Pressing Pause

 

After a nearly four month absence, I thought I'd just post a quick update.  2025 has been a busy year with many trips to Tennessee.  We're focusing on family and I'm not focusing on blogging.  There are days when I think about writing, but the urge goes away pretty quickly, so for now I'm pressing pause on blogging.

 

 

I won't be deleting my blog, there are too many things here that I look at, especially recipes! I have enjoyed blogging about family, friends, and trips.  My study of women of the Bible is one of my favorite things.

 

 

The pictures here are from a little getaway we took to Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee.  We celebrated our 34th anniversary there at the end of May.

Aloha for now!

Ready, Set, Go

Set a timer for ten minutes. Open a new post. Start the timer, and start writing. When the timer goes off, publish.

 

I have to qualify this post by saying I started working on it on Saturday!  I'm pretty sure most on-line "journalists" use this method of hitting "publish" without re-checking their story 99% of the time!  There are many reasons NOT to publish something without thinking it through.  In my opinion, here are a few:

1.  Haste Makes Waste

This is a phrase I have heard all my life.  I did a little research and found the first record of the phrase haste makes waste comes from the 1500s. It may originate from part of a longer proverb: “Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the goodman and his wife.”  Rushing things leads to mistakes or poor results.  The result of working too fast might be that you end up having to throw out what you’ve done and start over. 

 

2.  Grammar Matters

I can't tell you how many times I've been confused reading an article.  I am not an English teacher, I struggle with correct grammar myself, so publishing without proofreading is going to produce a messy post.  I am not thinking of anyone in particular as I write this post.  Please don't be offended if you struggle with correct grammar! 

3.  Overlooking Mistakes

It's easy to overlook a mistake on something I've just written.  Sometimes I'll type "this" when I meant "these."  Even when I proofread, it's easy to miss a mistake because I know what the sentence is suppose to say. 

Poor Joey ;)  Breaking his heart and correcting his spelling!

4.  Passing the Philippians 4:8 Test

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”   I want what I write to pass the test for truth, honesty, justice, purity, loveliness.  I want it to be a good report filled with virtue and praise.  I want to carefully think about what I write before I hit "publish."  I Googled "fake news" and there were almost 900 million results!  Fake news does not pass this test.

 

5.  Charity Counts

Just because I think something, it doesn't mean I need to say it or post it.  My Bible reading this morning included 1 Corinthians chapter 13.  If my writing doesn't reflect a spirit of charity, what I've written will be ignored or ridiculed. As I have said many times, what we publish on the internet, stays on the internet.  More important that correct grammar is a kind attitude.

Writing Prompts January 24-30

January 24 - Ready, set, go 

Set a timer for ten minutes. Open a new post. Start the timer, and start writing. When the timer goes off, publish.

January 25 - Dearly departed

Write your own eulogy.

January 26 - Musical

What role does music play in your life?

January 27 - Sliced bread

Most of us have heard the saying,“That’s the best thing since sliced bread!” What do you think is actually the best thing since sliced bread?

January 28 - Ode to a playground

A place from your past or childhood, one that you’re fond of, is destroyed. Write it a memorial.

January 29 - Through the window

Go to the nearest window.  Look out for a full minute.Write about what you saw.

January 30 - Burning down the house

Your home is on fire.  Grab five items (assume all people and animals are safe). What did you grab?

Writing Prompts January 17-23

January 17 - In a crisis

Honestly evaluate the way you respond to crisis situations. Are you happy with the way you react?

January 18 - Free association

Write down the first words that comes to mind when we say...home...soil...rain. Use those words in the title of your post.

January 19 - Apply yourself

Describe your last attempt to learn something that did not come easily to you.

January 20 - Breaking the law

Think about the last time you broke a rule (a big one, not just ripping the tags off your pillows).  Were you burned, or did things turn out for the best?

January 21 - Sweet sixteen

When you were 16, what did you think your life would look like? Does it look like that? Is that a good thing?

January 22 - I got skills 

If you could choose to be a master (or mistress) of any skill in the world, which skill would you pick?

January 23 - Shipwrecked 

Read the story of Richard Parker and Tom Dudley. Is what Dudley did defensible? What would you have done?

Writing Prompts January 10-16

January 10 - 32 flavors

Vanilla, chocolate, or something else entirely?

