INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5821,1,'2015-06-28 19:57:08','2015-06-29 01:57:08','Crazy days – I’d agree.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nLife in the summer can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this summer and the reason the Voice from the Front Porch as been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, adding a basketball goal.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 19:57:08','2015-06-29 01:57:08','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5822,1,'2015-06-28 20:01:25','2015-06-29 02:01:25','Crazy days – I’d agree.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nLife in the summer can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this summer and the reason the Voice from the Front Porch as been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:01:25','2015-06-29 02:01:25','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5823,1,'2015-06-28 20:07:44','2015-06-29 02:07:44','Crazy days – I’d agree.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nLife in the summer can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this summer and the reason the Voice from the Front Porch as been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:07:44','2015-06-29 02:07:44','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5824,1,'2015-06-28 20:08:55','2015-06-29 02:08:55','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCrazy days - I\'d agree. No schedule. Letting the days flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nLife in the summer can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this summer and the reason the Voice from the Front Porch as been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:08:55','2015-06-29 02:08:55','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5825,1,'2015-06-28 20:10:40','2015-06-29 02:10:40','Crazy days - I\'d agree. No schedule. Letting the days flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:10:40','2015-06-29 02:10:40','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5840,1,'2015-07-04 08:46:39','2015-07-04 14:46:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOne afternoon this spring, I got a call from Beekeeper Brian on his way home from work asking if I would make a phone call. I must confess this seemed too easy of a task. He asked me to call a local restaurant and ask if they had a swarm in a tree in their parking lot. Ok, sure.\r\n\r\nI called and talked to the manager and sure enough there was a swarm in a tree in their parking lot. The manager did say he had already talked to one beekeeper that could not come get it immediately but would contact a fellow beekeeper. I told him the fellow beekeeper is my husband Beekeeper Brian. It is a tight knit community – this group of beekeepers.\r\n\r\nSo Brian came home, put on his bee suit, got his bee boxes and went to get some bees. He returned an hour later with a box of bees, including the queen, and a $30 gift card to the restaurant. He put the BOB (box of bees) on the back porch. It was a successful trip for everyone.\r\n\r\nThe next day Rachel noticed a lot of commotion in the back yard.\r\n\r\nApparently the new bees were not happy with their new home. They swarmed to a tree in our back yard.\r\n\r\nBrian put out a bee trap to entice them back into a hive. In case you were wondering, bees are attracted to the scent of lemon grass. They went into the box for a while. Then they left again. They were back in the tree in a different spot. We stood in the yard looking at them for a while. Then Brian decided to let them” be”. “Bees are going to do what bees are going to do” he said.\r\n\r\nSo the name “beekeeper” is really a misnomer. You can’t “keep” bees. You can only invite them to come make honey in your bee box. Sometimes they oblige.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Bee “keeping”?','','inherit','open','open','','5839-revision-v1','','','2015-07-04 08:46:39','2015-07-04 14:46:39','',5839,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/04/5839-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5843,1,'2015-07-04 08:49:06','2015-07-04 14:49:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOne afternoon this spring, I got a call from Beekeeper Brian on his way home from work asking if I would make a phone call. I must confess this seemed too easy of a task. He asked me to call a local restaurant and ask if they had a swarm in a tree in their parking lot. Ok, sure.\r\n\r\nI called and talked to the manager and sure enough there was a swarm in a tree in their parking lot. The manager did say he had already talked to one beekeeper that could not come get it immediately but would contact a fellow beekeeper. I told him the fellow beekeeper is my husband Beekeeper Brian. It is a tight knit community – this group of beekeepers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bee-boxes.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5841\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bee-boxes-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"bee boxes\" /></a>So Brian came home, put on his bee suit, got his bee boxes and went to get some bees. He returned an hour later with a box of bees, including the queen, and a $30 gift card to the restaurant. He put the BOB (box of bees) on the back porch. It was a successful trip for everyone.\r\n\r\nThe next day Rachel noticed a lot of commotion in the back yard.\r\n\r\nApparently the new bees were not happy with their new home. They swarmed to a tree in our back yard.\r\n\r\nBrian put out a bee trap to entice them back into a hive. In case you were wondering, bees are attracted to the scent of lemon grass. They went into the box for a while. Then they left again.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tree-hive.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5842\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tree-hive.jpg\" alt=\"tree hive\" /></a>They were back in the tree in a different spot. We stood in the yard looking at them for a while. Then Brian decided to let them” be”. “Bees are going to do what bees are going to do” he said.\r\n\r\nSo the name “beekeeper” is really a misnomer. You can’t “keep” bees. You can only invite them to come make honey in your bee box. Sometimes they oblige.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Bee “keeping”?','','inherit','open','open','','5839-revision-v1','','','2015-07-04 08:49:06','2015-07-04 14:49:06','',5839,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/04/5839-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5827,1,'2015-06-28 20:14:08','2015-06-29 02:14:08','Crazy days - I\'d agree. No schedule. Letting the days flow. Lazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:14:08','2015-06-29 02:14:08','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5828,1,'2015-06-28 20:22:03','2015-06-29 02:22:03','Crazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:22:03','2015-06-29 02:22:03','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5829,1,'2015-06-28 20:22:35','2015-06-29 02:22:35','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:22:35','2015-06-29 02:22:35','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5834,1,'2015-06-28 20:25:58','2015-06-29 02:25:58','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:25:58','2015-06-29 02:25:58','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5830,1,'2015-06-28 20:24:38','2015-06-29 02:24:38','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> A blog by judythe morgan</p>\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:24:38','2015-06-29 02:24:38','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5832,1,'2015-06-28 20:25:19','2015-06-29 02:25:19','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> by judythe morgan</p>\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:25:19','2015-06-29 02:25:19','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5831,1,'2015-06-28 20:24:53','2015-06-29 02:24:53','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> A blog from judythe morgan</p>\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:24:53','2015-06-29 02:24:53','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5833,1,'2015-06-28 20:25:32','2015-06-29 02:25:32','<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:25:32','2015-06-29 02:25:32','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5836,1,'2015-06-28 20:29:14','2015-06-29 02:29:14','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-wooden-sign_23-2147511248.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5835\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-wooden-sign_23-2147511248-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"summer-wooden-sign_23-2147511248\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four is not an easily accomplished.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:29:14','2015-06-29 02:29:14','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5837,1,'2015-06-28 20:30:34','2015-06-29 02:30:34','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-wooden-sign_23-2147511248.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5835\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-wooden-sign_23-2147511248-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"summer-wooden-sign_23-2147511248\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCrazy days - I agree. No schedule. Letting the time flow.\r\n\r\nLazy days – not so much. Well, not around our little neck of the woods, anyway.\r\n\r\nSummer here in the Rio Grande National Forest can get busy...chaotic. That’s what’s happened so far this year and the reason the <em>Voice from the Front Porch</em> has been quiet. Lots to do, so little time to write!\r\n\r\nIt’s only the end of June and so far this summer…\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5810\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/summer-flowers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"summer flowers\" /></a>We spent hours gardening. Installed a fire pit for cooking hot dogs and s\'mores and summer evening sing-a-longs. Our new neighbor plays the harmonica. How cool is that! And, we added a basketball goal for more summer fun.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5812\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basketball-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basketball\" /></a><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5811\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/firepit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"firepit\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe traveled to Texas for a graduation. Congratulations, Matthew on a job well done. Cum Laude over four years of high school is not an easy accomplishment. You did it!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5816\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girls2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"girls2\" /></a>We entertained three very active visitors from Minnesota for a week. We dubbed them the <em>Frolicking Princesses</em> because every evening they climbed the mountain behind our house to watch the sunset. I kept up with them (barely), but once we dropped them at the airport, I came straight home for a long nap. Eagerly awaiting their next visit!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5818\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mike-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" /></a>We spent a weekend with a very good friend and business associate of my husband’s. Spent hours on the front porch catching up and remembering good times. I think we have another South Fork fan. He’s ready to retire and leave hot, humid Houston for some cool mountain air. He took home our realtor’s card.\r\n\r\nBusy times, crazy times and so much fun. How’s your summer been going?\r\n\r\nIn between all the fun and frolicking, I’ve actually found writing time. I’ll have a new release by end of summer titled <em>When Love Returns</em>, book two in the Fitzpatrick Family Series. Keep watching for the cover reveal!\r\n\r\nI’m looking forward to July and August, how about you?','Lazy, crazy days of summer','','inherit','open','open','','5809-revision-v1','','','2015-06-28 20:30:34','2015-06-29 02:30:34','',5809,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/06/28/5809-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5869,1,'2015-07-17 06:00:17','2015-07-17 12:00:17','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nMy husband and I visit my parents in Colorado every summer. He goes to fly fish and I go to work jigsaw puzzles. I realize they have jigsaw puzzles in Texas but my obsession with them prevents me from setting one up in my home. I would not be able to do anything until the puzzle was complete.\r\n\r\nAt my parent’s house, I can spend hours sitting at the jigsaw table and no one minds. People even stop by to help. So far this trip I have done 6 puzzles. Five of them were 550 piece puzzles and completed in a matter of hours. The last puzzle had many fewer pieces but was much harder.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/water-fall.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5870\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/water-fall-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"water fall\" /></a>I gave the puzzle made from a picture of North Creek Falls that I took last year to my mom as a present, and she\'d been unable to complete it. That challenge was all I needed.\r\n\r\nAs I worked on this puzzle, I learned many things.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>If I had thought about it, I would have realized there were not enough different colors in this picture to make it a practical puzzle. Every piece was gray, black, green or white. When separated, they all looked about the same color.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> Consider the results carefully before you make a decision.\r\n<ol start=\"2\">\r\n	<li>Since all the pieces looked alike, the only way to know if they fit together correctly was to try them. That meant methodically picking up every piece and putting it in a spot and sorting out the “no” pieces. It was very tedious work.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> Sometimes the only way to know if something works is to try it.\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n	<li>There were times when the last piece we tried was the one that fit. Persistence was crucial. Giving up would have been easy but we wouldn’t have finished the puzzle.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> Keep trying until you find what works.\r\n<ol start=\"4\">\r\n	<li>Sometimes the pieces looked like they fit together. Later we discovered something was not right when every piece we tried was a “no” piece. The right piece was in the wrong place. We had to take the wrong piece out and find the right place.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> When things aren’t going right, it may mean backing up to see where things went wrong to begin with. Then make it right and move ahead.\r\n\r\nFor me, working jigsaw puzzles is therapeutic. Part of my mind can wander while part is fixated on finding the right piece for the right spot. While my mind is wandering, sometimes it stumbles upon some important life lessons.','Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle','','publish','open','open','','lessons-from-a-jigsaw-puzzle','','','2015-07-09 10:29:49','2015-07-09 16:29:49','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5869',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5845,1,'2015-07-06 06:00:43','2015-07-06 12:00:43','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI believe so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','publish','open','open','','using-our-july-4th-freedoms','','\nhttp://holleygerth.com/about/','2015-07-06 16:50:29','2015-07-06 22:50:29','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5845',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5849,1,'2015-07-05 17:46:33','2015-07-05 23:46:33','Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence declaring America\'s independence from a dictatorial British monarchy. Check here for a <a href=\"http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html\" target=\"_blank\">full list of the grievances</a>.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 17:46:33','2015-07-05 23:46:33','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5850,1,'2015-07-05 17:50:18','2015-07-05 23:50:18','Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence declaring America\'s independence from a dictatorial British monarchy. Check here for a <a href=\"http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html\" target=\"_blank\">full list of the grievances</a>.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5848\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th-300x225.png\" alt=\"4th\" /></a>','USING OUR JULY 4th FREEDOMS','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 17:50:18','2015-07-05 23:50:18','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5851,1,'2015-07-05 17:51:42','2015-07-05 23:51:42','Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence declaring America\'s independence from a dictatorial British monarchy. Check here for a <a href=\"http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html\" target=\"_blank\">full list of the grievances</a>.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','USING OUR JULY 4th FREEDOMS','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 17:51:42','2015-07-05 23:51:42','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5852,1,'2015-07-05 17:52:42','2015-07-05 23:52:42','Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence declaring America\'s independence from a dictatorial British monarchy. Check here for a <a href=\"http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html\" target=\"_blank\">full list of the grievances</a>.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 17:52:42','2015-07-05 23:52:42','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5854,1,'2015-07-06 16:50:42','2015-07-06 22:50:42','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI believe so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-autosave-v1','','','2015-07-06 16:50:42','2015-07-06 22:50:42','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5856,1,'2015-07-05 18:07:31','2015-07-06 00:07:31','<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 18:07:31','2015-07-06 00:07:31','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5855,1,'2015-07-05 18:06:42','2015-07-06 00:06:42','<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence declaring America\'s independence from a dictatorial British monarchy. Check here for a <a href=\"http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html\" target=\"_blank\">full list of the grievances</a>.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 18:06:42','2015-07-06 00:06:42','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5858,1,'2015-07-05 19:18:06','2015-07-06 01:18:06','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI believe so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:18:06','2015-07-06 01:18:06','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5857,1,'2015-07-05 18:07:49','2015-07-06 00:07:49','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI think so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 18:07:49','2015-07-06 00:07:49','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5860,1,'2015-07-13 06:00:54','2015-07-13 12:00:54','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A Guest Blog by Jody Payne</em></p>\r\nDo you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives?\r\n\r\nThey just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nAre you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along.\r\n\r\nDo you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nIf you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nI don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about.\r\n\r\nThere is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate.\r\n\r\nFor all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.\r\n\r\nWhen I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes.\r\n\r\nMy bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.)\r\n\r\nThis time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings.\r\n\r\nTo me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.\r\n\r\n<em> <img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/jody.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" />Jody Payne is a writer (fiction and non-fiction), a horse woman (dressage, no less),an animal lover (just ask Katrina rescue dog Jane Austin or my two four-legged boys, Toby and Buster),and most of all she’s southern through and through.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>You can find her on FB: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays\"><u>https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays</u></a> or her website: <a href=\"http://www.jodypayne.net/\"><u>www.jodypayne.net</u></a></em>','A Charmed Life, Are You Sure?','','publish','open','open','','a-charmed-life-are-you-sure','','','2015-07-05 19:52:12','2015-07-06 01:52:12','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5860',0,'post','',3);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5861,1,'2015-07-05 19:40:55','2015-07-06 01:40:55','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA Guest Blog by Jody Payne\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Do you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>They just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Do you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>If you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure?</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>I don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>There is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>For all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.      </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>When I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>My bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.) </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>This time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>To me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>What about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','A CHARMED LIFE, ARE YOU SURE?','','inherit','open','open','','5860-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:40:55','2015-07-06 01:40:55','',5860,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5860-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5862,1,'2015-07-05 19:41:12','2015-07-06 01:41:12','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A Guest Blog by Jody Payne</em></p>\r\n<strong><strong>Do you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>They just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Do you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>If you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure?</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>I don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>There is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>For all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.      </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>When I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>My bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.) </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>This time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>To me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>What about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','A CHARMED LIFE, ARE YOU SURE?','','inherit','open','open','','5860-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:41:12','2015-07-06 01:41:12','',5860,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5860-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5865,1,'2015-07-05 19:48:54','2015-07-06 01:48:54','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A Guest Blog by Jody Payne</em></p>\r\nDo you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives?\r\n\r\nThey just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nAre you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along.\r\n\r\nDo you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nIf you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nI don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about.\r\n\r\nThere is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate.\r\n\r\nFor all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.\r\n\r\nWhen I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes.\r\n\r\nMy bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.)\r\n\r\nThis time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings.\r\n\r\nTo me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.\r\n\r\n<em> <img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/jody.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" />Jody Payne is a writer (fiction and non-fiction), a horse woman (dressage, no less),an animal lover (just ask Katrina rescue dog Jane Austin or my two four-legged boys, Toby and Buster),and most of all she’s southern through and through.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>You can find her on FB: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays\"><u>https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays</u></a> or her website: <a href=\"http://www.jodypayne.net/\"><u>www.jodypayne.net</u></a></em>','A CHARMED LIFE, ARE YOU SURE?','','inherit','open','open','','5860-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:48:54','2015-07-06 01:48:54','',5860,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5860-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5864,1,'2015-07-05 19:47:24','2015-07-06 01:47:24','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A Guest Blog by Jody Payne</em></p>\r\n<strong><strong>Do you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>They just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Do you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>If you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure?