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The Adventures of Gershom and Jasmine

12/6/2013

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Like all good stories, this one was bred from inspiration. Well, I have no idea if that's true or not, but it sounds good, so I'm going with it. My inspiration comes from my bouncy, smart, creative, and sometimes a little too big for his britches son, EJ. When I decided to write a novel, I asked him what kind of story he wanted to read. We were sitting on his bed at the time, er, scratch that, I was sitting on his bed, he was jumping on it. He stopped bouncing long enough to stare at his map of the United States on his wall and say that he wanted a story where the kids traveled across the country. Well, what were they looking for? "Their mother!" And thus was born the idea for The Adventures of Gershom and Jasmine.

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My NaNo Adventure

12/6/2013

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On the last day of October, I decided to do something on a whim. I decided to write a novel. I know, writing an entire novel doesn't exactly sound like something people do on the spur of the moment, and normally I think about stuff (especially stressful stuff) a lot before I gently ease myself in, but for some reason, I just couldn't let my sister-in-law write a novel and not also write one myself. Call it pride or whatever else you want, but writing is MY thing, and I wasn't going to let it go without a fight.

On the first day of November, I started my novel. Why? Because November is NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth, or NaNoWriMo, for short, or just NaNo for even shorter. There is a website with a gazillion help threads on their forum, and several times a week, everyone gets sent an encouraging email. Most of each email was all about the person writing it, but usually at the end I would find a gold nugget. I would like to share those nuggets with you.


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Thankfulness, 24-30

12/4/2013

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Sunday, 24:

  • godly advice
  • meat that I know isn't chicken but why are we having turkey today (hint: it was actually ham)
  • hand warmers

Monday, 25:

  • I'm going to be on TV!
  • warm winter coat (thank you mom!)
  • extra handbell practice for the hard songs

Tuesday, 26:

  • being a blessing
  • new niece, "Minnie"

Wednesday, 27:

  • my parents are moving closer to me!
  • I wrote 4,000 words in my novel
  • castles and SR 71 Blackbirds
  • swagbucks!

Thursday, 28:

  • Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, on the same day!
  • sweet potato casserole
  • family

Friday, 29:

  • EJ's clouds blankie (who is a "he" not an "it")
  • brand-spanking-new Christmas tree
  • upstairs decked for the holidays

Saturday, 30:

  • downstairs decked for the holidays
  • decorating memories of years gone by
  • texting

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    In 2006 I had a stroke, and every day my husband encourages me to use my remaining brain cells to the best of my ability. I love to organize, make crafts, and go on adventures (safe ones). I hope that through my blog posts, you will be encouraged to accept and make the best of challenges God throws at your life.

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