January 11 - This is your life

If you could read a book containing all that has happened and will ever happen in your life, would you? If you choose to read it, you must read it cover to cover.

January 12 - Take two

Run outside. Take a picture of the first thing you see.  Run inside. Take a picture of the second thing you see. Write about the connection between these two random objects, people, or scenes.

January 13 - Clean slate

Explore the room you’re in as if you’re seeing it for the first time. Pretend you know nothing. What do you see?  Who is the person who lives there?

January 14 - Ripped from the headlines

Head to your favorite online news source. Pick an article with a headline that grabs you. Now, write a short story based on the article.

January 15 - Polite company

“It’s never a good idea to discuss religion or politics with people you don’t really know.” Agree or disagree?

January 16 - Toot your horn

Most of us are excellent at being self-deprecating, and are not so good at the opposite. Tell us your favorite thing about yourself.

Writing Prompts

In July 2017 my blog was in a need of a revival, so I found writing prompts to get me back in a groove.  I forgot how helpful they can be!   As I did back then, my goal is to write a minimum of three times a week.  Here are the prompts for January, they look pretty interesting!  To my blogging friends, feel free to join me.

January 1 - Stroke of Midnight

Where were you last night when 2013 turned into 2014? Is that where you’d wanted to be?

January 2 - Resolved

Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution that you kept?

January 3 - Kick it

What’s the 11th item on your bucket list?

January 4 - Quote me

Do you have a favorite quote that you return to again and again? What is it, and why does it move you?

January 5 - Call Me Ishmael

Take the first sentence from your favorite book and make it the first sentence of your post.

January 6 - My favorite

What’s the most time you’ve ever spent apart from your favorite person? Tell us about it.

January 7 - Helpless

Helplessness:  that dull, sick feeling of not being the one at the reins. When did you last feel like that–-and what did you do about it?

January 8 - Teacher’s pet

Tell us about a teacher who had a real impact on your life, either for the better or the worse. How is your life different today because of him or her?

January 9 - 1984 

You’re locked in a room with your greatest fear. Describe what’s in the room.

January 10 - 32 flavors

Vanilla, chocolate, or something else entirely?

January 11 - This is your life

If you could read a book containing all that has happened and will ever happen in your life, would you? If you choose to read it, you must read it cover to cover.

January 12 - Take two

Run outside. Take a picture of the first thing you see.  Run inside. Take a picture of the second thing you see. Write about the connection between these two random objects, people, or scenes.

January 13 - Clean slate

Explore the room you’re in as if you’re seeing it for the first time. Pretend you know nothing. What do you see?  Who is the person who lives there?

January 14 - Ripped from the headlines

Head to your favorite online news source. Pick an article with a headline that grabs you. Now, write a short story based on the article.

January 15 - Polite company

“It’s never a good idea to discuss religion or politics with people you don’t really know.” Agree or disagree?

January 16 - Toot your horn

Most of us are excellent at being self-deprecating, and are not so good at the opposite. Tell us your favorite thing about yourself.

January 17 - In a crisis

Honestly evaluate the way you respond to crisis situations. Are you happy with the way you react?

January 18 - Free association

Write down the first words that comes to mind when we say...home...soil...rain. Use those words in the title of your post.

January 19 - Apply yourself

Describe your last attempt to learn something that did not come easily to you.

January 20 - Breaking the law

Think about the last time you broke a rule (a big one, not just ripping the tags off your pillows).  Were you burned, or did things turn out for the best?

January 21 - Sweet sixteen

When you were 16, what did you think your life would look like? Does it look like that? Is that a good thing?

January 22 - I got skills 

If you could choose to be a master (or mistress) of any skill in the world, which skill would you pick?

January 23 - Shipwrecked 

Read the story of Richard Parker and Tom Dudley. Is what Dudley did defensible? What would you have done?

January 24 - Ready, set, go 

Set a timer for ten minutes. Open a new post. Start the timer, and start writing. When the timer goes off, publish.

January 25 - Dearly departed

Write your own eulogy.

January 26 - Musical

What role does music play in your life?

January 27 - Sliced bread

Most of us have heard the saying,“That’s the best thing since sliced bread!” What do you think is actually the best thing since sliced bread?

January 28 - Ode to a playground

A place from your past or childhood, one that you’re fond of, is destroyed. Write it a memorial.

January 29 - Through the window

Go to the nearest window.  Look out for a full minute.Write about what you saw.