</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>I don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>There is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>For all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.      </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>When I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>My bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.) </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>This time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>To me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>What about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/jody.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" />Jody Payne is a writer (fiction and non-fiction), a horse woman (dressage, no less),an animal lover (just ask Katrina rescue dog Jane Austin or my two four-legged boys, Toby and Buster),and most of all she’s southern through and through.\r\n\r\nYou can find her on FB: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays\"><u>https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays</u></a> or her website: <a href=\"http://www.jodypayne.net/\"><u>www.jodypayne.net</u></a>','A CHARMED LIFE, ARE YOU SURE?','','inherit','open','open','','5860-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:47:24','2015-07-06 01:47:24','',5860,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5860-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5863,1,'2015-07-05 19:46:49','2015-07-06 01:46:49','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A Guest Blog by Jody Payne</em></p>\r\n<strong><strong>Do you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>They just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Do you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>If you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you? </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>Are you sure?</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>I don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>There is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>For all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.      </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>When I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>My bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.) </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>This time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>To me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world. </strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><strong>What about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.</strong></strong>\r\n\r\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/jody.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" />Jody Payne is a writer (fiction and non-fiction), a horse woman (dressage, no less),an animal lover (just ask Katrina rescue dog Jane Austin or my two four-legged boys, Toby and Buster),and most of all she’s southern through and through.\r\n\r\nYou can find her on FB: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays\"><u>https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays</u></a> or her website: <a href=\"http://www.jodypayne.net/\"><u>www.jodypayne.net</u></a>','A CHARMED LIFE, ARE YOU SURE?','','inherit','open','open','','5860-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:46:49','2015-07-06 01:46:49','',5860,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5860-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5871,1,'2015-07-09 10:26:16','2015-07-09 16:26:16','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A blog by Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nMy husband and I visit my parents in Colorado every summer. He goes to fly fish and I go to work jigsaw puzzles. I realize they have jigsaw puzzles in Texas but my obsession with them prevents me from setting one up in my home. I would not be able to do anything until the puzzle was complete.\r\n\r\nAt my parent’s house, I can spend hours sitting at the jigsaw table and no one minds. People even stop by to help. So far this trip I have done 6 puzzles. Five of them were 550 piece puzzles and completed in a matter of hours. The last puzzle had many fewer pieces but was much harder.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/water-fall.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5870\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/water-fall-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"water fall\" /></a>I gave the puzzle made from a picture of North Creek Falls that I took last year to my mom as a present, and she\'d been unable to complete it. That challenge was all I needed.\r\n\r\nAs I worked on this puzzle, I learned many things.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>If I had thought about it, I would have realized there were not enough different colors in this picture to make it a practical puzzle. Every piece was gray, black, green or white. When separated, they all looked about the same color.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> Consider the results carefully before you make a decision.\r\n<ol start=\"2\">\r\n	<li>Since all the pieces looked alike, the only way to know if they fit together correctly was to try them. That meant methodically picking up every piece and putting it in a spot and sorting out the “no” pieces. It was very tedious work.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> Sometimes the only way to know if something works is to try it.\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n	<li>There were times when the last piece we tried was the one that fit. Persistence was crucial. Giving up would have been easy but we wouldn’t have finished the puzzle.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> Keep trying until you find what works.\r\n<ol start=\"4\">\r\n	<li>Sometimes the pieces looked like they fit together. Later we discovered something was not right when every piece we tried was a “no” piece. The right piece was in the wrong place. We had to take the wrong piece out and find the right place.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>Lesson:</strong> When things aren’t going right, it may mean backing up to see where things went wrong to begin with. Then make it right and move ahead.\r\n\r\nFor me, working jigsaw puzzles is therapeutic. Part of my mind can wander while part is fixated on finding the right piece for the right spot. While my mind is wandering, sometimes it stumbles upon some important life lessons.','Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle','','inherit','open','open','','5869-revision-v1','','','2015-07-09 10:26:16','2015-07-09 16:26:16','',5869,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/09/5869-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5867,1,'2015-07-05 19:52:12','2015-07-06 01:52:12','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A Guest Blog by Jody Payne</em></p>\r\nDo you watch Hollywood stars pose in gorgeous gowns covered in sparkling sequels and believe they live charmed lives?\r\n\r\nThey just stand there looking beautiful and actually get paid for it. Big bucks. Do you wonder where you went wrong? How can life be so unfair? Would you gladly trade places with them?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nAre you willing to travel to Africa to adopt a child just so you can stay in the headlines? Remember that your fans will lose interest, and you’ll need to go back to get another one or try something else. A child is forever. You can’t use him as a prop and then put him away until the next publicity crisis comes along.\r\n\r\nDo you honestly believe a fifty year old model looks as good as a twenty year one? Not without help. A lot of help. A nip here. A tuck there. Pretty soon, you’re in the hospital for a complete overhaul. Are you up for it?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nIf you have the cosmetic surgery and a lengthy convalescence, who will cook dinner for your family? Carpool the kids? Even if you can afford to pay someone to do these things, would you really want to forfeit the time with them just so strangers will admire you?\r\n\r\nAre you sure?\r\n\r\nI don’t know about you, but I’m no Angelina. My life isn’t glamourous. I don’t dine on champagne and caviar. I don’t even own a spandex dress trimmed in sequins. All that glitter would scare the horses. It doesn’t take a lot of shiny stuff to set a show horse off, and me stuffed into spandex is something you probably don’t want to think about.\r\n\r\nThere is this: We actually know nothing about the lives of these famous women. They may have been sitting up all night with a feverish child. They may be trying to balance a checkbook that refuses to cooperate.\r\n\r\nFor all their great looks and glamour, their relationships don’t seem to last very long. Maybe they dream about forgoing the rigorous life of strenuous exercise and makeup before peeking out their front doors costumed in the latest fashions from Paris.\r\n\r\nWhen I walk about on my ranch in my old jeans and t-shirt to watch the sunrise, I’m not greeted with flashbulbs. Instead, the cattle saunter up to the fence and look for handouts of range cubes.\r\n\r\nMy bull, Billy Clinton, probably outweighs my John Deere. He’s that big. To a city person, he looks downright scary, but he’s pretty predictable, even if a little fickle. (Hence, the name.)\r\n\r\nThis time of year, the cows bring me their calves for inspection, and my heart is filled with the love of the animals, the land, and the God who gives me these blessings.\r\n\r\nTo me, this is the good life. However, I will admit this, I wouldn’t refuse a small tin of that caviar, but I wouldn’t trade places with any movie star in the world.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? Would you trade? I mean, you know, other than the caviar.\r\n\r\n<em> <img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/jody.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" />Jody Payne is a writer (fiction and non-fiction), a horse woman (dressage, no less),an animal lover (just ask Katrina rescue dog Jane Austin or my two four-legged boys, Toby and Buster),and most of all she’s southern through and through.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>You can find her on FB: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays\"><u>https://www.facebook.com/jodypaynesays</u></a> or her website: <a href=\"http://www.jodypayne.net/\"><u>www.jodypayne.net</u></a></em>','A Charmed Life, Are You Sure?','','inherit','open','open','','5860-revision-v1','','','2015-07-05 19:52:12','2015-07-06 01:52:12','',5860,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/05/5860-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5868,1,'2015-07-06 15:46:43','2015-07-06 21:46:43','<img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/4th-of-july21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" />Last weekend we celebrated the day Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat document begins:\r\n\r\n<em>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature\'s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</em><em> </em>\r\n\r\n<em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>\r\n\r\nBecause of that document, we can celebrate a lot of freedoms in America. Freedom of speech. Freedom to worship. Freedom to do what we believe leads to <em>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness</em>.\r\n\r\nWe also enjoy certain rights. Rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Check <a href=\"http://www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for the complete list.\r\n\r\nSometimes we tend to forget those freedoms and rights did not come by chance. Those freedoms came though the blood of soldiers.\r\n\r\nBecause we’re also human, we tend to be selfish with our freedoms and rights.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We speak words that tear others down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We worship the false idols of fame and pleasure.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We pursue whatever makes us feel better–and mow down anyone or anything that gets in our way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are there better ways to use our freedoms and rights?</p>\r\nI believe so.\r\n\r\nSo does <a href=\"http://holleygerth.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Gerth</a>, who suggests we begin with the highest freedom—LOVE. <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5848 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4th.png\" alt=\"4th\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" /></a>','Using Our July 4th Freedoms','','inherit','open','open','','5845-revision-v1','','','2015-07-06 15:46:43','2015-07-06 21:46:43','',5845,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/06/5845-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6237,1,'2015-11-09 06:00:05','2015-11-09 13:00:05','This Wednesday we honor all veterans. I come from a family of veterans which means I have a deep-rooted interest in the day.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My husband is a retired Army officer. My father served in the Army Air Corps as a bombardier. My uncle was a Marine on Imo Jima. My son-in-law served in the Coast Guard. For one tour, I was a Department of Army Civilian at Eighth Army Headquarters, Yongsan, South Korea.</p>\r\nThis year  I’m celebrating with a sale on my two military romances:<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/V-Day-sale.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6238\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/V-Day-sale-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"V-Day sale\" /></a> Read <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1khg3sa\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to learn the story behind the story and how personal experiences play into the fictional romance of Lily and Alex.\r\n\r\nAnd, click on one of the following links to purchase the books and read the whole story.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cover-for-JABBIC-MorningCalm_7-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6242\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cover-for-JABBIC-MorningCalm_7-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"cover for JABBIC MorningCalm_7 (2)\" /></a><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1e1EVRa\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/10MYQJC\" target=\"_blank\">Nook</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1HkWxET\" target=\"_blank\">Kobo</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://apple.co/1S6VkBz\" target=\"_blank\">iBook</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/TPP-1200x1800.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6241\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/TPP-1200x1800-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"TPP 1200x1800\" /></a> <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1Iy0up2\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1QaP3an\" target=\"_blank\">Nook</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1RESlAl\" target=\"_blank\">Kobo</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://apple.co/1NWQmXa\" target=\"_blank\">iBook</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo all those who have answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor, I send a sincere thank you.','Veterans Day 2015','','publish','open','open','','veterans-day-2015','','','2015-11-07 11:24:50','2015-11-07 18:24:50','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6237',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5876,1,'2015-07-25 07:48:30','2015-07-25 13:48:30','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOur neighbors have started keeping chickens again. The coop is up against the privacy fence between our yards. It drove the dogs crazy at first. Bella, the chicken hunter, tried to dig under the fence to get to them. This was while Brian and I were in Colorado so Rachel had to be extra vigilant to protect the neighbor’s chickens\r\n\r\nThere is a tree growing right along the fence line. In fact it is between the privacy fence and our chain link fence. It has, over the years, bent the chain link fence and pushed the bottom out ever so slightly. It is just enough for Sadie to get between the two fences.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sadie-between-fences.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5875\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sadie-between-fences-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Sadie between fences\" /></a>This was a problem.\r\n\r\nThe chain link fence has points at the top and is just tall enough that I couldn’t reach over to get Sadie. Not to worry – Rachel came out with dog treats and Sadie found her way back into our yard.\r\n\r\nThe next day Sadie taught Bella her new trick. I guess we’ll be buying lots of dog treats until we can get the fence fixed.','A New Trick','','inherit','open','open','','5874-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 07:48:30','2015-07-25 13:48:30','',5874,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5874-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5877,1,'2015-07-25 07:51:37','2015-07-25 13:51:37','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nOur neighbors have started keeping chickens again. The coop is up against the privacy fence between our yards. It drove the dogs crazy at first. Bella, the chicken hunter, tried to dig under the fence to get to them. This was while Brian and I were in Colorado so Rachel had to be extra vigilant to protect the neighbor’s chickens\r\n\r\nThere is a tree growing right along the fence line. In fact, it is between the privacy fence and our chain link fence. It has, over the years, bent the chain link fence and pushed the bottom out ever so slightly. It is just enough for Sadie to get between the two fences.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sadie-between-fences.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5875\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sadie-between-fences-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Sadie between fences\" /></a>This was a problem.\r\n\r\nThe chain link fence has points at the top and is just tall enough that I couldn’t reach over to get Sadie. Not to worry – Rachel came out with dog treats and Sadie found her way back into our yard.\r\n\r\nThe next day Sadie taught Bella her new trick. I guess we’ll be buying lots of dog treats until we can get the fence fixed.','A New Trick','','inherit','open','open','','5874-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 07:51:37','2015-07-25 13:51:37','',5874,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5874-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5878,1,'2015-08-07 06:00:42','2015-08-07 12:00:42','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhile Beekeeper Brian and I were in Colorado, Rachel was on chicken/dog duty. She did an outstanding job especially considering the 32 chicks quickly outgrew the brooder. That meant Rachel had to move them out to the chicken yard. This is no easy process and usually involves two people  Rachel grabbed one of the girls next door to come help. They are all experienced chicken handlers.\r\n\r\nSince they were too small to go directly into the bantam yard, she put them in the long cage that originally had quail in it. She started with it on the ground but discovered what appeared to be bug bites on some of the chicks the first morning. She blamed the infamous Texas fire ant.\r\n\r\nShe moved the cage up onto sawhorses. When we got home the chicks looked great and had adjusted nicely to their new home.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5879\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-chicks-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"new chicks\" /></a>They stay all together as one chick pile, and I worried at first that they would crush each other. So far everyone has survived. I guess they take turns being on the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe next step will be putting them out in the bantam yard. Since there are so many, we are considering options for keeping them safe at night because they will not all fit in the bantam coop. We have another week or so to come up with a solution.\r\n\r\nI’ll keep you posted. . .','Chick Update','','publish','open','open','','chick-update','','','2015-07-25 08:00:41','2015-07-25 14:00:41','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5878',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5880,1,'2015-07-25 07:59:27','2015-07-25 13:59:27','&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhile Beekeeper Brian and I were in Colorado, Rachel was on chicken/dog duty. She did an outstanding job especially considering the 32 chicks quickly outgrew the brooder. That meant Rachel had to move them out to the chicken yard. This is no easy process and usually involves two people  Rachel grabbed one of the girls next door to come help. They are all experienced chicken handlers.\r\n\r\nSince they were too small to go directly into the bantam yard, she put them in the long cage that originally had quail in it. She started with it on the ground but discovered what appeared to be bug bites on some of the chicks the first morning. She blamed the infamous Texas fire ant.\r\n\r\nShe moved the cage up onto sawhorses. When we got home the chicks looked great and had adjusted nicely to their new home.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5879\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-chicks-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"new chicks\" /></a>They stay all together as one chick pile, and I worried at first that they would crush each other. So far everyone has survived. I guess they take turns being on the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe next step will be putting them out in the bantam yard. Since there are so many, we are considering options for keeping them safe at night because they will not all fit in the bantam coop. We have another week or so to come up with a solution.\r\n\r\nI’ll keep you posted. . .','Chick Update','','inherit','open','open','','5878-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 07:59:27','2015-07-25 13:59:27','',5878,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5878-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5881,1,'2015-07-25 07:59:41','2015-07-25 13:59:41','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nWhile Beekeeper Brian and I were in Colorado, Rachel was on chicken/dog duty. She did an outstanding job especially considering the 32 chicks quickly outgrew the brooder. That meant Rachel had to move them out to the chicken yard. This is no easy process and usually involves two people  Rachel grabbed one of the girls next door to come help. They are all experienced chicken handlers.\r\n\r\nSince they were too small to go directly into the bantam yard, she put them in the long cage that originally had quail in it. She started with it on the ground but discovered what appeared to be bug bites on some of the chicks the first morning. She blamed the infamous Texas fire ant.\r\n\r\nShe moved the cage up onto sawhorses. When we got home the chicks looked great and had adjusted nicely to their new home.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-chicks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5879\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/new-chicks-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"new chicks\" /></a>They stay all together as one chick pile, and I worried at first that they would crush each other. So far everyone has survived. I guess they take turns being on the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe next step will be putting them out in the bantam yard. Since there are so many, we are considering options for keeping them safe at night because they will not all fit in the bantam coop. We have another week or so to come up with a solution.