Well, I have to confess, I have failed at my own alphabet challenge. (a post a day for each letter of the alphabet!) Life and memories have gotten in the way unfortunately for the abc's.Memories, specifically my hometown's memories, is a new 'group' on my facebook this month. It has taken over like a virus, …
Category: Alphabet Challenge
Faith, of course! (my “F” alphabet challenge letter of the day)
Of all the words that begin with F, I knew I wanted to highlight faith. Faith is my best friend, my confidant, my guardian angel, my GPS, and my soul. Actually, it is Faith in God and His Word I refer to. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what …
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E is for Effort (My “E” alphabet writing challenge word)
ef·fortnoun \ˈe-fərt, -ˌfȯrt\ : work done by the mind or body : energy used to do something: a serious attempt to do something: something produced by work "Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved." Ralph Waldo Emerson Today's challenge is an effort - to stay awake long enough to …
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Destiny… A Quandry – (My “D” alphabet writing challenge word)
des·ti·ny noun \ˈdes-tə-nē\ : what happens in the future : the things that someone or something will experience in the future: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future Destiny is not a word or event that I want to explore at all! I have been thinking all day about a random word …
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Courage To Change the Things I Can (my “C” alphabet writing challenge word)
cour·age noun ˈkər-ij, ˈkə-rij\ : the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty When I hear the word courage or receive the instruction to be courageous I have a strong image of the Lion in the Wizard of Oz and …
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Baloney or Bologna? (my “B” alphabet writing challenge word!)
bo·lo·gna noun \bə-ˈlō-nē also -nyə, : a wide cooked sausage that is cut into thin pieces and eaten in sandwiches Day two! Today's alphabet letter is B, and I happened upon the word baloney earlier and started to daydream about it and all the memories it inspired. The simple part of the question is whether …
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Anxiety
A is for ANXIETY!! How appropriate to pick the word for "A" that has been on my mind for much of today. I have heard of anxiety over and over, but have only recently considered what it really meant. I had the mistaken perception that anxiety was only a condition if there were visible signs …
Alphabet Challenge
challenge to self: write directions to self: one post per day subject matter: anything (nothing R rated..) starting with anything that begins with "A", and ending with something that begins with "Z". I am a little jealous of some friends who have decided to accept the NaNoWriMo challenge - for national novel writing month. They …