January 30 - Burning down the house

Your home is on fire.  Grab five items (assume all people and animals are safe). What did you grab?

January 31 - Burnt

Remember yesterday, when your home was on fire and you got to save five items?  That means you left a lot of stuff behind. What are the things you wish you could have taken,but had to leave behind?

Update and Comment Issue

On Friday morning Les' boss encouraged us to fly home.  We were suppose to be in Hawaii until April 2nd, but with all the shutdowns going on we agreed that was a good idea.  We quickly booked the 3:00 p.m. Saturday flight.  On our way to the airport yesterday we learned that our flight was canceled.  With two hours before our departure, we needed every single minute to get re-booked on a flight with another airline.  But we made it home safely and will be listening to our church service online from the comfort of our own home.

We didn't feel panicked to leave Hawaii.  The number of cases is relatively low.  We just didn't know what further restrictions were going to be enacted in the days ahead.  We'd rather hunker down here in California, especially since all of our family is here on the mainland.

I learned yesterday that there has been a problem with comments to my blog.  I made a few adjustments to how readers can comment.  There seem to be two possible causes:

1.  It is likely the visitors browser settings that are the issue, especially if they are using Safari on an Apple device. They need to accept 3rd party cookies as described here: https://support.apple.com/en-ke/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

2.  However, as the blog owner, it may help if you switch from embedded comments to a popup window (which has its own issues) or full page for comments.You can do that in your Blogger Settings > Posts, Comments and Sharing > Comments Location.

So if you've been trying to comment and couldn't, please try again! 

Have a great Sunday!  My Bible reading this morning included John chapter 14, it begins with, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."  Verse 27 says, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

Ten Year Blog Anniversary

Ten years ago this week I dipped my toe into the world of blogging.  My first post was published on July 22nd, but the post that has been the heart of McMoments and Memories was my third post, published on July 24, 2008.  Mom's Bible has been a constant here in my part of the world wide web.   The entire post was short and simple:

As I mentioned in the previous post, I will be sharing thoughts from Mom's Bible. I'm sure many of the thoughts are not original, most likely they are things she heard during the preaching because she always took her Bible to church. (And that's a thought for another post!)

She received this particular Bible for her 47th birthday, January 1, 1987, and it was the final Bible she carried. This contains her thoughts during an eight year battle with cancer and the loss of her youngest son, Rod. While that was obviously the most difficult time in her life, the notes and thoughts are constantly positive and uplifting.

So... if you see a note or thought labeled "Mom's Bible" that is exactly where it came from. And if the thought was originally yours, thank you for sharing it with her, because I'm sure if she wrote it down it was an encouragement to her.

One who uses the Bible as his guide , never loses his sense of direction.
- Mom's Bible

Mom's example of writing down notes and thoughts that were positive and uplifting is something I strive for.  I love sharing the adventures that Les and I have been on, but it's when I sit down with a thought or a scripture that's been tugging on my spirit that I feel like this blog is worth maintaining.  Just this week I shared a post with a friend - it was something I had written over five years ago, but it was right for her this week.

And here I am ten years later, still writing and still hoping that I can brighten someone's day or give the encouragement they need...

Writing Prompts October 29-31

October 29 - First
Tell us about your first day at something — your first day of school, first day of work, first day living on your own, first day blogging, first day as a parent, whatever.

October 30 - Free to be me
What’s the character trait you admire the most about yourself?

October 31 - Halloweeny!
If bloggers had their own Halloween and could go from blog to blog collecting “treats,” what would your blog hand out?

Release Me

Tell us about the blog post you were most nervous to publish — and what it was like to set it free.

I've had a few posts that I was nervous about publishing.  The funny thing is, those were posts that I got a lot of positive feedback on.   I've received negative comments through the years, but they've usually been on posts that I hadn't given a second thought to when I published them.  The internet is a strange place sometimes!

Here are the top posts that I was most nervous about publishing:

UNCLE - My very first post
I was pretty nervous about joining the blogging world but I'm so glad I did!  I really enjoy writing (usually) and I have met some great people through this little place on the world wide web.  I love it when I get a comment from a far away friend.  (Hey you? Yes, you, reading right now?  Leave a comment some time!  Just say Hi!)

Peace that Passes Understanding
This was the post I wrote after our house was broken into while I was in it.   I was still struggling with fear (honestly, pretty much a basket case!) and I didn't want to dwell on it.  I know that fear can feed fear and I didn't want friends/family to freak out and cause me to freak out even more.