\r\n\r\nI’ll keep you posted. . .','Chick Update','','inherit','open','open','','5878-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 07:59:41','2015-07-25 13:59:41','',5878,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5878-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5882,1,'2015-08-14 06:00:09','2015-08-14 12:00:09','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n\r\n<em>“See the little ducklings swimming here and there; </em><em>Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</em>\r\n\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1Ot7MK5\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','publish','open','open','','five-little-ducks','','','2015-07-25 16:49:11','2015-07-25 22:49:11','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5882',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5890,1,'2015-07-25 16:45:50','2015-07-25 22:45:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“See the little ducklings swimming here and there</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</p>\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1Ot7MK5\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 16:45:50','2015-07-25 22:45:50','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5887,1,'2015-07-25 08:10:58','2015-07-25 14:10:58','&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“See the little ducklings swimming here and there</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 08:10:58','2015-07-25 14:10:58','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5888,1,'2015-07-25 08:12:06','2015-07-25 14:12:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“See the little ducklings swimming here and there</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 08:12:06','2015-07-25 14:12:06','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5889,1,'2015-07-25 08:12:45','2015-07-25 14:12:45','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“See the little ducklings swimming here and there</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</p>\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 08:12:45','2015-07-25 14:12:45','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5894,1,'2015-07-25 16:49:11','2015-07-25 22:49:11','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n\r\n<em>“See the little ducklings swimming here and there; </em><em>Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</em>\r\n\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1Ot7MK5\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 16:49:11','2015-07-25 22:49:11','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5891,1,'2015-07-25 16:46:48','2015-07-25 22:46:48','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“See the little ducklings swimming here and there</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</p>\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1Ot7MK5\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 16:46:48','2015-07-25 22:46:48','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5954,1,'2015-08-12 21:43:40','2015-08-13 03:43:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It is the summer\'s great last heat,</em><em>\r\nIt is the fall\'s first chill: They meet.</em>\r\n–<a href=\"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sarah-morgan-bryan-piatt\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt</a></p>\r\nLabor Day is two weeks away. This year’s Fall Equinox will arrive on September 23, 4:21 A.M. EDT\r\n\r\nHere in my part of the woods, the days are growing shorter and the mornings turning chilly.\r\n\r\nI\'m a former teacher so fall brings nostalgia   But not because I’m longing to be back in a classroom again. To be a teacher again, I’d have to give up too much time and energy I prefer to devote to my writing.\r\n\r\nStill, fall will always be one of my favorite times of year because it means\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>less summertime activity to distract me from writing projects</li>\r\n	<li>school supply sales</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5947\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Walmart\" /></a>Nothing jumpstarts my creativity like a fresh notebook and a sharp new pencil or a bright colored pen.\r\n\r\nNever mind, I have plenty of pencils, pens, and notebooks. There’s something compelling about the blank page and a sparkly new pencil.\r\n\r\nPlus, who can resist a sale!\r\n\r\nWriters, does fall charge you or challenge you?','Fall\'s Lure for Writers','','inherit','open','open','','5949-revision-v1','','','2015-08-12 21:43:40','2015-08-13 03:43:40','',5949,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/12/5949-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5955,1,'2015-08-21 06:00:49','2015-08-21 12:00:49','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThree of our four dachshunds sleep in kennels every night. Tucker is not one of them.\r\n\r\nHe has had “kennel phobia” since he was a puppy so he sleeps in our room. Every morning he waits patiently for someone to let his girls out of their kennels.\r\n\r\nBella and Sadie are quick to oblige just as soon as their door is open. Coco, on the other hand, is not a morning dog. Usually she comes running out barking at anything in her way. Sometimes, though, she doesn’t move.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5956\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Coco\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI’ve learned not to force the issue. She eventually comes out. I figure she’s just not ready to face the day yet. I can relate.\r\n\r\nLast week I was going through my morning routine, which includes several cups of coffee, when I discovered this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5957\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"fly\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- a fly in my coffee cup. I was not happy.</p>\r\nMove over Coco, I’m coming to join you. I don’t want to face today either.','Facing Morning','','publish','open','open','','morning','','','2015-08-13 13:34:20','2015-08-13 19:34:20','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5955',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5893,1,'2015-07-25 16:47:54','2015-07-25 22:47:54','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5883\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scenery-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"scenery\" /></a>One morning while in Colorado, I went fishing with Brian and my father. Actually I didn’t fish. I took a book and soaked in the scenery.\r\n\r\nI was joined at one point by a chipmunk- not something we have a lot of in Texas.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5884\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chipmunk-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I spotted a momma duck and her babies. I watched as they walked into the water and swam among the plants. I even saw the momma duck put her head in the water and tail in the air.\r\n\r\nThere is a children’s chant about that:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>“See the little ducklings swimming here and there; </em><em>Heads down in the water tails up in the air.”</em></p>\r\nSoon they headed out across the lake – momma and the four little ducklings close by.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5885\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducks-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"ducks\" /></a>(I couldn’t get all four ducks in the picture. Just like family photos when the kids were young – someone didn’t cooperate.)\r\n\r\nThat too reminded me of a song. I sent the picture to Catherine, our daughter, who is in music school. She also thought of the song. I’ve trained her well  She has heard the song and seen the book from the time she was born.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1Ot7MK5\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bk-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"bk\" /></a>It is one of my favorites and in fact my copy is falling apart. Perhaps I need to invest in a library edition.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all it was a pleasant morning. I could think about my job without having to do it and smile.','Five Little Ducks','','inherit','open','open','','5882-revision-v1','','','2015-07-25 16:47:54','2015-07-25 22:47:54','',5882,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/25/5882-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5895,1,'2015-07-27 06:00:03','2015-07-27 12:00:03','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family sweet romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\n<em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS</em> took months! But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke my right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words flowed and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick sibling\'s story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','publish','open','open','','enduring-to-the-end','','','2015-07-26 15:49:28','2015-07-26 21:49:28','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5895',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5896,1,'2015-07-26 15:24:33','2015-07-26 21:24:33','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family inspirational romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1HlrUZp\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average</a>. With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel</a>, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen with <em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS.  </em>http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/wordcount.html But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took way so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing Pickleball and broke by right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nThen, when I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. We writers call this writer’s block.\r\n\r\nTo overcome the roadblock, I wrote an outline and forced out page after page instead of my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves. My strategy worked, or so I thought. I finished a first draft. Unfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, that’s not the way it happened.\r\n\r\nOnce again, I started over. Only this time, the words began to flow and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.\r\n\r\nBe the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter here. http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\r\n\r\nDon’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END. Now I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick\'s sibling story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:24:33','2015-07-26 21:24:33','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5897,1,'2015-07-26 15:27:21','2015-07-26 21:27:21','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family inspirational romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen with <em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS.  </em>http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/wordcount.html But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took way so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing Pickleball and broke by right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nThen, when I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. We writers call this writer’s block.\r\n\r\nTo overcome the roadblock, I wrote an outline and forced out page after page instead of my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves. My strategy worked, or so I thought. I finished a first draft. Unfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, that’s not the way it happened.\r\n\r\nOnce again, I started over. Only this time, the words began to flow and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.\r\n\r\nBe the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter here. http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\r\n\r\nDon’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END. Now I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick\'s sibling story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:27:21','2015-07-26 21:27:21','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5899,1,'2015-07-26 15:40:10','2015-07-26 21:40:10','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family inspirational romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen with <em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS. </em>But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke by right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words began to flow and THE END came quickly. WHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick\'s sibling story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:40:10','2015-07-26 21:40:10','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5900,1,'2015-07-26 15:42:25','2015-07-26 21:42:25','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family inspirational romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen with <em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS. </em>But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke by right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words flowed and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick\'s sibling story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:42:25','2015-07-26 21:42:25','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5901,1,'2015-07-26 15:43:45','2015-07-26 21:43:45','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family sweet romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen with <em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS. </em>But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke by right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words flowed and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick sibling\'s story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:43:45','2015-07-26 21:43:45','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5902,1,'2015-07-26 15:44:27','2015-07-26 21:44:27','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family sweet romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen with <em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS. </em>But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke my right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words flowed and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick sibling\'s story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:44:27','2015-07-26 21:44:27','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5903,1,'2015-07-26 15:47:23','2015-07-26 21:47:23','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family sweet romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\n<em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS</em> took months! But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story, took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke my right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words flowed and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick sibling\'s story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:47:23','2015-07-26 21:47:23','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5904,1,'2015-07-26 15:49:01','2015-07-26 21:49:01','I wrote writers’ two favorite words last week—THE END.\r\n\r\nFINALLY! Book 2 of the Fitzpatrick Family sweet romance series is now with my copy editor.The book is a novella.It should have been a fast write.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://bit.ly/1IMCI8s\" target=\"_blank\">Novellas generally run 20,000-50,000 words with 30,000 words average.</a> With a writing schedule of approximately one thousand words a day, a writer could/should finish a novella in a month. Even if a writer produces fewer words per day, writing a novella is usually quicker than a writing a novel, which runs 50,000 to 100,000 words.\r\n\r\n<em>WHEN LOVE RETURNS</em> took months! But, there were legitimate reasons Becca and Ethan’s story took so long to finish.\r\n\r\nMy normal writing schedule blew up when I fell playing <a href=\"http://www.usapa.org/what-is-pickleball/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickleball</a> and broke my right wrist last November. The nasty break required surgery to put it back together. Operating with my left hand for months was hard. Trying to type one-handed was next to impossible, so I quit writing.\r\n\r\nWhen I was finally able to use both hands on the keyboard, Ethan and Becca quit talking to me. No matter what I did, the pair refused to cooperate. (We writers call this <em>writer’s block</em>.)\r\n\r\nTo overcome the problem, I abandoned my usually seat-of-the-pants writing style where the story evolves and constructed an outline and forced out page after page. My strategy worked. I finished a first draft.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, Becca and Ethan came out of hiding and started yelling in my head, \"<em>that’s not the way it happened</em>.\"\r\n\r\nI started over. Only this time, the words flowed and THE END came quickly.\r\n\r\nWHEN LOVE RETURNS will be released soon and today I\'m revealing the cover.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5898\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLR_cover_560x840-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_560x840\" /></a>You can be the first to know the exact release date when you sign up for my newsletter <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. Don’t worry. I won’t spam your inbox or sell your email address. I promise...\r\n• You’ll only receive a newsletter when there’s something worth hearing—like release dates or book cover reveals. There are even giveaways and contests for subscribers only.\r\n• And, you always have the option to unsubscribe at the bottom of each newsletter.\r\n\r\nIt\'s been a long haul to THE END for this novella. I’m off to start the next Fitzpatrick sibling\'s story and, hopefully, there will no roadblocks, accidents, or uncooperative characters for their love story.','Enduring to THE END','','inherit','open','open','','5895-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:49:01','2015-07-26 21:49:01','',5895,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5895-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5905,1,'2016-07-14 11:13:11','2016-07-14 17:13:11','<p align=\"center\"><strong>Guest Blog </strong><strong>Participation </strong><strong>Guidelines </strong></p>\r\nHello! Thanks for your interest in guest blogging here at <a href=\"http://judythewriter.wordpress.com/\" target=\"_blank\">View from the Front Porch</a>.\r\n\r\nI love hosting others. If you have a word of wisdom to share or insight on anything faith or fiction focused or maybe a moving or amusing anecdote waiting for an outlet, you’re invited.\r\n\r\nGuest blogging is for anyone ... everyone.\r\n\r\nOnly three guidelines:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Articles or essays MUST be new. <em>Please don’t send something that has already been posted on another website without updating.</em></li>\r\n 	<li>Length around 500 words. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Shorter is better.</em></span></li>\r\n 	<li>No controversial or political topics.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nPick a Thursday date. Right now, most Thursdays in 2016 are available.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve decided what to write and a date you\'d like, here’s what you’ll need to do.\r\n\r\nCopy and paste the form below into your word processor.\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Fill out the form completely.</li>\r\n 	<li>Save the file by renaming as a RTF file with your name (example: JOHNDOE.doc). That will help me keep things organized.</li>\r\n 	<li>Return the completed form to <a href=\"mailto:judythe@judythemorgan.com\">judythewriter@icloud.com</a> as an attachment.</li>\r\n 	<li>You can include a jpg file for any images you wish. No large, large images. And, most important, only <em>legal </em>to copy images. Your photo would be nice to include, but not necessary.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nOnce I receive your email...\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>I’ll confirm receipt, so if you don’t hear from me within 72 hours, please contact me.</li>\r\n 	<li>I wish I had time to send a reminder before your date, but I don’t. So please mark your calendar.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>REQUEST FORM to guest blog on</h3>\r\n<p align=\"center\">View from the Front Porch</p>\r\nName/Pen Name:\r\n\r\nContact Email (not to be given out, just for me):\r\n\r\nWebsite (if you have one):\r\n\r\nBlog (if you have one):\r\n\r\nTwitter and Facebook Links (if you wish to share):\r\n\r\nDate you would like to appear (if no date is specified, I will assign one to you).\r\n\r\nYour blog. *Be sure to proofread it. I’m a writer, not an editor!\r\n<h6><b>Special Instructions if you’re an author:</b></h6>\r\nBeing a guest blogger can also be an opportunity for you to promote your books. In the bio info at the end of your guest blog, we can include any book information you wish to promote.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IMPORTANT:</span> No erotica or steamy sensuality. Any book genre including non-fiction is acceptable.\r\n\r\nIn your file please include\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Title of Book you would like to promote. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember the exceptions!</span></li>\r\n 	<li>Buy Link (either to your author site or to online retailers like Amazon, B&amp;N, etc.)</li>\r\n 	<li>URL for your cover: (To find the URL, right click on the pic, then go to properties. It will have a URL, copy and paste that here.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional thoughts:</span>\r\n\r\nYou are encouraged to show up on your guest blog/interview day to chat with commenters.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to working with you.\r\n\r\n- Judythe','BE MY GUEST','','inherit','open','open','','4250-autosave-v1','','','2016-07-14 11:13:11','2016-07-14 17:13:11','',4250,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/4250-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6850,1,'2016-07-14 11:13:00','2016-07-14 17:13:00','<p align=\"center\"><strong>Guest Blog </strong><strong>Participation </strong><strong>Guidelines </strong></p>\r\nHello! Thanks for your interest in guest blogging here at <a href=\"http://judythewriter.wordpress.com/\" target=\"_blank\">View from the Front Porch</a>.\r\n\r\nI love hosting others. If you have a word of wisdom to share or insight on anything faith or fiction focused or maybe a moving or amusing anecdote waiting for an outlet, you’re invited.\r\n\r\nGuest blogging is for anyone ... everyone.\r\n\r\nOnly three guidelines:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Articles or essays MUST be new. <em>Please don’t send something that has already been posted on another website without updating.</em></li>\r\n 	<li>Length around 500 words. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Shorter is better.</em></span></li>\r\n 	<li>No controversial or political topics.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nPick a Thursday date. Right now, most Thursdays in 2016 are available.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve decided what to write and a date you\'d like, here’s what you’ll need to do.\r\n\r\nCopy and paste the form below into your word processor.\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Fill out the form completely.</li>\r\n 	<li>Save the file by renaming as a RTF file with your name (example: JOHNDOE.doc). That will help me keep things organized.</li>\r\n 	<li>Return the completed form to <a href=\"mailto:judythe@judythemorgan.com\">judythewriter@icloud.com</a> as an attachment.</li>\r\n 	<li>You can include a jpg file for any images you wish. No large, large images. And, most important, only <em>legal </em>to copy images. Your photo would be nice to include, but not necessary.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nOnce I receive your email...\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>I’ll confirm receipt, so if you don’t hear from me within 72 hours, please contact me.</li>\r\n 	<li>I wish I had time to send a reminder before your date, but I don’t. So please mark your calendar.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>REQUEST FORM to guest blog on</h3>\r\n<p align=\"center\">View from the Front Porch</p>\r\nName/Pen Name:\r\n\r\nContact Email (not to be given out, just for me):\r\n\r\nWebsite (if you have one):\r\n\r\nBlog (if you have one):\r\n\r\nTwitter and Facebook Links (if you wish to share):\r\n\r\nDate you would like to appear (if no date is specified, I will assign one to you).\r\n\r\nYour blog. *Be sure to proofread it. I’m a writer, not an editor!\r\n<h6><b>Special Instructions if you’re an author:</b></h6>\r\nBeing a guest blogger can also be an opportunity for you to promote your books. In the bio info at the end of your guest blog, we can include any book information you wish to promote.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IMPORTANT:</span> No erotica or steamy sensuality. Any book genre including non-fiction is acceptable.\r\n\r\nIn your file please include\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Title of Book you would like to promote. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember the exceptions!</span></li>\r\n 	<li>Buy Link (either to your author site or to online retailers like Amazon, B&amp;N, etc.)</li>\r\n 	<li>URL for your cover: (To find the URL, right click on the pic, then go to properties. It will have a URL, copy and paste that here.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional thoughts:</span>\r\n\r\nYou are encouraged to show up on your guest blog/interview day to chat with commenters.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to working with you.\r\n\r\n- Judythe','BE MY GUEST','','inherit','closed','closed','','4250-revision-v1','','','2016-07-14 11:13:00','2016-07-14 17:13:00','',4250,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/07/14/4250-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5906,1,'2015-07-26 15:57:46','2015-07-26 21:57:46','<p align=\"center\"><strong>Guest Blog </strong><strong>Participation </strong><strong>Guidelines </strong></p>\r\nHello! Thanks for your interest in guest blogging here at <a href=\"http://judythewriter.wordpress.com/\" target=\"_blank\">View from the Front Porch</a>.\r\n\r\nI love hosting others. If you have a word of wisdom to share or insight on anything faith or fiction focused or maybe a moving or amusing anecdote waiting for an outlet, you’re invited. Guest blogging is for anyone ... everyone.\r\n\r\nOnly three guidelines:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Articles or essays MUST be new. <em>Please don’t send something that has already been posted on another website without updating.</em></li>\r\n	<li>Length between 500 and 700 words. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Shorter is better.</em></span></li>\r\n	<li>No controversial or political topics.