Some prompts for my journaling & other writing friends

I promised I'd bring back my prompts so here we go again. Remember, some of these are aimed at those who journal and others at those who write fiction. However, there's every reason for you to try any and all that appeal to you.

1) If I could do it over . . .
2) make a notebook entry on an early childhood event that made you cry or terrified you, or that made you weak with shame or triumphant with revenge. [Journalers might want to stop here.]
Then write a story about that event. Take us back to those traumatic times, relive them for us in such a way as to make your experience ours.
3) I am made of you . . . [Hmm, sounds like a good one for a Valentines' Day message, doesn't it?]
4) Freewrite for 10 mins from this prompt: Spilled milk
5) When the phone rings . . .
That's it for this week. If you'd like to share your responses, please do so.

Something for you for free

You can snag this here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/212529381/4bbb10bf/DAA_wk1_day1.html

Designer Contest at Digital Designers Den & freebie

We're having a contest for want-to-be designers. Please follow the link in the ad below for full information. Even if you don't want to be a designer, you will want to check in and sample the kits those in the contest will be creating. That's right, the kits the contestants create will be offered for free to all so you have a chance to sample each person's work and then vote for your weekly favorite. Designers already with Digital Designers Den will also be creating some freebies in the color swatch and theme of the week, so watch for those too.



Here's a paper for you in the colors of the first swatch:

Just right click and save.

ACF 58th challenge _ Tea Fairy ATC

My entry for Art Creations Friday's 58th challenge to use the vintage image from Vintage Graphics and background provided. I used extracted the little girl, colored her, added roses to her hat and a teapot made from a paper in my True Blue kit.

The Fulfilled Soul

New Year's Day I found in my mail box an ad for Ashalee Wall's The Fulfilled Soul - a visual journal project. It seemed meant to be as I've wanted to do a visual journal but kept putting it off. I signed up immediately. We are setting monthly goals, doing daily positive affirmations, journaling about our lives and discovering more about ourselves. Here is my goal sheet for January:


It's not too late to join us. Just follow this link:
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=23764&cat=0&page=1

Alice ATCs

On New Year's Day I came across a blog with a preview for a free Alice In Wonderland tagger kit:

blog is here: http://charnovan.vefblog.net/
and had to play with it, thinking I'd make an ATC or 2. I made quite a few!

Thank you Nini-cat!
Here are a couple up close:

Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: a review

Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Paul Meier and David L. Henderson
http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/product_detail.asp?sku=0785229221&title=Finding_Purpose_Beyond_Our_Pain

Doctors Meier and Henderson,two Christian therapists thoroughly integrate Biblical scripture into their guidelines for coping with seven common sources of pain. Meier and Henderson take as their premise that God has a message or lesson for us on the other side of painful experiences. They discuss the seven common sources of pain in separate chapters, using Biblical scripture to illustrate the lesson to be learned. Further, they identify three reasons they believe we have difficulty coping with pain and receiving the lesson.

Each chapter ends with a nice summation and practical application tips. Wrapping up their discussion, the authors offer a fitness inventory giving the reader the opportunity to evaluate their spiritual fitness or readiness for coping with the next painful experience that comes their way. In painful times, we all forget what we know, that God is always with us and wants only what is best for us. Having a book such as this on hand at such times can serve to quick remind us of His love and put at our fingertips a means of coping with and understanding our pain