A New Adventure!
This was the post I wrote when I made my blog private and announced Les' job change.  We were already in Hawaii at the time, although I had worked on that post for several weeks.  Up to that point the only people who knew about our situation was our families and Pastor and Sister White.  Things had been up in the air for months but I had not written about it at all on my blog.  I was nervous about writing this because I was nervous about the big change that was taking place in our lives!

My Hero
I had been blogging for several months before I wrote my first post about my brother, Rod.  He was so special to me and it was hard to put into words just how much he meant to me.  I was completely overwhelmed by the many comments I received on that post.  I'm not the only one who loved and misses him!

All in all I prefer to keep my blog positive, not because I want to avoid mean comments, I just want to encourage people or make them think or smile when they read here.  So if you need a laugh today, please read Great Car for Sale, Yo!  It's about our experience with buying a car from Craigslist on Oahu.

Writing Prompts October 22-28

October 22 - Sad but true
Tell us about the harshest, most difficult to hear — but accurate — criticism you’ve ever gotten. Does it still apply?

October 23 - As seen on T.V.
Write a script for a late-night infomercial — where the product is your blog. How do you market yourself? What qualities do you embody that other “products” don’t? What are the benefits of reading your blog?

October 24 - Express yourself
Tell us about a time you couldn’t quite get your words or images to express what you wanted to express. What do you think the barrier was? For bonus points, try again.

October 25 - Simply the best
NASA is building a new Voyager spacecraft that will carry the best of modern human culture. What belongs onboard?

October 26 - Breakdown
Tell us about a habit you’d like to break. Is there any way it can play a positive role in your life?

October 27 - The golden hour
6:00AM: the best hour of the day, or too close to your 3:00AM bedtime?

October 28 - Seven wonders
Khalil Gibran once said that people will never understand one another unless language is reduced to seven words. What would your seven words be?

Writing Prompts October 15-21

October 15 - Childlike
Explain your biggest regret — as though to a small child.

October 16 - Honorific
October 16th is officially declared “Person X Day” — and you get to pick Person X. Tell us about someone who deserves to be commemorated.

October 17 - Community service
Your entire community — however you define that; your hometown, your neighborhood, your family, your colleagues — is guaranteed to read your blog tomorrow. Write the post you’d like them all to see.

October 18 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
You get some incredibly, amazingly, wonderfully fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?

October 19 - Home sweet home
When you’re away from home, what person, thing, or place do you miss the most?

October 20 - Release me
Tell us about the blog post you were most nervous to publish — and what it was like to set it free.

October 21 - Blank is the new blank
Click over to your favorite blog, and pick out the 4th and 14th words (that aren’t “the” or “an”). Drop them into this phrase: “_____ is the new _____.” There’s your post title. Now write!

Writing Prompts October 8-14

October 8 - Bloggers, unplugged
Sometimes, we all need a break from these little glowing boxes. How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?

October 9 - Can’t get enough
Have you ever been addicted to anything, or worried that you were? Have you ever spent too much time and effort on something that was a distraction from your real goals? Tell us about it.

October 10 - Fright night
Do you like being scared by books, films, and surprises? Describe the sensation of being scared, and why you love it — or don’t.

October 11 - Mid-season replacement
For many of us the seasons are changing, bouncing unpredictably between cold and warm. Are you glad to be moving into a new season, or wishing for one more week of the old?

October 12 - Blogger in a strange land
What’s the strangest place from which you’ve posted to your blog? When was the last time you were out and about, and suddenly thought, “I need to write about this!”?

October 13 - Michelangelo’s YOU
Your personal sculptor is carving a person, thing, or event from the last month of your life into the glistening marble of immortality. What’s the statue and what makes it so significant?

October 14 - Imitation / flattery
Write a post in the style of (or simply inspired by) a favorite author.

Reading Material

How do you pick what blogs or books to read? What’s the one thing that will get you to pick up a book or click on a link every single time?

I have always enjoyed reading, but I am careful about what I read. On a day like today, when every news headline is screaming about the terror that occurred in Las Vegas last night, it's hard to read the details.  I want to stay informed about our world, but some days are harder to read about than others.

