This is a mini post to all those who might stalk my blog....
just in case.
I haven't the time these days to type anything. This might be due to not having anything to actually write about.
I sleep.
I get child ready for school.
I work.
I keep appointments
I pay bills
I try to open my mail on time.
and all the rest
Actually, I've been extremely disorganised lately. I've been wondering if I suffer from ADD - certainly not, ADHD. (I wish) but yes, I've been unfocused, can't get my stuff together and do what is needed.
I've gone back to reading online manga. This is a great escape, but time consuming, and imagination sucking. haha.
Mainly, I spend time trying to keep up with Caleb. The hardest part of my life.
And for all those who wish to know, I am working on my story. I'm really excited at how many changes and revisions I'm making.
ok! back to it! watching some Naruto.....
have I told you how good the manga, Naruto is? next time :D
Why I'm Busy
I hate saying this... but I have neglected this blog lately.
I come back and notice my friends faces don't upload. hmm, but they are showing on my control page. That is sad. It is also hard to type blogs if you are unsure if anyone is reading it. oh well!
Write on, I always say. You must write for yourself and no one else. If someone reads what you write, then that's cool, if they actually enjoy it, then that's a bonus.
As some of you know, I like writing. I always have. I was writing before I knew how to write letters, before I knew the alphabet. lol. I took my parents novels and my own children books and scribbled lines of 'story' in their books. My poor parents. They would find me going through their books with a pen. I was writing the story! don't they know that...
Once I knew how to write real letters I would write anything that could be strung together to form a sentence. I spent many years (and many notebooks later) writing poetry. That I'm not sure made any sense at all. And I took up this weird habit of writing it all backwards. It was so easy to do, which is scary when I think of it now. I could hold the poetry up and read it in the mirror. Wow.
anyway, that's not what I meant to blog about. but in a way it is. I am a woman of contradictions.
I've been spending time re-writing, revising, resurrecting, revamping, and all the other re words there are, my story that I've written. I'd love for all those reading this to one day read it.
Now I've come to the conclusion; the only way my book is going to be published is through a miracle from God. That's not to say my novel is too awful to publish. No! (I have to have some level of pride in this) It's because it is sooo damn difficult a task to get it published. There is much against me. Where I live on this planet, the length of my novel (a big secret) let's say it's BIGger than average, my inability to Sell, Sell, Sell, my fear of hundreds of rejections, leading me to believe that it is not good enough.
All of that is to do with me, then I have to find an agent who is suited to my genre. Those agents have hundreds (not exaggerating) of query letters a day. They have to really want to see your work - first. Then interested enough to go further. I'm not certain if anyone in the States would be willing to take on anyone overseas. I say the States, because there are only a small number of agents in Australia, and even less publishers. They all seem to only take on celebrities, or rebellious teenagers. And defintely not fantasy! omygoodness! I'm not helping myself, am I?
Back to my initial comment. For God's sake and because I believe in God and his miracle working power, and his purposes for my life; if my book is published, it is because God wanted it to be. Pure and simple. Because honestly, I don't think it could happen any other way.
I come back and notice my friends faces don't upload. hmm, but they are showing on my control page. That is sad. It is also hard to type blogs if you are unsure if anyone is reading it. oh well!
Write on, I always say. You must write for yourself and no one else. If someone reads what you write, then that's cool, if they actually enjoy it, then that's a bonus.
As some of you know, I like writing. I always have. I was writing before I knew how to write letters, before I knew the alphabet. lol. I took my parents novels and my own children books and scribbled lines of 'story' in their books. My poor parents. They would find me going through their books with a pen. I was writing the story! don't they know that...
Once I knew how to write real letters I would write anything that could be strung together to form a sentence. I spent many years (and many notebooks later) writing poetry. That I'm not sure made any sense at all. And I took up this weird habit of writing it all backwards. It was so easy to do, which is scary when I think of it now. I could hold the poetry up and read it in the mirror. Wow.
anyway, that's not what I meant to blog about. but in a way it is. I am a woman of contradictions.
I've been spending time re-writing, revising, resurrecting, revamping, and all the other re words there are, my story that I've written. I'd love for all those reading this to one day read it.
Now I've come to the conclusion; the only way my book is going to be published is through a miracle from God. That's not to say my novel is too awful to publish. No! (I have to have some level of pride in this) It's because it is sooo damn difficult a task to get it published. There is much against me. Where I live on this planet, the length of my novel (a big secret) let's say it's BIGger than average, my inability to Sell, Sell, Sell, my fear of hundreds of rejections, leading me to believe that it is not good enough.
All of that is to do with me, then I have to find an agent who is suited to my genre. Those agents have hundreds (not exaggerating) of query letters a day. They have to really want to see your work - first. Then interested enough to go further. I'm not certain if anyone in the States would be willing to take on anyone overseas. I say the States, because there are only a small number of agents in Australia, and even less publishers. They all seem to only take on celebrities, or rebellious teenagers. And defintely not fantasy! omygoodness! I'm not helping myself, am I?
Back to my initial comment. For God's sake and because I believe in God and his miracle working power, and his purposes for my life; if my book is published, it is because God wanted it to be. Pure and simple. Because honestly, I don't think it could happen any other way.
ok, maybe I sound down about it right now. I admit that.
but that's why I haven't given much time to my blog, not that I don't like my little blog - I do - I've just been busy getting my story tightened up and ironed out.
also, I've tried to update my story on one of the links. Hope it's clear for you.
thank you for reading!
:D
that's it! as soon as I get time, I'm redoing my blog. Bigger and better! .... when I get time.
ps. thank you to all those people who commented - on my facebook!
