winter is coming

The weather forecast is for a frost warning tonight and I am reminded that we are on the cusp of winter. The vibrant colors of fall fade a little more with each day and soon the trees will be completely leafless and barren.

Having been a winter baby, I sort of like the lull of winter. It is quieter, less hustle and bustle and sometimes a good time to pick up the pen. I have written a lot during the last couple of years, in every season, but I really enjoy the quiet solemn winter time for writing.

I guess this year will be no different. I am working on three projects at the moment and have a fourth in the back of my mind to do.

Isn't that the way it always goes? You don't know what story to work on because there is another one crowding your mind. It's a little like a busy backstage area where the actors are shoved together waiting for their cue to go out on stage.

Hope your weekend is super dooper and you have a lot of fun! Maybe you will see a bit of frost too!

Writing Well Wednesday

I know I have been falling down on the job lately with blogging, and especially my special days like writing well Weds. Be certain I will get it done, just maybe not every week. :)

This trip around, let's talk about how to read your work and critique it yourself.

Everyone knows that if you read your work out loud you will catch quite a few places where the writing falters, stumbles, or even dies. You will also find misspelled words, grammar problems, and punctuation problems.

It is important to get into the habit of reading your work out loud in order to know if you are hitting the mark with pacing and tension, also.

I recommend that you read every five paragraphs out loud. There will be so much you can do with that!!

Hope this helps you!

Whose job is it anyway?

Today is Kindness Tuesday. I always post something about being kind, either to others or to ourselves.

It never occurred to me that such a self-less act like being kind could be difficult! Some people find it hard to do though. They have the "it will get done by someone else" fever.

Just whose job is this kindness thing anyway?

Well, if you are like me, it is your job. It is my job, and it is the job of every human. Why? Because we ARE human. We have to take responsibility for this existence on earth.

The animals have instinct to guide them, and the domesticated ones have HUMANS to look out for them, but taking care of one another cannot be done by anyone else.

It is our job.

So today, embrace your humanness. Go out and find someone in need of a smile and give them yours.

It has been said "you are what you think about the most" -- so focus on being a kind person today.

Welcome to holiday season!

Yes, it is already begun. Last night I saw holiday commercials on television. Wow. Okay, so I will refuse to be left behind this year :) - so I am involved in a great contest, and you as a reader, fan or friend, will benefit from it!

Go here:
COFFEETIME ROMANCE to the Coffeetime Romance contest page and look about half-way down the page. You can win a free ecopy of A WILL TO LOVE!!!

Here's to the 2009 holiday season - let the party begin!