A Writer's Talking Mug

Creative juices flow. Writer swims in a stream of ideas. Writer's mug cheers on!

Writer inhales, exhales at intervals while she clicks onto the keyboard.

The bank upstream isn't that hard to reach, Writer imagines. To get there, she just needs to...simply dive in. Oh, yeah? It's that simple, hey?

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Homeschooling Journey

Peer pressure from among parents, church leaders, church people, within families and friends tend to get so unnecessarily discouraging. Everyone has their opinion about how other people's God-given children ought to be educated, taught, "socialized".

It helps wonderfully when we lavish our homeschooling friends with encouragement, grace, love.and acceptance. We need those. Pray WITH our homeschooling friends.Your kindness is bonus, it goes a long way. Your blessings help make the wonders of God in our homeschooling path stronger, awesome to believe!

Encourage them, bless them in their homeschooling journey to be faithful to God in their response to obey God all that He has instructed them to do.

 C'mon! Let's do them all for our home-schooling friends and their home-educated children.You never know, you might it someday. 

"Ah, Yeah! It's Good. I Will Do It!"

Hi to all my lovely co-Moms out there. I'd like to hear about what you do to go about being so good at what you do to succeed as Mommas. You know, that kind of gut-level success in your attainment of your dreams and wishes for each of your children? I'm still searching.

As Moms, don't we all want what is best for them? And at some level of achievement, does it preempt you to share that passion with other Moms about what success is like? And desire that good for us, mothers, as well?

You see, I'm a stay-at-home Mom. To those who don't fully know me, I'm a mom of seven. I feel that with them, I'm forever learning. As I think about it, learning always follows doing. But it is never like this, unless I condition my mind on how to be and how to do it.

I'm pretty much a hands-on Mom at most jobs at home. What amazes me is that, my work as mommy is never done. As my children grow as individuals, I'm growing too. I'm gaining so much through my experiences with my co-human beings at home-- together.

I believe, success in being a parent, is to be able to have set goals. Then, have your goals realized and be able to say :

• "I'd like to do it."
• "I can do it."
• "Ah yeah, it's good. I will do it!" 

As a Mom, tell me if your mind nudges you to think:

1. That you want to earn money--at home. 
2. Or if you're working outside of your home, that you want to stay home and earn at the same time.

 If you have, then, it's a confirmation that I'm pretty normal. I thank God for all the Moms out there!

Would you like to share your success story? Please do.  So, here's a little bit of my share of the story...

"The mind of man/woman plans his way. But the LORD directs his steps." Proverbs 16:9

To be happy. And to have happy children is success to me. Yey... almost! 

11 Reasons Why a Date With a Photographer is Awesome

I've just broken a principle. I've always reserved "awesome" to things heavenly. Isaac-John, 12, thought of "Awesome" for the title. Well, why not?

Firstly, our time away was absolutely bliss. "Fun," in contemporary tongue. Memorably worth it, to whom who just had the date. Hence, a date with my brilliant photographer-husband.

As I wrote down "11 Reasons..." I was at breakfast with Reuel at the Intercon Hotel, Melbourne. While my brain was fresh and was on top of things, I set to work with writing. And be there for my husband while he was tinkering at his Olympus OM3. Good time. It was Saturday. So, I steered clear of my iPad and internet. And confined myself to my little purple journal and pen. Real page-turning at the tip of my fingers.

Why I'm writing and sharing 11 reasons is to keep the memory alive. We only step into our ages once. So, here they go.

1. Study your photographer-husband in advance.  It doesn't matter whether he's been a photographer for 25 years, or only for 2.5 days over weekend. It still is a fascination to study him. His freerer expression with his natural gift enhances his eye for the aesthetics. Including you—as one of his subjects. Even in your most insecure "panoramic" figure, he will try to frame the “eye’ of his love into his camera lens. He loves you just the same.

2. Don't rely on Photoshop editors. You will never make your photographer-husband edit your 'pre-loved' face. He loves you too much just the way you are. Doctoring a few or several lines and golden-bags under your eyes will never happen. He will never take bribes either. Just keep buying him the latest, updated camera apparatus. He'll be forever grateful for “experimenting” with your face just the way it is. Keep that flame burning in your heart for your photographer.