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nPick a Thursday date from available dates. Right now, any Thursday in August through December is available.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve decided what to write and a date you\'d like, here’s what you’ll need to do.\r\n\r\nCopy and paste the form below into your word processor.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Fill out the form completely.</li>\r\n	<li>Save the file by renaming the MS Word or RTF file with your name (example: JOHNDOE.doc). That will help me keep things organized.</li>\r\n	<li>Return the completed form to <a href=\"mailto:judythe@judythemorgan.com\">judythewriter@icloud.com</a> as a MS Word or RTF attachment.</li>\r\n	<li>You can include a jpg file for any images you wish. No large images and Please only <em>legal </em>to copy images. Your photo would be nice to include, but not necessary.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nOnce I receive your email...\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>I’ll confirm receipt, so if you don’t hear from me within 72 hours, please contact me.</li>\r\n	<li>I wish I had time to send a reminder before your date, but I don’t. So please mark your calendar.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h2>REQUEST FORM to guest blog on</h2>\r\n<p align=\"center\">View from the Front Porch</p>\r\nName/Pen Name:\r\n\r\nContact Email (not to be given out, just for me):\r\n\r\nWebsite (if you have one):\r\n\r\nBlog (if you have one):\r\n\r\nTwitter and Facebook Links (if you wish to share):\r\n\r\nDate you would like to appear (if no date is specified, I will assign one to you).\r\n\r\nYour blog. *Be sure to proofread it. I’m a writer, not an editor!\r\n\r\n<b>Special Instructions if you’re an author:</b>\r\n\r\nBeing a guest blogger can also be an opportunity for you to promote your books. In the bio info at the end of your guest blog, we can include any book information you wish to promote.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IMPORTANT:</span> No erotica or steamy sensuality. Any book genre including non-fiction is acceptable.\r\n\r\nIn your file please include\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Title of Book you would like to promote. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember the exceptions!</span></li>\r\n	<li>Buy Link (either to your author site or to online retailers like Amazon, B&amp;N, etc.)</li>\r\n	<li>URL for your cover: (To find the URL, right click on the pic, then go to properties. It will have a URL, copy and paste that here.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional thoughts:</span>\r\n\r\nYou are encouraged to show up on your guest blog/interview day to chat with commenters.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to working with you.\r\n\r\n- Judythe','BE MY GUEST','','inherit','open','open','','4250-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:57:46','2015-07-26 21:57:46','',4250,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/4250-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5908,1,'2015-07-26 15:59:16','2015-07-26 21:59:16','<p align=\"center\"><strong>Guest Blog </strong><strong>Participation </strong><strong>Guidelines </strong></p>\r\nHello! Thanks for your interest in guest blogging here at <a href=\"http://judythewriter.wordpress.com/\" target=\"_blank\">View from the Front Porch</a>.\r\n\r\nI love hosting others. If you have a word of wisdom to share or insight on anything faith or fiction focused or maybe a moving or amusing anecdote waiting for an outlet, you’re invited. Guest blogging is for anyone ... everyone.\r\n\r\nOnly three guidelines:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Articles or essays MUST be new. <em>Please don’t send something that has already been posted on another website without updating.</em></li>\r\n	<li>Length between 500 and 700 words. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Shorter is better.</em></span></li>\r\n	<li>No controversial or political topics.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nPick a Thursday date from available dates. Right now, any Thursday in 2015 is available.\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve decided what to write and a date you\'d like, here’s what you’ll need to do.\r\n\r\nCopy and paste the form below into your word processor.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Fill out the form completely.</li>\r\n	<li>Save the file by renaming the MS Word or RTF file with your name (example: JOHNDOE.doc). That will help me keep things organized.</li>\r\n	<li>Return the completed form to <a href=\"mailto:judythe@judythemorgan.com\">judythewriter@icloud.com</a> as a MS Word or RTF attachment.</li>\r\n	<li>You can include a jpg file for any images you wish. No large images and Please only <em>legal </em>to copy images. Your photo would be nice to include, but not necessary.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nOnce I receive your email...\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>I’ll confirm receipt, so if you don’t hear from me within 72 hours, please contact me.</li>\r\n	<li>I wish I had time to send a reminder before your date, but I don’t. So please mark your calendar.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>REQUEST FORM to guest blog on</h3>\r\n<p align=\"center\">View from the Front Porch</p>\r\nName/Pen Name:\r\n\r\nContact Email (not to be given out, just for me):\r\n\r\nWebsite (if you have one):\r\n\r\nBlog (if you have one):\r\n\r\nTwitter and Facebook Links (if you wish to share):\r\n\r\nDate you would like to appear (if no date is specified, I will assign one to you).\r\n\r\nYour blog. *Be sure to proofread it. I’m a writer, not an editor!\r\n\r\n<b>Special Instructions if you’re an author:</b>\r\n\r\nBeing a guest blogger can also be an opportunity for you to promote your books. In the bio info at the end of your guest blog, we can include any book information you wish to promote.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IMPORTANT:</span> No erotica or steamy sensuality. Any book genre including non-fiction is acceptable.\r\n\r\nIn your file please include\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Title of Book you would like to promote. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember the exceptions!</span></li>\r\n	<li>Buy Link (either to your author site or to online retailers like Amazon, B&amp;N, etc.)</li>\r\n	<li>URL for your cover: (To find the URL, right click on the pic, then go to properties. It will have a URL, copy and paste that here.)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional thoughts:</span>\r\n\r\nYou are encouraged to show up on your guest blog/interview day to chat with commenters.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to working with you.\r\n\r\n- Judythe','BE MY GUEST','','inherit','open','open','','4250-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 15:59:16','2015-07-26 21:59:16','',4250,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/4250-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5909,1,'2015-07-29 06:00:29','2015-07-29 12:00:29','This cartoon titled <em>Some Artist Dos and Don\'ts</em> made me stop and think about why I write.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5910\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"563\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/medium_Why_we_create.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5910 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/medium_Why_we_create-563x1024.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Why_we_create\" width=\"563\" height=\"1024\" /></a> SOURCE: http://hyperallergic.com/141568/some-artist-dos-and-donts/[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> What\'s the driving force for what you do?</p>','Motivation - One Word Wednesday','','publish','open','open','','motivation-one-word-wednesday','','','2015-07-26 16:26:50','2015-07-26 22:26:50','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5909',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5911,1,'2015-07-26 16:24:15','2015-07-26 22:24:15','This cartoon titled <em>Some Artist Dos and Don\'ts</em> made me stop and think about why I write. What\'s your driving force for what you?\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5910\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"563\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/medium_Why_we_create.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5910 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/medium_Why_we_create-563x1024.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Why_we_create\" width=\"563\" height=\"1024\" /></a> SOURCE: http://hyperallergic.com/141568/some-artist-dos-and-donts/[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Motivation - One Word Wednesday','','inherit','open','open','','5909-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 16:24:15','2015-07-26 22:24:15','',5909,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5909-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5912,1,'2015-07-26 16:25:23','2015-07-26 22:25:23','This cartoon titled <em>Some Artist Dos and Don\'ts</em> made me stop and think about why I write.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5910\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"563\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/medium_Why_we_create.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5910 size-large\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/medium_Why_we_create-563x1024.jpg\" alt=\"medium_Why_we_create\" width=\"563\" height=\"1024\" /></a> SOURCE: http://hyperallergic.com/141568/some-artist-dos-and-donts/[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> What\'s the driving force for what you do?</p>','Motivation - One Word Wednesday','','inherit','open','open','','5909-revision-v1','','','2015-07-26 16:25:23','2015-07-26 22:25:23','',5909,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/26/5909-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5913,1,'2015-08-13 06:00:58','2015-08-13 12:00:58','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Guest Blog by Vee Cecil</em></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5915\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5915 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog-Vee Cecil\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> SOURCE: Via Flickr – by Luke Ma[/caption]\r\n\r\nIf you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/VeeCecil.png.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5920\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/VeeCecil.png-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"VeeCecil.png\" /></a>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','publish','open','open','','almost-end-of-summer-safety-tips-for-dogs','','','2015-08-02 17:32:11','2015-08-02 23:32:11','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5913',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5914,1,'2015-07-28 10:57:59','2015-07-28 16:57:59','<strong> </strong>If you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n\r\n-----------\r\n\r\n<strong>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','inherit','open','open','','5913-revision-v1','','','2015-07-28 10:57:59','2015-07-28 16:57:59','',5913,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/28/5913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5916,1,'2015-07-28 11:01:19','2015-07-28 17:01:19','[caption id=\"attachment_5915\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5915 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog-Vee Cecil\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> SOURCE: Via Flickr – by Luke Ma[/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>If you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n\r\n-----------\r\n\r\n<strong>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','inherit','open','open','','5913-revision-v1','','','2015-07-28 11:01:19','2015-07-28 17:01:19','',5913,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/28/5913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5918,1,'2015-07-28 11:05:18','2015-07-28 17:05:18','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Guest Blog by Vee Cecil</em></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5915\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5915 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog-Vee Cecil\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> SOURCE: Via Flickr – by Luke Ma[/caption]\r\n\r\nIf you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~</p>\r\n<strong>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','inherit','open','open','','5913-revision-v1','','','2015-07-28 11:05:18','2015-07-28 17:05:18','',5913,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/28/5913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5917,1,'2015-07-28 11:04:11','2015-07-28 17:04:11','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Guest Blog by Vee Cecil</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5915\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5915 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog-Vee Cecil\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> SOURCE: Via Flickr – by Luke Ma[/caption]\r\n\r\nIf you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~</p>\r\n<strong>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','inherit','open','open','','5913-revision-v1','','','2015-07-28 11:04:11','2015-07-28 17:04:11','',5913,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/28/5913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5921,1,'2015-07-28 20:49:56','2015-07-29 02:49:56','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Guest Blog by Vee Cecil</em></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5915\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5915 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog-Vee Cecil\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> SOURCE: Via Flickr – by Luke Ma[/caption]\r\n\r\nIf you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/VeeCecil.png.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5920\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/VeeCecil.png-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"VeeCecil.png\" />\r\n</a></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','inherit','open','open','','5913-revision-v1','','','2015-07-28 20:49:56','2015-07-29 02:49:56','',5913,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/28/5913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5922,1,'2015-08-03 06:00:21','2015-08-03 12:00:21','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5926 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\" alt=\"typist\" width=\"168\" height=\"134\" /></a>If you’re like me, you learned to hit the space bar twice when you used a period at the end of a sentence. That was the norm when I took typing and when I taught keyboarding. Not any more.\r\n\r\nThese days, most publications recommend using just one space.\r\n\r\nI hear your groans. Your complaints: “but I’ve always” or “I like the distinction between sentences/thoughts that two spaces offer.” There are any number of other reasons to oppose the change.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So why switch from one space to two spaces?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, for one thing, it’s the new rule. You\'ll find these major style guides recommend one space after a period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>\r\n<em>US Government Printing Office Style Manual</em>\r\n<em>The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association</em>\r\n<em>AP Stylebook</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Changing won’t be hard. It’s just a matter of retraining that thumb to live in a one-space world. You can do it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using a word processor, you can correct spacing on already written documents with the search-and-replace function. To make the spacing permanent for future word documents, click on the Grammar/Style option, then select the option one space after the period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you’ve retrained yourself or reset your word processor, typesetters (yes, typesetters still exist) and formatters will love you. You’ll cut their workload. Now, every time they find two spaces after a period, they must delete one of the spaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see more about the whys of the change from two spaces to one <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>\r\nWill you break the rule or embrace the new rule?','Which do you use after a period - one space or two?','','publish','open','open','','which-do-you-use-after-a-period-one-space-or-two','','','2015-07-29 12:07:53','2015-07-29 18:07:53','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5922',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5923,1,'2015-07-29 11:50:12','2015-07-29 17:50:12','If you’re like me, you learned to hit the space bar twice when you used a period at the end of a sentence. That was the norm when I took typing and when I taught keyboarding. Not any more.\r\n\r\nThese days, most publications recommend using just one space.\r\n\r\nI hear your groans. Your complaints: “but I’ve always” or “I like the distinction between sentences/thoughts that two spaces offer.” There are any number of other reasons to oppose the change.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So why should you change? Well, for one thing, it’s the new rule. You\'ll find these major style guides recommend one space after a period.\r\n<em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>\r\n<em>US Government Printing Office Style Manual</em>\r\n<em>The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association</em>\r\n<em>AP Stylebook</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\nChanging won’t be hard. It’s just a matter of retraining that thumb to live in a one-space world. You can do it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using a word processor, you can correct spacing on already written documents with the search-and-replace function. To make the spacing permanent for future word documents, click on the Grammar/Style option, then select the option one space after the period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you’ve retrained yourself or reset your word processor, typesetters (yes, typesetters still exist) and formatters will love you. You’ll cut their workload. Now, every time they find two spaces after a period, they must delete one of the spaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see more about the whys of the change from two spaces to one <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx</p>\r\nGrammar Girl also explains <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/two-spaces-after-a-period#sthash.B28h6hf3.dpuf\r\n\r\nWill you break the rule or embrace the new rule?','Which do you use after a sentence period - one space or two?','','inherit','open','open','','5922-revision-v1','','','2015-07-29 11:50:12','2015-07-29 17:50:12','',5922,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/29/5922-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5925,1,'2015-07-29 12:00:27','2015-07-29 18:00:27','<a href=\"https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/keyboard.jpghttp://\">https://judythewriter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/keyboard.jpghttp://</a>If you’re like me, you learned to hit the space bar twice when you used a period at the end of a sentence. That was the norm when I took typing and when I taught keyboarding. Not any more.\r\n\r\nThese days, most publications recommend using just one space.\r\n\r\nI hear your groans. Your complaints: “but I’ve always” or “I like the distinction between sentences/thoughts that two spaces offer.” There are any number of other reasons to oppose the change.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So why should you change? Well, for one thing, it’s the new rule. You\'ll find these major style guides recommend one space after a period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>\r\n<em>US Government Printing Office Style Manual</em>\r\n<em>The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association</em>\r\n<em>AP Stylebook</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Changing won’t be hard. It’s just a matter of retraining that thumb to live in a one-space world. You can do it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using a word processor, you can correct spacing on already written documents with the search-and-replace function. To make the spacing permanent for future word documents, click on the Grammar/Style option, then select the option one space after the period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you’ve retrained yourself or reset your word processor, typesetters (yes, typesetters still exist) and formatters will love you. You’ll cut their workload. Now, every time they find two spaces after a period, they must delete one of the spaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see more about the whys of the change from two spaces to one <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx</p>\r\nGrammar Girl also explains <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/two-spaces-after-a-period#sthash.B28h6hf3.dpuf\r\n\r\nWill you break the rule or embrace the new rule?','Which do you use after a sentence period - one space or two?','','inherit','open','open','','5922-revision-v1','','','2015-07-29 12:00:27','2015-07-29 18:00:27','',5922,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/29/5922-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5929,1,'2015-07-29 12:07:19','2015-07-29 18:07:19','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5926 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\" alt=\"typist\" width=\"168\" height=\"134\" /></a>If you’re like me, you learned to hit the space bar twice when you used a period at the end of a sentence. That was the norm when I took typing and when I taught keyboarding. Not any more.\r\n\r\nThese days, most publications recommend using just one space.\r\n\r\nI hear your groans. Your complaints: “but I’ve always” or “I like the distinction between sentences/thoughts that two spaces offer.” There are any number of other reasons to oppose the change.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So why switch from one space to two spaces?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, for one thing, it’s the new rule. You\'ll find these major style guides recommend one space after a period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>\r\n<em>US Government Printing Office Style Manual</em>\r\n<em>The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association</em>\r\n<em>AP Stylebook</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Changing won’t be hard. It’s just a matter of retraining that thumb to live in a one-space world. You can do it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using a word processor, you can correct spacing on already written documents with the search-and-replace function. To make the spacing permanent for future word documents, click on the Grammar/Style option, then select the option one space after the period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you’ve retrained yourself or reset your word processor, typesetters (yes, typesetters still exist) and formatters will love you. You’ll cut their workload. Now, every time they find two spaces after a period, they must delete one of the spaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see more about the whys of the change from two spaces to one <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>\r\nWill you break the rule or embrace the new rule?','Which do you use after a period - one space or two?','','inherit','open','open','','5922-revision-v1','','','2015-07-29 12:07:19','2015-07-29 18:07:19','',5922,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/29/5922-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5927,1,'2015-07-29 12:04:22','2015-07-29 18:04:22','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5926 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\" alt=\"typist\" width=\"168\" height=\"134\" /></a>If you’re like me, you learned to hit the space bar twice when you used a period at the end of a sentence. That was the norm when I took typing and when I taught keyboarding. Not any more.\r\n\r\nThese days, most publications recommend using just one space.\r\n\r\nI hear your groans. Your complaints: “but I’ve always” or “I like the distinction between sentences/thoughts that two spaces offer.” There are any number of other reasons to oppose the change.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So why switch from one space to two spaces?