It's the time of year when everyone posts about Christmas. I was thinking I'd do the same thing, but then I decided that I'd be a bit different and post about something else. There's been a lot of stuff happening this year. For the first time, my husband and I have been 'empty nesters' - … Continue reading When Peace Is Shattered.
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I'm sitting here after a week of thunderstorms and intermittent rain, enjoying a cool breeze coming through the door next to me, and watching a program on Mercy Ships. On the program, the ship has docked at the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the statistics being flung around are almost unbelievable. I'm struck by how fortunate … Continue reading
Twenty First Birthdays
Today I'm off to go and spend a week with our eldest child. This week coming she turns twenty-one. It's hard to imagine that twenty-one years have passed since we first held that tiny (or so we thought until we saw everyone else's babies) 3880g (8lb 9oz) baby in our arms. She had a full … Continue reading Twenty First Birthdays
THINK
The internet is a wonderful place. It's full of all kinds fascinating stories and information and I think it's wonderful, amazing and potentially dangerous. The biggest problems with the internet are its immediacy and its accessibility. In a little while I'll finish writing this post and then press a button. Instantaneous opinion will appear online, … Continue reading THINK
Odyssey House Victoria Writing Competition
Just a quick update.Odyssey House, Victoria has just opened a writing competition.If you'd like to enter, you can find all of the details in this link.There are monetary prizes, and you can be part of helping an excellent organisation. Odyssey House works with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Check them out at http://www.odyssey.org.au
The Wonderful World of Music
I'm an amateur musician in my spare time. (Some would say very amateur!) I love to sing, and occasionally play the flute. Most of the family is musical, and as I was driving our youngest back to uni this afternoon, we talked about the love of music. Not in a lot of words, but in … Continue reading The Wonderful World of Music
So Much To Write About, And So Little Time To Do It!
I was pondering what to write about when I realised that I was procrastinating about it because I wanted to write something else. Not that I don't want to write a blog post either, it was just because I'm heavily involved in writing the third and final book in the Frontier Trilogy. I've just got to … Continue reading So Much To Write About, And So Little Time To Do It!
Reading Through Life and Death
A few posts ago I wrote about Life and Death and Easter. Since then, I've attended a funeral. It was while I was at the funeral, listening to the beautiful eulogies, that I began to think about the role of a writer in effecting change, and becoming a part of peoples' lives. Why was my attention … Continue reading Reading Through Life and Death
Liebster Award
I was kindly nominated for a Liebster Award by Mariam Tsaturyan.The Rules are as follows:The nominated user must provide a link back to the person who nominated them (Mariam Tsaturyan)Provide 11 facts about yourselfAnswer 11 questions set by the person who nominated youChoose 11 more questions and nominate 11 more people11 Facts About MeI love … Continue reading Liebster Award
Ponderings.
Yesterday my husband and I went to see "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." We like a good action movie now and then, and both of us are fond of the Sci-fi/Fantasy genre. It is, of course, part of the current run of Marvel comic book character adaptations.We really enjoyed it. I was wondering why I … Continue reading Ponderings.
Leonie Rogers 