3. Dig out your most colourful, out-of-the-box outfit. Mine are pretty plain and simple. So, on our date, I don't wear them. I dig out my orange, fushia, golden-beaded, silver blouses—anything to reflect available light. Your night-dress doesn’t  necessarily have to be low-cleavage if you're uncomfortable. Your smiling face, intelligent conversation with him will do just fine. It will bring shine to your overall—you.

4. Make sure you lavish your plate with greens. Another plate of  fruit of all sorts, even if you don't really eat them, is excellent. By this time, being married to a photographer, you’ve earned a connoisseur title in fine arts to your husband’s heart.

5. Never. I repeat, never eat your own meal without asking him if he’d like to take a photo of it first.

6. Bring your iPad, Google Reader, or Kindle Reader. Keep it handy in your bag. If you don’t have these, get one for your birthday or anniversary. Make sure you're loaded with books. City night-life keeps him very busy and occupied with things to see and capture.

7. If he’s seen beauty in his cranberry juice halfway through, suggest your full glass how it may look like in the picture, somehow. He’s brilliant in what he does as a photographer, remember? You never know, it can be a story-idea for you too.

8. See things through his eye. While you’re trying to observe people around (not stare), new ideas from your jar of stories may add to his camera lenses with your words.

9. While carrying on a deep meaningful conversation with him, be prepared.  Suddenly, a huge lens is staring at you. While your flow of thoughts gets disrupted, don’t blow up, just smile. Trust him, he’s a brilliant photographer.

10. Don’t pay attention to your Fb notification beeps.  You can do it!  Comments on your latest blog must wait. Your husband’s opinions take priority.

11. Be more interesting than your photographer-husband’s FB photo upload conversations. That, he would not care much about FB notifications while you’re dating.

So, hope these reasons will keep us going for life.

Awesome!

~Mrs. Reuel Santos

The Root and Branches

 Here's another tool I've added to my tool box. A book! 

I find history fascinating. Especially, Biblical history.  As I delve deep into studying, the more I realize I don't know much. I thought I already did know so much! But as I take on board studying the  Bible, whose writers are Jews,"Our Father Abraham" is a wonderful eye-opener that introduces to us the world of Hebrew thought.  

Thankfully, knowing and understanding are indeed a can-be-done exciting habit to cultivate. For God, Who inspired the Hebrew writers of the Bible, delights in us when we seek truth as little children. (Jeremiah 9:23-24).  

Here's short excerpt from "Our Father Abraham":  Also concerning Israel, Hosea (in the OT) states, 'His splendor will be like an olive tree (Hos.14:6). David refers to himself by saying, 'I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God.' (Ps. 52:8). Thus, the Church firmly planted in Hebraic soil, finds its identity in connection with Israel. The Church is fed, sustained, and supported by this relationship." Ch.1, The Root and Branches; page 13. 

Please read on...

CLICHES AND BUZZ WORDS

Writing comes in very handy.

Keeping a jar of  'life's goodies'  atop a mantle, for everyone to taste and see-- zests my write-brain soaring. My pen gets down to business, constantly journaling. Maybe, I'm like you. who believes this: "What makes life enjoyable? It's,  writing. It's like food-for-the-soul." 


Similar to talking, music, and cappuccino. Writing is the kind of an on-the-spot vocalizing your thoughts to make sense to your listener. It's the lyrical form of vocal inflections in your brain--characterizing the point of view of people around you. It's that  kind of  wonderful doping-influence of words that projects your inner voice-- in your writing. A voice that  you get the hang of word-working ingrained in your system. Writing content becomes your anthem-- that you dearly love-- raising your flag of allegiance to the Creator and Giver of words.  Forever thankful.

Are you passionate about writing? Like raising heartbeat after every extra-strength coffee? It's a mix of nervousness and inspiration. Responsibility with joy.

With writing, it allows me more time to reflect on my thoughts. And then, dig into my 'jar' on the mantle. And with art and skill of proper use of words-- I have a piece. Sweet to my taste!

Here's a short story that won second place-medal in my level. Brace yourself, it might be a 'tongue-in-the cheek' piece which might be hard to swallow. Nevertheless, enjoy the treat.

View the story. Click here. Thank you. Blessings!
  
 The FaithWriters Writing Challenge and contest for Christian Writers!

Blueprint 2012 – Prophecy in Motion | Land Of Israel

Blueprint 2012 – Prophecy in Motion | Land Of Israel