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, for one thing, it’s the new rule. You\'ll find these major style guides recommend one space after a period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>\r\n<em>US Government Printing Office Style Manual</em>\r\n<em>The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association</em>\r\n<em>AP Stylebook</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Changing won’t be hard. It’s just a matter of retraining that thumb to live in a one-space world. You can do it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using a word processor, you can correct spacing on already written documents with the search-and-replace function. To make the spacing permanent for future word documents, click on the Grammar/Style option, then select the option one space after the period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you’ve retrained yourself or reset your word processor, typesetters (yes, typesetters still exist) and formatters will love you. You’ll cut their workload. Now, every time they find two spaces after a period, they must delete one of the spaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see more about the whys of the change from two spaces to one <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx</p>\r\nGrammar Girl also explains <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/two-spaces-after-a-period#sthash.B28h6hf3.dpuf\r\n\r\nWill you break the rule or embrace the new rule?','Which do you use after a sentence period - one space or two?','','inherit','open','open','','5922-revision-v1','','','2015-07-29 12:04:22','2015-07-29 18:04:22','',5922,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/29/5922-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5928,1,'2015-07-29 12:04:50','2015-07-29 18:04:50','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5926 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/typist.jpg\" alt=\"typist\" width=\"168\" height=\"134\" /></a>If you’re like me, you learned to hit the space bar twice when you used a period at the end of a sentence. That was the norm when I took typing and when I taught keyboarding. Not any more.\r\n\r\nThese days, most publications recommend using just one space.\r\n\r\nI hear your groans. Your complaints: “but I’ve always” or “I like the distinction between sentences/thoughts that two spaces offer.” There are any number of other reasons to oppose the change.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So why switch from one space to two spaces?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, for one thing, it’s the new rule. You\'ll find these major style guides recommend one space after a period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>\r\n<em>US Government Printing Office Style Manual</em>\r\n<em>The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association</em>\r\n<em>AP Stylebook</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Changing won’t be hard. It’s just a matter of retraining that thumb to live in a one-space world. You can do it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using a word processor, you can correct spacing on already written documents with the search-and-replace function. To make the spacing permanent for future word documents, click on the Grammar/Style option, then select the option one space after the period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you’ve retrained yourself or reset your word processor, typesetters (yes, typesetters still exist) and formatters will love you. You’ll cut their workload. Now, every time they find two spaces after a period, they must delete one of the spaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see more about the whys of the change from two spaces to one <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx</p>\r\nGrammar Girl also explains <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1G7TmOx\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/two-spaces-after-a-period#sthash.B28h6hf3.dpuf\r\n\r\nWill you break the rule or embrace the new rule?','Which do you use after a period - one space or two?','','inherit','open','open','','5922-revision-v1','','','2015-07-29 12:04:50','2015-07-29 18:04:50','',5922,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/07/29/5922-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5941,1,'2015-08-02 17:32:11','2015-08-02 23:32:11','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Guest Blog by Vee Cecil</em></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5915\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5915 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-Vee-Cecil-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog-Vee Cecil\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> SOURCE: Via Flickr – by Luke Ma[/caption]\r\n\r\nIf you’re a dog owner, you know that they enjoy the summer almost as much as people do. They get to spend more time outdoors, take advantage of human eats at their owner’s summer parties, and if they’re lucky, take a dip or two, in the pool or lake.\r\n\r\nBut pet owners should keep in mind that there are a few summer-specific dangers that come with all that fun. Here are a few things to watch out for so that you can ensure you and your dog fully enjoy the rest of the summer.\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Do a thorough clean up after summer get-togethers.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nMany dogs enjoy being around visitors. So, they find summer, with its outdoor barbecues and parties, especially great. But as the MSPCA explains in its tips for having a <a href=\"http://www.mspca.org/programs/pet-owner-resources/living-with-pets/pet-safety-tips/bbq-safety-tips.html\"><u>pet-friendly summer</u></a>, these get-togethers are often rife with possible dangers for your dog. For example, if you aren’t careful, your dog might chomp down a barbecue skewer, which could be very dangerous for them. These parties also tend to produce a lot of trash. Make sure you’ve secured it properly so that your dog can’t fish out “dangerous items like corncobs and bones.”\r\n<h4><strong><strong>Keep ‘em hydrated.</strong></strong></h4>\r\nJust like humans, dogs need to stay hydrated. Whether they’re at the pool, at the park, on a hike, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood, be sure they’re drinking enough water. As these <a href=\"http://www.tagsforpets.com/blog/end-of-summer-safety-tips-2/\"><u>end-of-summer safety tips</u></a> recommend, it’s best to bring water along with you when you have your dog in tow. That way your dog can have a drink whenever he or she needs one.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Lock up the chemicals.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nAll you have to do is take one look at this <a href=\"http://blog.intheswim.com/what-chemicals-are-needed-for-a-pool/\"><u>list of common pool chemicals</u></a> and their uses to know that you don’t want your pet getting anywhere near them. In fact, when not properly handled, these chemicals are toxic for humans and animals. So, if you have a pool, be sure your chemicals stay locked up and out of reach of children and pets. And if you’ll be visiting a friend or neighbor’s pool, ask them where they keep their chemicals so that you can be sure to keep your dog away.\r\n<h5><strong><strong>Know the signs of heatstroke.</strong></strong></h5>\r\nYes, pets can suffer heatstroke, too! The Humane Society explains that <a href=\"http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\"><u>signs of heatstroke</u></a> in your dog might include, heavy panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, and more. And it explains that some animals may be at higher risk than others. For example, if your pet is “very old, very young, overweight, not conditioned to prolonged exercise, or [has] heart or respiratory disease,” then you should keep a close eye out for signs of the above symptoms and try to keep your dog as cool and comfortable as possible in the summer heat at all times.\r\n\r\nThere’s no reason your pet can’t enjoy these last weeks of summer just as much as you do. Keep these tips in mind so that you can keep your four-legged friend healthy and happy.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/VeeCecil.png.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5920\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/VeeCecil.png-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"VeeCecil.png\" /></a>Vee Cecil</strong> has a passion for wellness. She loves studying the topic and sharing her findings on her recently-launched <a href=\"http://mynewwell.com/\"><u>blog</u></a>. She is also a wellness coach, personal trainer, and bootcamp instructor.','(Almost) End-of-Summer Safety Tips for Dogs','','inherit','open','open','','5913-revision-v1','','','2015-08-02 17:32:11','2015-08-02 23:32:11','',5913,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/02/5913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5949,1,'2015-08-10 06:00:07','2015-08-10 12:00:07','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It is the summer\'s great last heat,</em><em>\r\nIt is the fall\'s first chill: They meet.</em>\r\n–<a href=\"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sarah-morgan-bryan-piatt\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt</a></p>\r\nLabor Day is two weeks away. This year’s Fall Equinox will arrive on September 23, 4:21 A.M. EDT\r\n\r\nHere in my part of the woods, the days are growing shorter and the mornings turning chilly.\r\n\r\nI\'m a former teacher so fall brings nostalgia   But not because I’m longing to be back in a classroom again. To be a teacher again, I’d have to give up too much time and energy I prefer to devote to my writing.\r\n\r\nStill, fall will always be one of my favorite times of year because it means\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>less summertime activity to distract me from writing projects</li>\r\n	<li>school supply sales</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5947\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Walmart\" /></a>Nothing jumpstarts my creativity like a fresh notebook and a sharp new pencil or a bright colored pen.\r\n\r\nNever mind, I have plenty of pencils, pens, and notebooks. There’s something compelling about the blank page and a sparkly new pencil.\r\n\r\nPlus, who can resist a sale!\r\n\r\nWriters, does fall charge you or challenge you?','Fall\'s Lure for Writers','','publish','open','open','','falls-lure-for-writers','','','2015-08-12 21:44:35','2015-08-13 03:44:35','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5949',0,'post','',2);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5950,1,'2015-08-09 16:46:06','2015-08-09 22:46:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It is the summer\'s great last heat,</em><em>\r\nIt is the fall\'s first chill: They meet.</em>\r\n–<a href=\"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sarah-morgan-bryan-piatt\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt</a></p>\r\nLabor Day is two weeks away. This year’s Fall Equinox will arrive on September 23, 4:21 A.M. EDT\r\n\r\nHere in my part of the woods, the days are lengthening and the mornings turning chilly.\r\n\r\nI\'m a former teacher so fall brings nostalgia   But not because I’m longing to be back in a classroom again. To be a teacher again, I’d have to give up too much time and energy I prefer to devote to my writing.\r\n\r\nStill, fall will always be one of my favorite times of year because it means\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>less summertime activity to distract me from writing projects</li>\r\n	<li>school supply sales</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5947\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Walmart\" /></a>Nothing jumpstarts my creativity like a fresh notebook and a sharp new pencil or a bright colored pen.\r\n\r\nNever mind, I have plenty of pencils, pens, and notebooks. There’s something compelling about the blank page and a sparkly new pencil.\r\n\r\nPlus, who can resist a sale!\r\n\r\nWriters, does fall charge you or challenge you?','Fall\'s Lure for Writers','','inherit','open','open','','5949-revision-v1','','','2015-08-09 16:46:06','2015-08-09 22:46:06','',5949,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/09/5949-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5951,1,'2015-08-09 16:48:32','2015-08-09 22:48:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It is the summer\'s great last heat,</em><em>\r\nIt is the fall\'s first chill: They meet.</em>\r\n–<a href=\"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sarah-morgan-bryan-piatt\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt</a></p>\r\nLabor Day is two weeks away. This year’s Fall Equinox will arrive on September 23, 4:21 A.M. EDT\r\n\r\nHere in my part of the woods, the days are lengthening and the mornings turning chilly.\r\n\r\nI\'m a former teacher so fall brings nostalgia   But not because I’m longing to be back in a classroom again. To be a teacher again, I’d have to give up too much time and energy I prefer to devote to my writing.\r\n\r\nStill, fall will always be one of my favorite times of year because it means\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>less summertime activity to distract me from writing projects</li>\r\n	<li>school supply sales</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5947\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walmart-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Walmart\" /></a>Nothing jumpstarts my creativity like a fresh notebook and a sharp new pencil or a bright colored pen.\r\n\r\nNever mind, I have plenty of pencils, pens, and notebooks. There’s something compelling about the blank page and a sparkly new pencil.\r\n\r\nPlus, who can resist a sale!\r\n\r\nWriters, does fall charge you or challenge you?','Fall\'s Lure for Writers','','inherit','open','open','','5949-autosave-v1','','','2015-08-09 16:48:32','2015-08-09 22:48:32','',5949,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/09/5949-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5943,1,'2015-08-02 19:24:38','2015-08-03 01:24:38','<em>There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.</em>                          <strong>~W. Somerset Maugham</strong>\r\n\r\nIn spite of Maugham\'s quote, writing rules are everywhere. A blog post on <a href=\"http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/09/14/3-rules-for-writers/\">The Creative Pen</a> <em>,</em> suggests three rules:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Be a reader</strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Listen To Your Inner Voice And Take Dictation </strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read Your Written Work Out Loud </strong></li>\r\n</ol>\r\nhere are the ten top writing rules from famous writers, a video hosted by Lycra Communications:\r\n\r\n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLIGZEBmBUk?rel=0&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\r\n\r\nWhich http://youtu.be/LLIGZEBmBUk?t=21s','Writing Rules?','','inherit','open','open','','955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-02 19:24:38','2015-08-03 01:24:38','',955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/02/955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5944,1,'2015-08-02 19:37:31','2015-08-03 01:37:31','<em>There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.</em>                          <strong>~W. Somerset Maugham</strong>\r\n\r\nIn spite of Maugham\'s quote, writing rules are everywhere.\r\n\r\nNeil Gaiman offers the main rule:\r\n\r\n<em>The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it ­honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere are the ten top writing rules from famous writers, a video hosted by Lycra Communications:\r\n\r\n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLIGZEBmBUk?rel=0&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Writing Rules?','','inherit','open','open','','955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-02 19:37:31','2015-08-03 01:37:31','',955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/02/955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5945,1,'2015-08-02 19:42:34','2015-08-03 01:42:34','<em>There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.</em>                          <strong>~W. Somerset Maugham</strong>\r\n\r\nIn spite of Maugham\'s quote, writing rules are everywhere.\r\n\r\n<strong>Neil Gaiman</strong> offers what he considers the main rule:\r\n\r\n<em>The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it ­honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kurt Vonnegut </strong>suggests <a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/\">8 rules f</a><a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/\">or a great story</a><a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/\">,</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Henry Miller </strong>provides <a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/22/henry-miller-on-writing/\">11 commandments</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>John Steinbeck </strong>gives <a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/12/john-steinbeck-six-tips-on-writing/\">6 pointers</a>\r\n\r\nA video hosted by Lycra Communications give the ten top writing rules from famous writers,\r\n\r\n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLIGZEBmBUk?rel=0&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Writing Rules?','','inherit','open','open','','955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-02 19:42:34','2015-08-03 01:42:34','',955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/02/955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5946,1,'2015-08-02 19:44:44','2015-08-03 01:44:44','<em>There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.</em>                          <strong>~W. Somerset Maugham</strong>\r\n\r\nIn spite of Maugham\'s quote, writing rules are everywhere.\r\n\r\n<strong>Neil Gaiman</strong> offers what he considers the main rule:\r\n\r\n<em>The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it ­honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kurt Vonnegut </strong>suggests <a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/\">8 rules f</a><a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/\">or a great story</a><a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/\">,</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Henry Miller </strong>provides <a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/22/henry-miller-on-writing/\">11 commandments</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>John Steinbeck </strong>gives <a href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/12/john-steinbeck-six-tips-on-writing/\">6 pointers</a>\r\n\r\nA video hosted by Lycra Communications gives the ten top writing rules from famous writers.\r\n\r\n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLIGZEBmBUk?rel=0&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\r\n\r\nYOUR TURN: What are your writing rules?','Writing Rules?','','inherit','open','open','','955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-02 19:44:44','2015-08-03 01:44:44','',955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/02/955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5958,1,'2015-08-13 13:32:06','2015-08-13 19:32:06','&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThree of our four dachshunds sleep in kennels every night. Tucker is not one of them.\r\n\r\nHe has had “kennel phobia” since he was a puppy so he sleeps in our room. Every morning he waits patiently for someone to let his girls out of their kennels.\r\n\r\nBella and Sadie are quick to oblige just as soon as their door is open. Coco, on the other hand, is not a morning dog. Usually she comes running out barking at anything in her way. Sometimes, though, she doesn’t move.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5956\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Coco\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI’ve learned not to force the issue. She eventually comes out. I figure she’s just not ready to face the day yet. I can relate.\r\n\r\nLast week I was going through my morning routine, which includes several cups of coffee, when I discovered this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5957\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"fly\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- a fly in my coffee cup. I was not happy.</p>\r\nMove over Coco, I’m coming to join you. I don’t want to face today either.','Morning','','inherit','open','open','','5955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-13 13:32:06','2015-08-13 19:32:06','',5955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/13/5955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5959,1,'2015-08-13 13:33:22','2015-08-13 19:33:22','&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThree of our four dachshunds sleep in kennels every night. Tucker is not one of them.\r\n\r\nHe has had “kennel phobia” since he was a puppy so he sleeps in our room. Every morning he waits patiently for someone to let his girls out of their kennels.\r\n\r\nBella and Sadie are quick to oblige just as soon as their door is open. Coco, on the other hand, is not a morning dog. Usually she comes running out barking at anything in her way. Sometimes, though, she doesn’t move.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5956\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Coco\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI’ve learned not to force the issue. She eventually comes out. I figure she’s just not ready to face the day yet. I can relate.\r\n\r\nLast week I was going through my morning routine, which includes several cups of coffee, when I discovered this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5957\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"fly\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- a fly in my coffee cup. I was not happy.</p>\r\nMove over Coco, I’m coming to join you. I don’t want to face today either.','Morning','','inherit','open','open','','5955-autosave-v1','','','2015-08-13 13:33:22','2015-08-13 19:33:22','',5955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/13/5955-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5960,1,'2015-08-13 13:34:06','2015-08-13 19:34:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThree of our four dachshunds sleep in kennels every night. Tucker is not one of them.\r\n\r\nHe has had “kennel phobia” since he was a puppy so he sleeps in our room. Every morning he waits patiently for someone to let his girls out of their kennels.\r\n\r\nBella and Sadie are quick to oblige just as soon as their door is open. Coco, on the other hand, is not a morning dog. Usually she comes running out barking at anything in her way. Sometimes, though, she doesn’t move.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5956\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Coco\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI’ve learned not to force the issue. She eventually comes out. I figure she’s just not ready to face the day yet. I can relate.\r\n\r\nLast week I was going through my morning routine, which includes several cups of coffee, when I discovered this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5957\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"fly\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- a fly in my coffee cup. I was not happy.</p>\r\nMove over Coco, I’m coming to join you. I don’t want to face today either.','Morning','','inherit','open','open','','5955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-13 13:34:06','2015-08-13 19:34:06','',5955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/13/5955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5961,1,'2015-08-13 13:34:20','2015-08-13 19:34:20','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThree of our four dachshunds sleep in kennels every night. Tucker is not one of them.\r\n\r\nHe has had “kennel phobia” since he was a puppy so he sleeps in our room. Every morning he waits patiently for someone to let his girls out of their kennels.\r\n\r\nBella and Sadie are quick to oblige just as soon as their door is open. Coco, on the other hand, is not a morning dog. Usually she comes running out barking at anything in her way. Sometimes, though, she doesn’t move.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5956\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coco-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Coco\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI’ve learned not to force the issue. She eventually comes out. I figure she’s just not ready to face the day yet. I can relate.\r\n\r\nLast week I was going through my morning routine, which includes several cups of coffee, when I discovered this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5957\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fly-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"fly\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- a fly in my coffee cup. I was not happy.</p>\r\nMove over Coco, I’m coming to join you. I don’t want to face today either.','Facing Morning','','inherit','open','open','','5955-revision-v1','','','2015-08-13 13:34:20','2015-08-13 19:34:20','',5955,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/13/5955-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5962,1,'2015-08-17 06:00:08','2015-08-17 12:00:08','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of the new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family where each of eight preacher kids has his or her own romance story, books one and two are about school teachers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5970 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLB_cover_2015_100x150\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" /></a>Andy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at-risk high school students.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>Becca Fitzpatrick of <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Returns</a></em> is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Andy reminds us that wearing what’s trendy is especially important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flip side, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick teachers wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','publish','open','open','','five-back-to-school-tips-for-a-good-school-year','','','2015-08-17 14:38:20','2015-08-17 20:38:20','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5962',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5963,1,'2015-08-16 20:21:43','2015-08-17 02:21:43','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of a new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family - Eight preacher kids, each with a romance story of his or her own, two stories are teacher stories.