When it comes to books and blogs, I want them to pass the Philippians 4:8 test:  "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."   I've chosen not to read some books or blogs, some after just a paragraph, because I want my mind to be filled with good things.

I had a pleasant surprise this afternoon when I walked out to the mailbox.  New reading material!  I know I will enjoy every single page because I know the author:

This brought a huge smile to my face on a day that had felt very heavy.

I feel privileged to be on the mailing list for this book.  I assume that if you are at West Coast Conference in Fresno next month these will be available for purchase.  I have only read the back cover, but I know it will be worth purchasing!

October Writing Prompts

Can you believe we are in the final quarter of 2017?  This is always the busiest time for most of us. Personally our calendar is filling up quickly but I still want to keep blogging.  I may not need as many prompts since I prefer writing about what's happening, but for those quiet days here are the prompts for this month.

October 1 - Fearful symmetry
Pick a letter, any letter. Now, write a story, poem, or post in which every line starts with that letter.

October 2 - Reading material
How do you pick what blogs or books to read? What’s the  one thing that will get you to pick up a book or click on a link every single time?

October 3 - New internet order
All the world’s countries have decided that the Internet itself needs a government. Your country asks you to run for Prime Minister of the ‘Net — do you accept? If so, what will your platform be?

October 4 - The clothes that (may) make the (wo)man
How important are clothes to you? Describe your style, if you have one, and tell us how appearance impacts how you feel about yourself.

October 5 - Eye of the beholder
Describe what it feels like to hear a beautiful piece of music or see a stunning piece of art.

October 6 - Mixtape masterpiece
You make a new friend. Make them a mix tape (or playlist, for the younger folks) that tells them who you are through song.

October 7 - Exhale
Tell us about a time when everything seemed to be going wrong — and then, suddenly, you knew it would be alright.

October 8 - Bloggers, unplugged
Sometimes, we all need a break from these little glowing boxes. How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?

October 9 - Can’t get enough
Have you ever been addicted to anything, or worried that you were? Have you ever spent too much time and effort on something that was a distraction from your real goals? Tell us about it.

October 10 - Fright night
Do you like being scared by books, films, and surprises? Describe the sensation of being scared, and why you love it — or don’t.

October 11 - Mid-season replacement
For many of us the seasons are changing, bouncing unpredictably between cold and warm. Are you glad to be moving into a new season, or wishing for one more week of the old?

October 12 - Blogger in a strange land
What’s the strangest place from which you’ve posted to your blog? When was the last time you were out and about, and suddenly thought, “I need to write about this!”?

October 13 - Michelangelo’s YOU
Your personal sculptor is carving a person, thing, or event from the last month of your life into the glistening marble of immortality. What’s the statue and what makes it so significant?

October 14 - Imitation / flattery
Write a post in the style of (or simply inspired by) a favorite author.

October 15 - Childlike
Explain your biggest regret — as though to a small child.

October 16 - Honorific
October 16th is officially declared “Person X Day” — and you get to pick Person X. Tell us about someone who deserves to be commemorated.

October 17 - Community service
Your entire community — however you define that; your hometown, your neighborhood, your family, your colleagues — is guaranteed to read your blog tomorrow. Write the post you’d like them all to see.

October 18 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
You get some incredibly, amazingly, wonderfully fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?

October 19 - Home sweet home
When you’re away from home, what person, thing, or place do you miss the most?

October 20 - Release me
Tell us about the blog post you were most nervous to publish — and what it was like to set it free.

October 21 - Blank is the new blank
Click over to your favorite blog, and pick out the 4th and 14th words (that aren’t “the” or “an”). Drop them into this phrase: “_____ is the new _____.” There’s your post title. Now write!

October 22 - Sad but true
Tell us about the harshest, most difficult to hear — but accurate — criticism you’ve ever gotten. Does it still apply?

October 23 - As seen on T.V.
Write a script for a late-night infomercial — where the product is your blog. How do you market yourself? What qualities do you embody that other “products” don’t? What are the benefits of reading your blog?

October 24 - Express yourself
Tell us about a time you couldn’t quite get your words or images to express what you wanted to express. What do you think the barrier was? For bonus points, try again.

October 25 - Simply the best
NASA is building a new Voyager spacecraft that will carry the best of modern human culture. What belongs onboard?

October 26 - Breakdown
Tell us about a habit you’d like to break. Is there any way it can play a positive role in your life?

