I met a new to me author, Vicki H. Moss recently. She grew up with her brother’s flying squirrel and her mother cooked squirrel. While I live in a neighborhood full of black squirrels and some of our older neighbors talk about families that eat them, it doesn’t sound like my fried food for family.  

On Vickie’s blog she posted The Writer Rat, a story about the albino squirrel she encountered while in Beaufort, South Carolina. This next week photos of the albino squirrel will be posted in a number of different blogs and a prize offered for the first to report all the squirrel photos on the different blogs. Keep your eyes peeled.

To learn more about the contest

Where in the World is the Albino Squirrel? Begin the search at http://www.teresaslack.blogspot.com

Prizes and fun.

 Where is a black squirrel when I need one, I’d post a photo of the one that teases our dog Paddy, but …..sigh, he’s not available this morning. Well it is Sunday, maybe he’s gone to church. I’m headed that way shortly.

Still lionhearted, Kat

This weekend I grabbed my coffee and studied mission statements. I wanted to share a concise reason for my giving Capsules of Hope Caregiver Seminars. Writing a mission statement isn’t new to me, still I couldn’t define my goals simply.

When I finished the project I felt empowered. Want to see that mission statement, check out the Mission statement page here, or pop over to see my post on STRAIGHT FROM THE LIONS MOUTH 

Build your own, find strength and purpose in knowning where you are headed and why. Choose to make a difference.

In 2005 a moderator on Fellowship of Christian Writers (FCW) encouraged freelance authors to post a goal on Monday. She suggested on Friday we post our accomplishments and praises. I took the advice. Now when I look back I can see where I’ve been and how far my writing has progressed.

          In 2005 I celebrated when I received a rejection from “Focus on the Family” magazine. A rejection meant I’d submitted something. I figured if I kept submitting I might have enough rejections to wallpaper my office. In the process of collecting those Read the rest of this entry »

Several have noised around the importance of “social networking.” I listened, heard the scoop and decided to take the plunge. Granddaughter Savannah schooled Grandma. Before hand her mother said, “Now Sanny, just because you can skip around in there, remember…” She didn’t say, “Grams is old,” but I’m thinking my brain waves would have a hard time keeping up with my teenage granddaughter.

Savannah proved a good teacher. I’m set up on Facebook and my space. Do I use them? Not often. Don’t have time. 

The fun part about Facebook is

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Motto for 2009:  TAKE TIME TO BREATHE

            —Live each moment. Remember, if it doesn’t publish now, it may in the future.

AND MY GOALS ARE: 

1. Keep focused on my lifetime verse: Psalm 104:33-34. I don’t have a singing voice, but God gave me an author’s voice—praises on paper—I will write for Him. 
2. In January present two workshops at my first writer’s workshop “How to build, support and contribute to a critique group with skill” and “Kat’s Kritriques” by the Lionhearted Kat, for the IDAHope Writers Conference in Boise, ID.

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