\r\n\r\nAndy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at risk high school students.\r\n\r\nBecca Fitzpatrick of <em>When Love Returns</em> (watch for its release this week) is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. I won’t spoil the ending by revealing her decision when the opportunity comes. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Wearing what’s trendy is important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flipside, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nBecca and Andy wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','inherit','open','open','','5962-revision-v1','','','2015-08-16 20:21:43','2015-08-17 02:21:43','',5962,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/16/5962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5971,1,'2015-08-16 20:38:53','2015-08-17 02:38:53','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of the new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family - Eight preacher kids, each with a romance story of his or her own, two stories are about school teachers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5970 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLB_cover_2015_100x150\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" /></a>Andy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at-risk high school students.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>Becca Fitzpatrick of <em>When Love Returns</em> (watch for its release this week) is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Wearing what’s trendy is important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flip side, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick teachers wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','inherit','open','open','','5962-revision-v1','','','2015-08-16 20:38:53','2015-08-17 02:38:53','',5962,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/16/5962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5968,1,'2015-08-16 20:32:08','2015-08-17 02:32:08','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of the new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family - Eight preacher kids, each with a romance story of his or her own, two stories are about school teachers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_560x8401.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5967\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_560x8401-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLB_cover_2015_560x840\" /></a>Andy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at-risk high school students.\r\n\r\nBecca Fitzpatrick of <em>When Love Returns</em> (watch for its release this week) is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Wearing what’s trendy is important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flip side, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick teachers wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','inherit','open','open','','5962-revision-v1','','','2015-08-16 20:32:08','2015-08-17 02:32:08','',5962,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/16/5962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5972,1,'2015-08-16 20:43:29','2015-08-17 02:43:29','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of the new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family where each of eight preacher kids has his or her own romance story, books one and two are about school teachers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5970 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLB_cover_2015_100x150\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" /></a>Andy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at-risk high school students.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>Becca Fitzpatrick of <em>When Love Returns</em> (watch for its release this week) is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Wearing what’s trendy is important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flip side, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick teachers wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','inherit','open','open','','5962-revision-v1','','','2015-08-16 20:43:29','2015-08-17 02:43:29','',5962,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/16/5962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5973,1,'2015-08-16 20:45:07','2015-08-17 02:45:07','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of the new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family where each of eight preacher kids has his or her own romance story, books one and two are about school teachers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5970 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLB_cover_2015_100x150\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" /></a>Andy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at-risk high school students.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>Becca Fitzpatrick of <em>When Love Returns</em> (watch for its release this week) is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Andy reminds us that wearing what’s trendy is especially important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flip side, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick teachers wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','inherit','open','open','','5962-revision-v1','','','2015-08-16 20:45:07','2015-08-17 02:45:07','',5962,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/16/5962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5974,1,'2015-08-17 14:38:20','2015-08-17 20:38:20','School bells will soon be ringing. In some places, the bells already signal the beginning of the new school year.\r\n\r\nEverywhere parents and kids are hoping for a really good year. I’m offering some tips today from fictional teachers that will make that happen.\r\n\r\nIn my latest sweet romance series, The Fitzpatrick Family where each of eight preacher kids has his or her own romance story, books one and two are about school teachers.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5970 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLB_cover_2015_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLB_cover_2015_100x150\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" /></a>Andy Fitzpatrick of <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Love Blooms</em></a> is a special education teacher working with at-risk high school students.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>Becca Fitzpatrick of <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Returns</a></em> is a middle school teacher with aspirations to be the school principal. No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.\r\n\r\nBrother and sister put their heads together and came up with these five tips to help make this school year an all-round success.\r\n\r\n• Before that first day, take a virtual tour of the school with your child and/or visit the school’s website. You’ll find a wealth of information to speed the process and avoid awkward first-day moments.\r\n\r\n• Plan a “bus stop breakfast” for your elementary age child on the first day of school. Nothing fancy, simple is best. Becca thinks it\'s a great way to start any school day.\r\n\r\n• Take your pre-teen or teen to the local mall and splurge on a new outfit. Andy reminds us that wearing what’s trendy is especially important at this age.\r\n\r\n• No matter what their age, encourage your child to reach out and introduce themselves. They’ll make new friends so much faster. On the flip side, remind your child to reach out to any new kids.\r\n\r\n• At the end of the first day, be sure to ask how the day went or meet the bus then share an after-school snack.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick teachers wish all the students, teachers, and staffs a safe and productive new school year. And, so do I.','Five Back-to-School Tips for a Good School Year','','inherit','open','open','','5962-revision-v1','','','2015-08-17 14:38:20','2015-08-17 20:38:20','',5962,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/17/5962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5976,1,'2015-09-07 06:00:42','2015-09-07 12:00:42','[caption id=\"attachment_5977\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"682\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/September-dust-rag1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5977 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/September-dust-rag1.jpg\" alt=\"September-dust-rag1\" width=\"682\" height=\"1004\" /></a> SOURCE: http://www.annetaintor.com/september-caption-contest-finalists-2/[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I classify peeking through the blinds research whether I have a dust rag in my hand or not. Neither do I count eavesdropping and people watching as spying.\r\n\r\nWhat better methods to gather data for my stories. I’m able to notice idiosyncrasies, speech patterns, body language, find clothing ideas, and observe relationship interactions. All of which provide great inspiration for my characters and their stories.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writer-tee.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5980 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writer-tee-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"writer tee\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Sometimes I wear my warning shirt.\r\n\r\nSometimes I don’t.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI’m not asking for actual responses, but I’m guessing many of you are guilty of dust rag spying or eavesdropping or people watching too.\r\n\r\nI’m a writer that’s my excuse. What’s yours?','Spying, people watching, or doing research?','','publish','open','open','','spying-people-watching-or-doing-research','','','2015-09-07 08:59:11','2015-09-07 14:59:11','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5976',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5978,1,'2015-08-19 13:04:55','2015-08-19 19:04:55','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/September-dust-rag1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5977 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/September-dust-rag1.jpg\" alt=\"September-dust-rag1\" width=\"682\" height=\"1004\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I call peeking through the blinds research. Same as eavesdropping and people watching.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat better methods to gather data for my stories. I’m able to notice idiosyncrasies, speech patterns, body language, clothing ideas, and relationship interactions. Great inspiration for my characterizations.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSometimes I wear my warning shirt.\r\n\r\nSometimes I don’t.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI’m not asking for actual responses, but I’m guessing many of you are guilty of dust rag spying/people watching too.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI’m a writer that’s my excuse. What’s yours?','Spying, people watching, or doing research?','','inherit','open','open','','5976-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 13:04:55','2015-08-19 19:04:55','',5976,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5976-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5980,1,'2015-08-19 13:11:54','2015-08-19 19:11:54','','writer tee','','inherit','open','open','','writer-tee','','','2015-08-19 13:11:54','2015-08-19 19:11:54','',5976,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writer-tee.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5981,1,'2015-08-19 13:13:22','2015-08-19 19:13:22','[caption id=\"attachment_5977\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"682\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/September-dust-rag1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5977 size-full\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/September-dust-rag1.jpg\" alt=\"September-dust-rag1\" width=\"682\" height=\"1004\" /></a> SOURCE: http://www.annetaintor.com/september-caption-contest-finalists-2/[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs a writer, I classify peeking through the blinds research whether I have a dust rag in my hand or not. Neither to I count eavesdropping and people watching as spying.\r\n\r\nWhat better methods to gather data for my stories. I’m able to notice idiosyncrasies, speech patterns, body language, find clothing ideas, and observe relationship interactions. All of which provide great inspiration for my characters and their stories.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writer-tee.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5980 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/writer-tee-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"writer tee\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Sometimes I wear my warning shirt.\r\n\r\nSometimes I don’t.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI’m not asking for actual responses, but I’m guessing many of you are guilty of dust rag spying or eavesdropping or people watching too.\r\n\r\nI’m a writer that’s my excuse. What’s yours?','Spying, people watching, or doing research?','','inherit','open','open','','5976-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 13:13:22','2015-08-19 19:13:22','',5976,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5976-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5982,1,'2015-09-14 06:00:53','2015-09-14 12:00:53','[caption id=\"attachment_5983\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5983 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a> SOURCE: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1J5ycAx\" target=\"_blank\">This is Beirut</a> blog, November 15, 2010[/caption]\r\n\r\nWriting is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either of them bragging or boasting?  I don’t think so. They are doing self- promoting. Those pictures and diplomas say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult if you\'re an author?\r\n\r\nI believe two things stop us from promoting our books like the medical professionals hang diplomas or talking about our books like our fly-fishing guide.\r\n\r\nFirst, the negative connotation of “self-promotion.” Second, an ingrained fear of being called a <em>braggart</em>.\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our hesitancy and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and simply promoting our work.\r\n\r\n<strong>BRAG </strong>means making pompous or boastful statements; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous author with his stack of books under his arm harassing us into buying a copy of his new book. It\'s too much and such behavior is what gives self-promotion its negative connotation. Bragging and pushiness to sell our books is not productive promotion.\r\n\r\n<strong>SHARE</strong> means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing work of my creative friends whether that work is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\n<strong>PROMOTE</strong> is <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">encourage</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">sales,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">acceptance,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">product),</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">especially</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">through</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">advertising</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">other</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">publicity.</span> It’s the means of seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors don’t do self-promotions, aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so.\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','publish','open','open','','is-author-self-promotion-different-from-any-other-promoting','','','2015-08-25 08:17:26','2015-08-25 14:17:26','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5982',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5983,1,'2015-08-19 14:59:45','2015-08-19 20:59:45','','shamelessselfpromotion','','inherit','open','open','','shamelessselfpromotion','','','2015-08-19 14:59:45','2015-08-19 20:59:45','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5984,1,'2015-08-19 15:00:59','2015-08-19 21:00:59','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5983\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" /></a>Writing is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either professional bragging or boasting or promoting?\r\n\r\nI don’t think so. Those pictures and diplomas provide qualifications. They say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult for us for self-published or indie authors? I believe two things stop authors displaying our book like the medical professionals hang diplomas and talking about our books:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n~The negative connotation of “self-promotion”\r\n\r\n~an ingrained fear of being called a braggart\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our conscious and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and promoting our books.\r\n\r\nBRAG: pompous or boastful statement; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous self-published author with his stack of books under his arm asking you to buy. Too much and what gives self-promotion its negative conation! Bragging is not promotion.\r\n\r\nSHARE means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s knowledge of his product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing creative friends’ work whether is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\nPROMOTE is to contribute to the growth or prosperity of or to present (merchandise) for buyer acceptance through advertising and publicity. It’s seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors say we won’t do promotions aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so. What do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','inherit','open','open','','5982-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 15:00:59','2015-08-19 21:00:59','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5985,1,'2015-08-19 20:14:43','2015-08-20 02:14:43','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5983\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" /></a>Writing is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either of them bragging or boasting?  I don’t think so. They are doing self- promoting. Those pictures and diplomas say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult for authors? I believe two things stop us from promoting our books like the medical professionals hang diplomas and talking about our books like our fly-fishing guide.\r\n\r\nFirst, the negative connotation of “self-promotion.” Second, an ingrained fear of being called a <em>braggart</em>.\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our hesitancy and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and simply promoting our work.\r\n\r\n<strong>BRAG </strong>means making pompous or boastful statements; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous author with his stack of books under his arm harassing you into buying a copy. It\'s too much and such behavior is what gives self-promotion its negative connotation. Bragging and pushiness to purchase our books is not promotion.\r\n\r\n<strong>SHARE</strong> means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing creative friends’ work whether that work is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\n<strong>PROMOTE</strong> is <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">encourage</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">sales,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">acceptance,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">product),</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">especially</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">through</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">advertising</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">other</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">publicity.</span> It’s the means of seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors say we won’t do self-promotions, aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so.\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','inherit','open','open','','5982-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 20:14:43','2015-08-20 02:14:43','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5986,1,'2015-08-19 20:19:29','2015-08-20 02:19:29','[caption id=\"attachment_5983\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5983 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a> SOURCE: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1J5ycAx\" target=\"_blank\">This is Beirut</a> blog, November 15, 2010[/caption]\r\n\r\nWriting is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either of them bragging or boasting?  I don’t think so. They are doing self- promoting. Those pictures and diplomas say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult if you\'re an author?\r\n\r\nI believe two things stop us from promoting our books like the medical professionals hang diplomas and talking about our books like our fly-fishing guide.\r\n\r\nFirst, the negative connotation of “self-promotion.” Second, an ingrained fear of being called a <em>braggart</em>.\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our hesitancy and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and simply promoting our work.\r\n\r\n<strong>BRAG </strong>means making pompous or boastful statements; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous author with his stack of books under his arm harassing you into buying a copy. It\'s too much and such behavior is what gives self-promotion its negative connotation. Bragging and pushiness to purchase our books is not promotion.\r\n\r\n<strong>SHARE</strong> means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing creative friends’ work whether that work is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\n<strong>PROMOTE</strong> is <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">encourage</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">sales,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">acceptance,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">product),</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">especially</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">through</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">advertising</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">other</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">publicity.</span> It’s the means of seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors won’t do self-promotions, aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so.\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','inherit','open','open','','5982-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 20:19:29','2015-08-20 02:19:29','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5987,1,'2015-08-19 20:22:05','2015-08-20 02:22:05','[caption id=\"attachment_5983\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5983 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a> SOURCE: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1J5ycAx\" target=\"_blank\">This is Beirut</a> blog, November 15, 2010[/caption]\r\n\r\nWriting is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either of them bragging or boasting?  I don’t think so. They are doing self- promoting. Those pictures and diplomas say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult if you\'re an author?\r\n\r\nI believe two things stop us from promoting our books like the medical professionals hang diplomas and talking about our books like our fly-fishing guide.\r\n\r\nFirst, the negative connotation of “self-promotion.” Second, an ingrained fear of being called a <em>braggart</em>.\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our hesitancy and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and simply promoting our work.\r\n\r\n<strong>BRAG </strong>means making pompous or boastful statements; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous author with his stack of books under his arm harassing us into buying a copy of his new book. It\'s too much and such behavior is what gives self-promotion its negative connotation. Bragging and pushiness to sell our books is not productive promotion.\r\n\r\n<strong>SHARE</strong> means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing work of my creative friends whether that work is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\n<strong>PROMOTE</strong> is <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">encourage</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">sales,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">acceptance,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">product),</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">especially</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">through</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">advertising</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">other</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">publicity.</span> It’s the means of seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors won’t do self-promotions, aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so.