Several years ago, I got some blunt feedback. A woman was brave enough to tell me that the photo on my book cover and website made me look old and boring. That stung!
However, she was right. I got some new photos done and noted a much more posit ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 10:54PM
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Well this is the morning and it’s time to go there ya’ll. I pray you are awed by the beauty of the flowers, touched by a gentle breeze and reveling in a peaceful, knowing freedom. I am so grateful for this transcendent community called cyberspace and blessed by the love, correction, wisdom and ...
Posted Saturday, July 4th 2009 at 12:57PM
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Like a twinkle in the eye
Life passes us by
So quickly, yet so swiftly
If life is so precious
Then why do we make a mess of it
Indulging the wrong things..
Perceiving 'Living in the Moment'
In a not so gentle way
Are we ...
Posted Sunday, June 28th 2009 at 7:40PM
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Michael said in an interview that this song, "Childhood" was his heartfelt revelation of the essence of who he was. When I listen to the music and the words of it, I hear pain and sadness of a child who was denied a childhood while making sure everyone else was happy and enjoyed their childhood. I hear the lyrics of a child that felt unloved, lonely ...
Posted Saturday, June 27th 2009 at 7:43PM
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Had to come back on to note the passing of a pop icon from my past.
Part of my routine here in Hawaii has been losing myself in the music on my ipod. Two songs that get me over the hump 20 minutes into my routine there on the elliptical machine ...
Posted Friday, June 26th 2009 at 10:58AM
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We have started a series of discussions on "The Biblical View of the Status of Women". The discussion is led by me and my husband, J C Thomas, Jr.
There is a chat area available to ask questions and make comments.
Go to the website and listen t ...
Posted Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 at 8:01PM
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Hoping to launch themselves into the world of magazine writing, both novice and experienced freelancers often unwittingly sabotage their efforts by committing one or more of the "top ten" magazine-writing mistakes. Avoid these common pitfalls and you'll improve your queries---and boost your cha ...
Posted Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 at 5:27PM
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Pitch letters are letters personally written to individual journalists, writers, or editors (and more recently website owners and bloggers) that pitch a specific story idea to them for coverage.
Differences Between Pitch Letters and Press Releases ...
Posted Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 at 4:44PM
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Mission: Smile and make someone else have a better day! Vision Statement: Be Happy!
GOOGLE: Defaine Designs LLC
Please purchase our products, (Thanks in advance), G ...
Posted Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 8:54PM
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We welcome HBCU to participate in supportting our youth at the central florida youth leadership month celebration 2009 event. your support would encourage our youth to taken on leadership in their communities.
Youth Leadership Month is a time dedica ...
Posted Saturday, June 20th 2009 at 2:36PM
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