October 27 - The golden hour
6:00AM: the best hour of the day, or too close to your 3:00AM bedtime?

October 28 - Seven wonders
Khalil Gibran once said that people will never understand one another unless language is reduced to seven words. What would your seven words be?

October 29 - First
Tell us about your first day at something — your first day of school, first day of work, first day living on your own, first day blogging, first day as a parent, whatever.

October 30 - Free to be me
What’s the character trait you admire the most about yourself?

October 31 - Halloweeny!
If bloggers had their own Halloween and could go from blog to blog collecting “treats,” what would your blog hand out?

Writing Prompts September 24-30

September 24 - Standstill
For a moment today, time stands still — but you can tweak one thing while it’s stopped. What do you do?
September 25 - Celebrate good times
You receive some wonderful, improbable, hoped-for good news. How do you celebrate?
September 26 - 2100
The language of the future: what will it be like? Write an experimental post using some imagined vocabulary — abbreviations, slang, new terms.
September 27 - A bend in time
When you’re giddy with excitement, does time speed up? Slow down? Tell us about the experience of anticipation.
September 28 - Ebb and flow
Our blogs morph over time, as interests shift and life happens. Write a post for your blog — but three years in the future.
September 29 - Cleaning house
Is there “junk” in your life? What kind? How do you get rid of it?
September 30 - On the road
If you could pause real life and spend some time living with a family anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Writing Prompts September 17-23

September 17 - The cat says meow
Write a story about yourself from the perspective of an object, thing, animal, or another person.
September 18 - Naked, with black socks
Are you comfortable in front of people, or does the idea of public speaking make you want to hide in the bathroom? Why?
September 19 - Are you being served?
What’s the most dreadful (or wonderful) experience you’ve ever had as a customer?
September 20 - No fair
Tell us about something you think is terribly unfair — and explain how you would rectify it.
September 21 - We can be taught!
What makes a teacher great?
September 22 - Practice makes perfect
Tell us about a talent you’d love to have…but don’t.
September 23 - Non sequitur
Write a post about anything you’d like, but be sure to include this sentence somewhere in the final paragraph: “He tried to hit me with a forklift!”

Writing Prompts September 10-16

September 10 - Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other
Write a six-word story about what you think the future holds for you, and then expand on it in a post.
September 11 - Thank you
The internet is full of rants. Help tip the balance: today, simply be thankful for something (or someone).
September 12 - Toy story
What was your favorite plaything as a child? Do you see any connection between your life now, and your favorite childhood toy?
September 13 - Snark bombs, away!
Try your hand at parody or satire — take an article, film, blog post, or song you find misguided, and use humor to show us how.
September 14 - Bookworms
Grab the nearest book. Open it and go to the tenth word. Do a Google Image Search of the word. Write about what the image brings to mind.
September 15 - Sorry, I’m busy
Tell us about a time when you should have helped someone… but didn’t.
September 16 - Super sensitive
If you were forced to give up one sense, but gain super-sensitivity in another, which senses would you choose?

Writing Prompts September 3-9

September 3 - Blogger with a cause
If your day to day responsibilities were taken care of and you could throw yourself completely behind a cause, what would it be?
September 4 - I am a rock
Is it easy for you to ask for help when you need it, or do you prefer to rely only on yourself? Why?
September 5 - Imagine all the people
The next time you’re in a public place — a coffeehouse, a park, a store — observe the people around you. Pick a person, a couple, or a group, and imagine what their lives might be like.
September 6 - Regrets, I’ve had a few
What’s your biggest regret? How would your life have been different if you’d made another decision?
September 7 - Luxurious
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?
September 8 - The excitement never ends
Tell us about the last thing you got excited about — butterflies-in-the-stomach, giggling, can’t-wait excited.
September 9 - What a twist
Tell us a story — fiction or non-fiction — with a twist we can’t see coming.

Writing Prompts August 27-31

August 27 -I’d like to thank my cats

You are receiving an award –- either one that already exists, or a new one created just for you. What would the award be, why are you being honored, and what would you say in your acceptance speech?

August 28  -Ready for your close-up

Cast the movie of your life.

August 29 -I can’t drive 55

Take the third line of the last song you heard, make it your post title, and write for a maximum of 15 minutes. GO!

August 30  -A little sneaky

Are writing prompts a useful exercise, or do you find them to be too limiting and/or hokey?

August 31 -I pledge allegiance

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?