\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','inherit','open','open','','5982-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 20:22:05','2015-08-20 02:22:05','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5988,1,'2015-08-19 20:22:52','2015-08-20 02:22:52','[caption id=\"attachment_5983\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5983 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a> SOURCE: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1J5ycAx\" target=\"_blank\">This is Beirut</a> blog, November 15, 2010[/caption]\r\n\r\nWriting is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either of them bragging or boasting?  I don’t think so. They are doing self- promoting. Those pictures and diplomas say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult if you\'re an author?\r\n\r\nI believe two things stop us from promoting our books like the medical professionals hang diplomas and talking about our books like our fly-fishing guide.\r\n\r\nFirst, the negative connotation of “self-promotion.” Second, an ingrained fear of being called a <em>braggart</em>.\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our hesitancy and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and simply promoting our work.\r\n\r\n<strong>BRAG </strong>means making pompous or boastful statements; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous author with his stack of books under his arm harassing us into buying a copy of his new book. It\'s too much and such behavior is what gives self-promotion its negative connotation. Bragging and pushiness to sell our books is not productive promotion.\r\n\r\n<strong>SHARE</strong> means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing work of my creative friends whether that work is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\n<strong>PROMOTE</strong> is <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">encourage</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">sales,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">acceptance,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">product),</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">especially</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">through</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">advertising</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">other</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">publicity.</span> It’s the means of seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors don’t do self-promotions, aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so.\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','inherit','open','open','','5982-revision-v1','','','2015-08-19 20:22:52','2015-08-20 02:22:52','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/19/5982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5989,1,'2015-08-28 06:00:14','2015-08-28 12:00:14','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThe chicks have gotten too big for the long cage. This is good. It means they are growing.\r\n\r\nThis is bad. It means we have to move them.\r\n\r\nRachel and I decided to move the larger ones first. I chose 14 hens and gave them to Rachel who clipped their wings. Then we put them in the bantam coop. There was lots of noise initially but eventually they calmed down.\r\n\r\nThe chicks remaining in the long cage on saw horses still seemed to be picking on each other. This was not good.\r\n\r\nWe decided to move the long cage to the ground in the bantam yard. Then we open it during the day and let the chicks run around. At night, we put them back in the long cage and close the doors so they are safe.\r\n\r\nWatching 32 chicks run around on the ground for the first time in their short lives is hysterical. They tend to stay in groups. One will run across the yard and others will follow.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bella-watching.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5991\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bella-watching-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"bella watching\" /></a>Bella finds their activity particularly entertaining.\r\n\r\nShe spends long periods of time just watching them. Fortunately, none have come over the fence to “play.” The bantam yard keeps them entertained for now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next step will be moving them over with the large hens. They need to be a little bit bigger. I tell them every day “Eat and grow, eat and grow.” <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5992\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hens-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"big hens\" /></a>','“Eat and Grow” - Chick Watching','','publish','open','open','','eat-and-grow-chick-watching','','','2015-08-22 11:34:10','2015-08-22 17:34:10','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5989',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5990,1,'2015-08-22 11:28:03','2015-08-22 17:28:03','&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThe chicks have gotten too big for the long cage. This is good. It means they are growing.\r\n\r\nThis is bad. It means we have to move them.\r\n\r\nRachel and I decided to move the larger ones first. I chose 14 hens and gave them to Rachel who clipped their wings. Then we put them in the bantam coop. There was lots of noise initially but eventually they calmed down.\r\n\r\nThe chicks remaining in the long cage on saw horses still seemed to be picking on each other. This was not good.\r\n\r\nWe decided to move the long cage to the ground in the bantam yard. Then we open it during the day and let the chicks run around. At night, we put them back in the long cage and close the doors so they are safe.\r\n\r\nWatching 32 chicks run around on the ground for the first time in their short lives is hysterical. They tend to stay in groups. One will run across the yard and others will follow.\r\n\r\nBella finds this particularly entertaining.\r\n\r\nShe spends long periods of time just watching them. Fortunately, none have come over the fence to “play.” The bantam yard keeps them entertained for now.\r\n\r\nThe next step will be moving them over with the large hens. They need to be a little bit bigger. I tell them every day “Eat and grow, eat and grow.”','“Eat and Grow” - Chick Watching','','inherit','open','open','','5989-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 11:28:03','2015-08-22 17:28:03','',5989,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5989-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5993,1,'2015-08-22 11:32:59','2015-08-22 17:32:59','&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThe chicks have gotten too big for the long cage. This is good. It means they are growing.\r\n\r\nThis is bad. It means we have to move them.\r\n\r\nRachel and I decided to move the larger ones first. I chose 14 hens and gave them to Rachel who clipped their wings. Then we put them in the bantam coop. There was lots of noise initially but eventually they calmed down.\r\n\r\nThe chicks remaining in the long cage on saw horses still seemed to be picking on each other. This was not good.\r\n\r\nWe decided to move the long cage to the ground in the bantam yard. Then we open it during the day and let the chicks run around. At night, we put them back in the long cage and close the doors so they are safe.\r\n\r\nWatching 32 chicks run around on the ground for the first time in their short lives is hysterical. They tend to stay in groups. One will run across the yard and others will follow.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bella-watching.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5991\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bella-watching-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"bella watching\" /></a>Bella finds their activity particularly entertaining.\r\n\r\nShe spends long periods of time just watching them. Fortunately, none have come over the fence to “play.” The bantam yard keeps them entertained for now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next step will be moving them over with the large hens. They need to be a little bit bigger. I tell them every day “Eat and grow, eat and grow.” <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5992\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hens-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"big hens\" /></a>','“Eat and Grow” - Chick Watching','','inherit','open','open','','5989-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 11:32:59','2015-08-22 17:32:59','',5989,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5989-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5994,1,'2015-08-22 11:33:12','2015-08-22 17:33:12','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>By Guest Blogger Chicken Wrangler Sara</em></p>\r\nThe chicks have gotten too big for the long cage. This is good. It means they are growing.\r\n\r\nThis is bad. It means we have to move them.\r\n\r\nRachel and I decided to move the larger ones first. I chose 14 hens and gave them to Rachel who clipped their wings. Then we put them in the bantam coop. There was lots of noise initially but eventually they calmed down.\r\n\r\nThe chicks remaining in the long cage on saw horses still seemed to be picking on each other. This was not good.\r\n\r\nWe decided to move the long cage to the ground in the bantam yard. Then we open it during the day and let the chicks run around. At night, we put them back in the long cage and close the doors so they are safe.\r\n\r\nWatching 32 chicks run around on the ground for the first time in their short lives is hysterical. They tend to stay in groups. One will run across the yard and others will follow.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bella-watching.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5991\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bella-watching-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"bella watching\" /></a>Bella finds their activity particularly entertaining.\r\n\r\nShe spends long periods of time just watching them. Fortunately, none have come over the fence to “play.” The bantam yard keeps them entertained for now.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next step will be moving them over with the large hens. They need to be a little bit bigger. I tell them every day “Eat and grow, eat and grow.” <a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hens.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5992\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hens-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"big hens\" /></a>','“Eat and Grow” - Chick Watching','','inherit','open','open','','5989-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 11:33:12','2015-08-22 17:33:12','',5989,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5989-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5995,1,'2015-08-24 06:00:50','2015-08-24 12:00:50','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from an entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own to share and more story ideas were born.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','publish','open','open','','from-contest-entry-to-book-series','','','2015-08-22 15:20:48','2015-08-22 21:20:48','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=5995',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5996,1,'2015-08-22 14:56:17','2015-08-22 20:56:17','I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available - WHEN LOVE RETURNS</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry to a contest sponsored by the editors at White Rose Press back in 2009.I didn’t win that contest, but in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, Andrew Fitzpatrick’s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told.\r\n\r\nYou can read the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns  </em>is Fitzpatrick twin, Becca’s story.\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>   Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>   Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 14:56:17','2015-08-22 20:56:17','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5997,1,'2015-08-22 14:59:37','2015-08-22 20:59:37','I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available - WHEN LOVE RETURNS</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry to a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest.However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, Andrew Fitzpatrick’s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Read the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns, </em>my newest release, is Fitzpatrick twin, Becca’s story.\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>   Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>   Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 14:59:37','2015-08-22 20:59:37','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5998,1,'2015-08-22 15:04:18','2015-08-22 21:04:18','I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> is the story of Becca Fitzpatrick journey to happily ever after.\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry to a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Read the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:04:18','2015-08-22 21:04:18','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5999,1,'2015-08-22 15:09:13','2015-08-22 21:09:13','I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em><a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5969\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WLR_cover_100x150.jpg\" alt=\"WLR_cover_100x150\" /></a>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:09:13','2015-08-22 21:09:13','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6001,1,'2015-08-22 15:14:33','2015-08-22 21:14:33','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:14:33','2015-08-22 21:14:33','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6002,1,'2015-08-22 15:15:23','2015-08-22 21:15:23','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told.\r\n\r\nEight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:15:23','2015-08-22 21:15:23','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6003,1,'2015-08-22 15:15:49','2015-08-22 21:15:49','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from a entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own to share.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:15:49','2015-08-22 21:15:49','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6004,1,'2015-08-22 15:17:05','2015-08-22 21:17:05','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from an entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own to share.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:17:05','2015-08-22 21:17:05','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6005,1,'2015-08-22 15:19:40','2015-08-22 21:19:40','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\n\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from an entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own to share and .\n\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\n\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\n\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\n\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\n\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\n\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-autosave-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:19:40','2015-08-22 21:19:40','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6006,1,'2015-08-22 15:19:56','2015-08-22 21:19:56','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6000\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AMAZ-cover-for-WLR-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMAZ cover for WLR\" /></a>I\'m skipping my regular Make Me Think Monday blog for some important book release news. <em>The second book in the Fitzpatrick Family Series is now available.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fitzpatrick family came to life from an entry in a contest sponsored by The White Rose Press back in 2009. I didn’t win that contest. However, in the process of revising my entry, now titled <em><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1o26bwl\" target=\"_blank\">When Love Blooms</a>,</em> for publication last year, the hero\'s seven brothers and sisters kept chattering in my head wanting their stories told. Eight preacher kids, each with a sweet romance story of his or her own to share and more story ideas were born.\r\n\r\nRead the full account of how my contest entry became a book series <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/fitzpatrick.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>When Love Returns</em> tells of Becca Fitzpatrick\'s journey to happily ever after. Here\'s the back cover copy:\r\n\r\n<strong>Becca Fitzpatrick fell in love with Ethan Wells at age five. At eight, he proposed. At seventeen, he disappeared and broke her heart. Twelve years later, he returns with a new name - Ethan LaMotte - and a new life in Paris. He claims he’s never stopped loving her. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Once upon a time, Becca believed him. Not anymore. Now family, friends, and adoring students fill her life. Plus, she has an opportunity for the job of her dreams in her small Texas hometown.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Although their lives and work are an ocean apart, Ethan won’t lose Becca another time. But, will she risk her heart again and accept this new Ethan’s proposal?</strong>\r\n\r\nGet your copy of <em>When Love Returns</em> from any of these bookstores:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">AMAZON US</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://amzn.to/1LrddMe\">AMAZON UK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1JgFnav\">NOOK</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://apple.co/1NDLF3n\"><strong>iBooks</strong></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/1EB6rM7\">KOBO</a></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you have as much fun reading Becca and Ethan’s story as I did creating it.</p>','From contest entry to book series','','inherit','open','open','','5995-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 15:19:56','2015-08-22 21:19:56','',5995,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/5995-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6007,1,'2015-08-31 06:00:26','2015-08-31 12:00:26','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/between.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6008\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/between-300x201.gif\" alt=\"between\" /></a>I’m BETWEEN right now like the bird in the graphic. You know, that space separating two points, objects, etc.\r\n\r\nMy <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">new book</a> released this month, which gave me a great sense of accomplishment and relief. I met a goal.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, the accomplishment thrust me into a BETWEEN space wondering what now.\r\n\r\nI\'m not alone. In talking to other writers and friends, so many confess to being BETWEEN - between inspirations, between books, between projects, between jobs.\r\n\r\nBETWEEN can be an uncomfortable space. Many say it’s like a fog knowing there’s something beyond, yet struggling to see what that next thing is.\r\n\r\nBETWEEN can freeze us if we forget life’s a trip through each day, each week, and each year. As writers, we travel page by page, book by book.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, BETWEEN offers a period of awareness. Like almost anything meaningful in life, it’s about perspective. Time in this space allows us to pause and evaluate where we are and where we want to be.\r\n\r\nThe space should motivate us because we have options. What comes next depends on our individual decisions.\r\n\r\nWe choose our own path. Our individual paths will vary. Same as our writer’s journeys differ. Today’s publishing world is all about innovation and pushing the envelope to put remarkable stories in readers’ hands. We have so many options for what now at the end our BETWEEN space.\r\n\r\nFor me, BETWEEN is a temporary holding pattern, a hiatus where I can catch my breath before charging ahead with the next thing.\r\n\r\nI already know what’s now for me – the next writing project.\r\n\r\nI recently attended a Power Plotting Weekend with <a href=\"http://marybuckham.com/writing-craft/\">Mary Buckham</a>, USA Today best-selling author and writing teacher extraordinaire, and plotted three (3) projects. I’m pumped and ready to go.\r\n\r\nYOUR TURN: What about you? Are you in the space BETWEEN or in what’s now stage of your journey?','BETWEEN – The space linking THE END and what now','','publish','open','open','','between-the-space-linking-the-end-and-what-now','','','2015-08-22 17:21:10','2015-08-22 23:21:10','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6007',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6009,1,'2015-08-22 17:18:29','2015-08-22 23:18:29','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/between.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6008\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/between-300x201.gif\" alt=\"between\" /></a>I’m BETWEEN right now like the bird in the graphic. You know, that space separating two points, objects, etc.\r\n\r\nMy <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">new book</a> released this month, which gave me a great sense of accomplishment and relief. I met a goal.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, the accomplishment thrust me into a BETWEEN space. I\'m not alone. In talking to other writers and friends, so many confess to being BETWEEN - between inspirations, between books, between projects, between jobs.\r\n\r\nBETWEEN can be an uncomfortable space. Many say it’s like a fog knowing there’s something beyond, yet struggling to see what that next thing is.\r\n\r\nBETWEEN can freeze us if we forget life’s a trip through each day, each week, and each year. As writers, we travel page by page, book by book.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, BETWEEN offers a period of awareness. Like almost anything meaningful in life, it’s about perspective. Time in this space allows us to pause and evaluate where we are and where we want to be.\r\n\r\nThe space should motivate us because we have options. What comes next depends on our individual decisions.\r\n\r\nWe choose our own path. Our individual paths will vary. Same as our writer’s journeys differ. Today’s publishing world is all about innovation and pushing the envelope to put remarkable stories in readers’ hands. We have so many options for what now at the end our BETWEEN space.\r\n\r\nFor me, BETWEEN is a temporary holding pattern, a hiatus where I can catch my breath before charging ahead with the next thing.\r\n\r\nI already know what’s now for me – the next writing project.\r\n\r\nI recently attended a Power Plotting Weekend with <a href=\"http://marybuckham.com/writing-craft/\">Mary Buckham</a>, USA Today best-selling author and writing teacher extraordinaire, and plotted three (3) projects. I’m pumped and ready to go.\r\n\r\nYOUR TURN: What about you? Are you in the space BETWEEN or in what’s now stage of your journey?','BETWEEN – The space linking THE END and what now','','inherit','open','open','','6007-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 17:18:29','2015-08-22 23:18:29','',6007,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/6007-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6010,1,'2015-08-22 17:19:25','2015-08-22 23:19:25','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/between.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6008\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/between-300x201.gif\" alt=\"between\" /></a>I’m BETWEEN right now like the bird in the graphic. You know, that space separating two points, objects, etc.\r\n\r\nMy <a href=\"http://amzn.to/1My5CeW\">new book</a> released this month, which gave me a great sense of accomplishment and relief. I met a goal.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, the accomplishment thrust me into a BETWEEN space wondering what now.\r\n\r\nI\'m not alone. In talking to other writers and friends, so many confess to being BETWEEN - between inspirations, between books, between projects, between jobs.\r\n\r\nBETWEEN can be an uncomfortable space. Many say it’s like a fog knowing there’s something beyond, yet struggling to see what that next thing is.\r\n\r\nBETWEEN can freeze us if we forget life’s a trip through each day, each week, and each year. As writers, we travel page by page, book by book.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, BETWEEN offers a period of awareness. Like almost anything meaningful in life, it’s about perspective. Time in this space allows us to pause and evaluate where we are and where we want to be.\r\n\r\nThe space should motivate us because we have options. What comes next depends on our individual decisions.\r\n\r\nWe choose our own path. Our individual paths will vary. Same as our writer’s journeys differ. Today’s publishing world is all about innovation and pushing the envelope to put remarkable stories in readers’ hands. We have so many options for what now at the end our BETWEEN space.\r\n\r\nFor me, BETWEEN is a temporary holding pattern, a hiatus where I can catch my breath before charging ahead with the next thing.\r\n\r\nI already know what’s now for me – the next writing project.\r\n\r\nI recently attended a Power Plotting Weekend with <a href=\"http://marybuckham.com/writing-craft/\">Mary Buckham</a>, USA Today best-selling author and writing teacher extraordinaire, and plotted three (3) projects. I’m pumped and ready to go.