Watoto Ministries in Uganda
Over a week ago my church, Sunset Coast Christian Church, hosted Western Australia's 'Just for Her' women's conference. It was attended by nearly 2,000 women, which is an awesome number considering it's only been going for 4 years. The conference starts with a lunch for the leaders and then runs for 2 days including nights.
Our church hosted the lunch for 230 women. I was one of the happy helpers! yah, thats right, and it took us 4 hours to do sandwiches, dips/vegies, and all the rest. Was a brilliant day.
But I'd really like to talk about the speakers and where they came from.
We were so fortunate to have Marilyn Skinner from Watoto Ministries in Uganda and the Watoto Children's choir as well. Marilyn is an amazing christian woman of this age.
Marilyn, along with her husband Gary, went to Uganda 26 years ago as missionaries. They went into a war torn Africa, that everyone was desperate to get out of at the time. They were headed in while everyone was running out. They also took in their young children.
God's call to them was to start a church.
They came across many orphans whose parents had died of aids or been killed in the guerilla fighting. They began taking them in, despite them not 'wanting' to look after children. Gary's plan had been to pastor a church, and evangelise, but God wanted them to look after the children.
Eventually they discovered there were mothers without children, so they put the orphaned children in the care of the childless mothers. They were fullfilling scripture, the childless woman shall have children and those who are alone will be put into families.
This was the beginning of the Watoto ministry. Now it is a community of God-believing Ugandans, living together in homes, some of which are made by volunteers from around the world. They have a school and church. They have also created a nursery for abandoned and orphaned babies called 'The Bullrushes' - in reference to Moses being left in the water on the nile. Little princes and princesses being rescued from death.
The Watoto children's choir travel all over the world singing and praising God. The least of us have become a blessing to all of us. Again fullfilling scripture, the Lord will lift you off the garbage heap and seat you with princes. These children have met the queen, more than once. They have had tea with the new US president, and the previous one. They have sat in the Oval office, and played with the presidents dog. Children who were destined for death, rape, and becoming child soldiers have been lifted up.
Many children are taken and forced to be child soldiers, forced to kill their own family members. Some stories are too terrible to tell here. Girls, as young as 10, are taken to be sex slaves for the soldiers. Sometimes their noses are cut as well as their ears to mark them as being owned.
Watoto are saving these girls and boys, but still there are 1,000's, even millions, living this way.
It hasn't been an easy road for Gary and Marilyn. They have faced guns to their head, threats of violence and rape. They have held secure and now they are reapping the fruit, well Uganda is reapping the fruit of their labours and hardship. Uganda is changing, they are creating the future leaders of the country and bringing a change to their society.
I think Marilyn and Gary are awesome people, and I admire them greatly. I'd love to go there one day as well. I think it's good to be informed about what is happening in this world, especially in a spiritual sense.
Rescue a Child - Raise a Leader - Rebuild a Nation
http://www.watoto.com/index.php
this is their website!
Our church hosted the lunch for 230 women. I was one of the happy helpers! yah, thats right, and it took us 4 hours to do sandwiches, dips/vegies, and all the rest. Was a brilliant day.
But I'd really like to talk about the speakers and where they came from.
We were so fortunate to have Marilyn Skinner from Watoto Ministries in Uganda and the Watoto Children's choir as well. Marilyn is an amazing christian woman of this age.
Marilyn, along with her husband Gary, went to Uganda 26 years ago as missionaries. They went into a war torn Africa, that everyone was desperate to get out of at the time. They were headed in while everyone was running out. They also took in their young children.
God's call to them was to start a church.
They came across many orphans whose parents had died of aids or been killed in the guerilla fighting. They began taking them in, despite them not 'wanting' to look after children. Gary's plan had been to pastor a church, and evangelise, but God wanted them to look after the children.
Eventually they discovered there were mothers without children, so they put the orphaned children in the care of the childless mothers. They were fullfilling scripture, the childless woman shall have children and those who are alone will be put into families.
This was the beginning of the Watoto ministry. Now it is a community of God-believing Ugandans, living together in homes, some of which are made by volunteers from around the world. They have a school and church. They have also created a nursery for abandoned and orphaned babies called 'The Bullrushes' - in reference to Moses being left in the water on the nile. Little princes and princesses being rescued from death.
The Watoto children's choir travel all over the world singing and praising God. The least of us have become a blessing to all of us. Again fullfilling scripture, the Lord will lift you off the garbage heap and seat you with princes. These children have met the queen, more than once. They have had tea with the new US president, and the previous one. They have sat in the Oval office, and played with the presidents dog. Children who were destined for death, rape, and becoming child soldiers have been lifted up.
Many children are taken and forced to be child soldiers, forced to kill their own family members. Some stories are too terrible to tell here. Girls, as young as 10, are taken to be sex slaves for the soldiers. Sometimes their noses are cut as well as their ears to mark them as being owned.
Watoto are saving these girls and boys, but still there are 1,000's, even millions, living this way.
It hasn't been an easy road for Gary and Marilyn. They have faced guns to their head, threats of violence and rape. They have held secure and now they are reapping the fruit, well Uganda is reapping the fruit of their labours and hardship. Uganda is changing, they are creating the future leaders of the country and bringing a change to their society.
I think Marilyn and Gary are awesome people, and I admire them greatly. I'd love to go there one day as well. I think it's good to be informed about what is happening in this world, especially in a spiritual sense.
Rescue a Child - Raise a Leader - Rebuild a Nation
http://www.watoto.com/index.php
this is their website!
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