A2Z4UandMe

Thanks to Linda Shaub, Patty Wysong and Joanne Sher for the idea!

I'll be posting probably twice a month on each letter of the alphabet on some subject pertaining to that letter. Hoping you enjoy it and jump right into the fun if you'd like by posting the sign below:

NOW: on to the post!

A is for attitude.

Although I try to look on the bright side, to be pleasant to everyone, I don't always succeed even if no one knows it but me. I whine. I complain. I doubt and fuss. I envy those doing better than me in my chosen career. I push myself to an exhausting point.

With God's help this new year, I want to improve on that.

On the bright side. Hmmm. I'm not so gullible as to believe in a rainbow everyday. Right? I mean I have sickness in my life. Death at times. Times when I can't get another word out of my exhausted brain, let alone a paragraph, or a chapter. There are always going to be others doing "better" than me. There are always going to be things beyond my ability.

That's when I have to take the advice of my agent: step away. Rest.

I'll absorb God's scriptures. Spend time alone with those I love and God. Study nature. Take walks or cozy up by my fireplace. Reflect and heal.

Somewhere there is always a rainbow shining . . . promising. So if I go through hard times, discouraging times, despairing times, I can remember there's a rainbow shining on the other side of my dark cloud. My attitude may not always be the best, but it can be positive if I let God control my life and my writing. If I remember that HE sees the rainbows in my life and knows exactly where they are and when's the appropriate time for me to view them, I can trust him in all things. My worries are for nothing, but trust in Him means I'm learning a lesson.

Here's to a new year, a promising future, and an improved ATTITUDE.

Blessings! 

No, I Haven't Forgotten . . .

About my blog.
I burned out.

Sometime late summer or fall, it began. Too much to do, not enough time to get it done. I pushed on anyway. Something had to give.

Now, after a few months, I feel revigorated. Inspired to move on. Ideas coming for those novels I'm working on. Ideas for my blog. Challenged to work and dream and plan again.

So though I've neglected you and my blog, I haven't forgotten.

Here are a few things I've planned for my blog this year:

1. Added to miscellaneous Friday (guest posts and fun stories) is the ABC blog posts I'll be posting once or twice a month. Check out Friday's post for more info.
2. I'm keeping the Wednesday's interviews, but also adding reviews that day and some surprise posts for my readers. Check out next Wednesday's with Elizabeth Camden and a giveaway of her book, The Rose of Winslow Street and the following week, an interview with Lisa Lickel who's giving away a $10 certificate from Amazon.
3. Of course, I'm keeping Sunday morning peaceful posts and Monday morning gratitudes. So many of you have written how you appreciate and enjoy them.
4. In addition I'll be adding a twice yearly contest w/a NICE prize for the person who posts the most throughout the time period. More about this soon.

Thanks for being one of my readers, for being so faithful, and just for being there. Needing your support this year, looking forward to your participation, and hoping for your prayers.

Blessings!