\r\n\r\nYOUR TURN: What about you? Are you in the space BETWEEN or in what’s now stage of your journey?','BETWEEN – The space linking THE END and what now','','inherit','open','open','','6007-revision-v1','','','2015-08-22 17:19:25','2015-08-22 23:19:25','',6007,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/22/6007-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6011,1,'2015-08-25 08:17:26','2015-08-25 14:17:26','[caption id=\"attachment_5983\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5983 size-medium\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shamelessselfpromotion-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"shamelessselfpromotion\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a> SOURCE: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/1J5ycAx\" target=\"_blank\">This is Beirut</a> blog, November 15, 2010[/caption]\r\n\r\nWriting is a profession. Authors have products to promote – their books.\r\n\r\nA fly-fishing guide in our town has fish mounts in his shop and pictures of trophy catches with his clients. Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals hang diplomas and certifications on their office walls.\r\n\r\nIs either of them bragging or boasting?  I don’t think so. They are doing self- promoting. Those pictures and diplomas say, “I know from experience.”\r\n\r\nSo why is self-promotion difficult if you\'re an author?\r\n\r\nI believe two things stop us from promoting our books like the medical professionals hang diplomas or talking about our books like our fly-fishing guide.\r\n\r\nFirst, the negative connotation of “self-promotion.” Second, an ingrained fear of being called a <em>braggart</em>.\r\n\r\nAn examination of words associated with self-promotion may help ease our hesitancy and help clarify the differences between being a braggart and simply promoting our work.\r\n\r\n<strong>BRAG </strong>means making pompous or boastful statements; arrogant talk or manner; cockiness. A braggart is one who asserts boastfully.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all encountered the overzealous author with his stack of books under his arm harassing us into buying a copy of his new book. It\'s too much and such behavior is what gives self-promotion its negative connotation. Bragging and pushiness to sell our books is not productive promotion.\r\n\r\n<strong>SHARE</strong> means to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. The operative word here is <em>with</em>.\r\n\r\nMost of us look for the validation of a merchant’s product and want proof of a doctor’s expertise. If they don’t share the information, we don’t know. As authors, if we don’t share about our books, others don’t know about our accomplishments. I personally enjoy sharing work of my creative friends whether that work is a book, a painting, or a quilt.\r\n\r\n<strong>PROMOTE</strong> is <span class=\"oneClick-link\">to</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">encourage</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">the</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">sales,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">acceptance,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">etc.,</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">of</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">(a</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">product),</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">especially</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">through</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">advertising</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">or</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link\">other</span> <span class=\"oneClick-link oneClick-available\">publicity.</span> It’s the means of seeking buyer approval. That’s not a bad thing because the final decision remains with the buyer.\r\n\r\nSo when authors don’t do self-promotions, aren’t we cheating ourselves? I think so.\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?','Is author self-promotion different from any other promoting?','','inherit','open','open','','5982-revision-v1','','','2015-08-25 08:17:26','2015-08-25 14:17:26','',5982,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/25/5982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (7129,1,'2016-11-02 19:08:07','2016-11-03 01:08:07','We recently  drove the San Juan Scenic Byway, also known as the <a href=\"http://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/635-million-dollar-highway-usa.html\">Million Dollar Highway</a>. It\'s a spectacular ride if you don\'t mind steep cliffs, narrow lanes,  zero guardrails, and hairpin \"S\" curves cut directly into the sides of mountains.\r\n\r\nWhile we human passengers were white-knuckled and breathless, our little Maltese gazed out the window contently enjoying the ride.\r\n\r\nMade me think of this quote.<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Life-is-a-Journey.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7110\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Life-is-a-Journey-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"life-is-a-journey\" width=\"760\" height=\"980\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If your life is on a path filled with hazards and challenges, relax and enjoy the journey like Buster.</p>','How\'s Your Journey Going?','','inherit','closed','closed','','7106-revision-v1','','','2016-11-02 19:08:07','2016-11-03 01:08:07','',7106,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/11/02/7106-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (7131,1,'2016-11-07 06:00:44','2016-11-07 13:00:44','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Give-thanks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7132\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Give-thanks-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"give-thanks\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>Blogging about thankfulness and gratitude in November is cliché, but there’s no better time than the month where our whole nation pauses and gives thanks to focus our thoughts on thankfulness.\r\n\r\nRalph Waldo Emerson once said that in order to achieve contentment, we should “cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to <a href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/14132-cultivate-the-habit-of-being-grateful-for-every-good-thing\">give thanks continuously</a>.”\r\n\r\nAs we celebrate the coming holiday in America, most of us will have a thankful attitude on Thanksgiving Day. Too often, though, our attention wanes for the rest of the year. We should seek out things daily to be thankful for, i.e. give thanks continuously as Emerson suggests.\r\n\r\nHere are two ways to focus an attitude of thankfulness beyond one Thursday in November.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Use social media</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSurprised? In our plugged-in culture, it’s impossible to avoid social media no matter how hard you try so why not use your posts, pictures, videos, and tweets to cultivate thankfulness on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Heaven knows we get enough of wars, earthquakes, floods, fires, sick children,  murdered spouses and, lately, politics.\r\n\r\nIt seems the more suffering and mayhem, the more mass media coverage. Yet research shows the opposite: <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/science/good-news-spreads-faster-on-twitter-and-facebook.html\">good news spreads faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.</a>\r\n\r\nBy sharing positive, uplifting posts, memes, and videos, you encourage attitudes of thankfulness in yourself and others.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Keep a gratitude list.</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAccording to Henri Frederic Amiel, <em><a href=\"http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/henrifrede148200.html\">gratitude is the completion of thankfulness</a></em>. Writing down what you’re thankful for everyday reinforces positive thoughts and grateful feelings.\r\n\r\nWe’ll explore gratitude lists more next week. For now, can you think of ways you can foster thankfulness?','Thankfulness: the beginning of gratitude','','publish','open','open','','thankfulness-the-beginning-of-gratitude','','','2016-11-06 07:58:35','2016-11-06 14:58:35','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=7131',0,'post','',2);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (7133,1,'2016-11-05 22:01:03','2016-11-06 04:01:03','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Give-thanks.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7132\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Give-thanks-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"give-thanks\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>Blogging about thankfulness and gratitude in November is cliché, but there’s no better time than the month where our whole nation pauses and gives thanks to focus our thoughts on thankfulness.\r\n\r\nRalph Waldo Emerson once said that in order to achieve contentment, one should “cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to <a href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/14132-cultivate-the-habit-of-being-grateful-for-every-good-thing\">give thanks continuously</a>.”\r\n\r\nAs we celebrate the coming holiday in America, most of us will employ a thankful attitude on Thanksgiving Day. Too often, though, our attention wanes for the rest of the year.\r\n\r\nWe should seek out things daily to be thankful for, i.e. give thanks continuously as Emerson suggests.\r\n\r\nI’d like to suggest two ways to focus an attitude of thankfulness beyond one Thursday in November.\r\n<h4>Use social media</h4>\r\nSurprised? In our plugged-in culture, it’s impossible to avoid social media no matter how hard you try so why not use your posts, pictures, and tweets to cultivate thankfulness on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.\r\n\r\nHeaven knows we get enough of wars, earthquakes, floods, fires, sick children, and murdered spouses. It seems the more suffering and mayhem, the more mass media coverage.\r\n\r\nYet research shows the opposite: <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/science/good-news-spreads-faster-on-twitter-and-facebook.html\">good news spreads faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.</a>\r\n\r\nBy sharing positive, uplifting posts, memes, and videos, you encourage attitudes of thankfulness.\r\n<h4>Keep a gratitude list.</h4>\r\nAccording to Henri Frederic Amiel, <em><a href=\"http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/henrifrede148200.html\">gratitude is the completion of thankfulness</a></em>. Writing down what you’re thankful for everyday reinforces positive thoughts and grateful feelings.\r\n\r\nWe’ll explore gratitude lists more thoroughly next week. For now, can you think of other ways to foster thankfulness?','Thankfulness: the beginning of gratitude','','inherit','closed','closed','','7131-revision-v1','','','2016-11-05 22:01:03','2016-11-06 04:01:03','',7131,'http://judythewriter.com/2016/11/05/7131-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6015,1,'2015-08-27 16:17:18','2015-08-27 22:17:18','','Typewriter with Writer buttons, vintage','Typewriter with Writer buttons, vintage','inherit','open','open','','typewriter-with-writer-buttons-vintage','','','2015-08-27 16:18:51','2015-08-27 22:18:51','',6016,'http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6016,1,'2015-09-21 06:00:55','2015-09-21 12:00:55','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6015\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Typewriter with Writer buttons, vintage\" /></a>The Urban Dictionary defines a <a href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist\" target=\"_blank\">closet writer</a> as anyone who is involved in any of the arts (e.g. music, writing, drawing, photography, etc.) but will not admit it. Either that or he/she literally hides it somewhere and only shows certain people.\r\n\r\nWhen I mention I’m a writer, I frequently hear, “I always wanted to write a book.” Other times, people give a wistful tilt of their head and get a faraway look in their eyes. Some even sigh aloud, and I have to wonder whether those people are closet writers.\r\n\r\nDo any of these signs describe you? If so, you might be harboring a fugitive author within.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>You constantly edit when you read. </strong>Silently, in your mind you spot (and correct) misspelled words. You’re the first to spot misspellings on sign as you’re driving down the street or you see grammatical errors in Facebook posts.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You’re observant</strong>. You notice details and people then file your observations away in a compartment in your head labeled <em>I could write about this</em>.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You have a hyperactive imagination</strong>. You’re always asking <em>what if. </em>When you couple this tendency with your observation skills, there’s never a dull moment in that head of yours.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You think grammar jokes are funny</strong>. Actually, a lot of those jokes are very humorous.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Your head is a walking library of information.</strong> That voice in your head is a narrator: reporting, observing and describing. You can astound friends with precise recall of events and their sequence from memory.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You love books.</strong> You have more than a borderline literary obsession. Sometimes you feel life in the real world can never compare to the worlds of words on the page.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You can name the titles of books that have changed your life. </strong>Books filled with compelling truths and hidden insights that helped you to see the world in different ways.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you say, even if those things are true about me, the ability to write is inbred. True writers are born with calluses on the forefinger and thumb of their writing hand, not made.\r\n\r\nNot true at all.\r\n\r\nWriting can be a gift. It is also a craft that can be learned. There are resources upon resources available to help writers hone their craft. If you don’t believe me, try doing a Google search of <em>writing craft</em> or <em>how to write fiction</em>. Then search writing workshops and writing conferences.\r\n\r\nOr check <a href=\"http://www.judythemorgan.com\" target=\"_blank\">my website</a> for writer resources or <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">contact me</a>. I\'ll share my recommendations for writing workshops and conferences.\r\n\r\nFor those of you who recognize the signs in yourself, my advice is to stop hiding your penchant for writing. Make the leap from that closet. We need people in our world who care about words and meaning, definitions and spelling. We need grammar tyrants and style experts.\r\n\r\nThe world needs creative word artists, musicians, and artists like you closet writers.','Could there be a secret writer within you?','','publish','open','open','','could-there-be-a-secret-writer-within-you','','','2015-08-27 16:29:50','2015-08-27 22:29:50','',0,'http://judythewriter.com/?p=6016',0,'post','',1);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6017,1,'2015-08-27 16:24:37','2015-08-27 22:24:37','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6015\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Typewriter with Writer buttons, vintage\" /></a>The Urban Dictionary defines a <a href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist\" target=\"_blank\">closet writer</a> as anyone who is involved in any of the arts (e.g. music, writing, drawing, photography, etc.) but will not admit it. Either that or he/she literally hides it somewhere and only shows certain people. <a href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist\">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist</a>\r\n\r\nWhen I mention I’m a writer, I frequently hear, “I always wanted to write a book.” Other times, people give a wistful tilt of their head and get a faraway look in their eyes. Some even sigh aloud, and I have to wonder whether those people are closet writers.\r\n\r\nDo any of these signs describe you? If so, you might be harboring a fugitive author within.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>You constantly edit when you read. </strong>Silently, in your mind you spot (and correct) misspelled words. You’re the first to spot misspellings on sign as you’re driving down the street or you see grammatical errors in Facebook posts.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You’re observant</strong>. You notice details and people then file your observations away in a compartment in your head labeled <em>I could write about this</em>.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You have a hyperactive imagination</strong>. You’re always asking <em>what if. </em>When you couple this tendency with your observation skills, there’s never a dull moment in that head of yours.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You think grammar jokes are funny</strong>. Actually, a lot of those jokes are very humorous.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Your head is a walking library of information.</strong> That voice in your head is a narrator: reporting, observing and describing. You can astound friends with precise recall of events and their sequence from memory.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You love books.</strong> You have more than a borderline literary obsession. Sometimes you feel life in the real world can never compare to the worlds of words on the page.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You can name the titles of books that have changed your life. </strong>Books filled with compelling truths and hidden insights that helped you to see the world in different ways.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you say, even if those things are true about me, the ability to write is inbred. True writers are born with calluses on the forefinger and thumb of their writing hand, not made.\r\n\r\nNot true at all. Writing can be a gift. It is also a craft that can be learned. There are resources upon resources available to help writers hone their craft. If you don’t believe me, try doing a Google search of <em>writing craft</em> or <em>how to write fiction</em>. Then search writing workshops and writing conferences. Or check <a href=\"http://www.judythemorgan.com\" target=\"_blank\">my website</a> for writer resources or <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">contact me</a>.\r\n\r\nFor those of you who recognize the signs in yourself, I suggest you stop hiding your penchant for writing. Make the leap from that closet.\r\n\r\nWe need people in our world who care about words and meaning, definitions and spelling. We need grammar tyrants and style experts. Most of all, we need creative word artists, musicians, and artists.','Could there be a secret writer within you?','','inherit','open','open','','6016-revision-v1','','','2015-08-27 16:24:37','2015-08-27 22:24:37','',6016,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/27/6016-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6019,1,'2015-08-27 16:28:54','2015-08-27 22:28:54','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6015\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Typewriter with Writer buttons, vintage\" /></a>The Urban Dictionary defines a <a href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist\" target=\"_blank\">closet writer</a> as anyone who is involved in any of the arts (e.g. music, writing, drawing, photography, etc.) but will not admit it. Either that or he/she literally hides it somewhere and only shows certain people.\r\n\r\nWhen I mention I’m a writer, I frequently hear, “I always wanted to write a book.” Other times, people give a wistful tilt of their head and get a faraway look in their eyes. Some even sigh aloud, and I have to wonder whether those people are closet writers.\r\n\r\nDo any of these signs describe you? If so, you might be harboring a fugitive author within.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>You constantly edit when you read. </strong>Silently, in your mind you spot (and correct) misspelled words. You’re the first to spot misspellings on sign as you’re driving down the street or you see grammatical errors in Facebook posts.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You’re observant</strong>. You notice details and people then file your observations away in a compartment in your head labeled <em>I could write about this</em>.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You have a hyperactive imagination</strong>. You’re always asking <em>what if. </em>When you couple this tendency with your observation skills, there’s never a dull moment in that head of yours.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You think grammar jokes are funny</strong>. Actually, a lot of those jokes are very humorous.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Your head is a walking library of information.</strong> That voice in your head is a narrator: reporting, observing and describing. You can astound friends with precise recall of events and their sequence from memory.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You love books.</strong> You have more than a borderline literary obsession. Sometimes you feel life in the real world can never compare to the worlds of words on the page.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You can name the titles of books that have changed your life. </strong>Books filled with compelling truths and hidden insights that helped you to see the world in different ways.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you say, even if those things are true about me, the ability to write is inbred. True writers are born with calluses on the forefinger and thumb of their writing hand, not made.\r\n\r\nNot true at all.\r\n\r\nWriting can be a gift. It is also a craft that can be learned. There are resources upon resources available to help writers hone their craft. If you don’t believe me, try doing a Google search of <em>writing craft</em> or <em>how to write fiction</em>. Then search writing workshops and writing conferences.\r\n\r\nOr check <a href=\"http://www.judythemorgan.com\" target=\"_blank\">my website</a> for writer resources or <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">contact me</a>. I\'ll share my recommendations for writing workshops and conferences.\r\n\r\nFor those of you who recognize the signs in yourself, my advice is to stop hiding your penchant for writing. Make the leap from that closet. We need people in our world who care about words and meaning, definitions and spelling. We need grammar tyrants and style experts.\r\n\r\nThe world needs creative word artists, musicians, and artists like you closet writers.','Could there be a secret writer within you?','','inherit','open','open','','6016-revision-v1','','','2015-08-27 16:28:54','2015-08-27 22:28:54','',6016,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/27/6016-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6018,1,'2015-08-27 16:27:43','2015-08-27 22:27:43','<a href=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6015\" src=\"http://judythewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iStock_000025643339Medium-websized-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Typewriter with Writer buttons, vintage\" /></a>The Urban Dictionary defines a <a href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist\" target=\"_blank\">closet writer</a> as anyone who is involved in any of the arts (e.g. music, writing, drawing, photography, etc.) but will not admit it. Either that or he/she literally hides it somewhere and only shows certain people. <a href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist\">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=closet+artist</a>\r\n\r\nWhen I mention I’m a writer, I frequently hear, “I always wanted to write a book.” Other times, people give a wistful tilt of their head and get a faraway look in their eyes. Some even sigh aloud, and I have to wonder whether those people are closet writers.\r\n\r\nDo any of these signs describe you? If so, you might be harboring a fugitive author within.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>You constantly edit when you read. </strong>Silently, in your mind you spot (and correct) misspelled words. You’re the first to spot misspellings on sign as you’re driving down the street or you see grammatical errors in Facebook posts.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You’re observant</strong>. You notice details and people then file your observations away in a compartment in your head labeled <em>I could write about this</em>.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You have a hyperactive imagination</strong>. You’re always asking <em>what if. </em>When you couple this tendency with your observation skills, there’s never a dull moment in that head of yours.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You think grammar jokes are funny</strong>. Actually, a lot of those jokes are very humorous.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Your head is a walking library of information.</strong> That voice in your head is a narrator: reporting, observing and describing. You can astound friends with precise recall of events and their sequence from memory.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You love books.</strong> You have more than a borderline literary obsession. Sometimes you feel life in the real world can never compare to the worlds of words on the page.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>You can name the titles of books that have changed your life. </strong>Books filled with compelling truths and hidden insights that helped you to see the world in different ways.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you say, even if those things are true about me, the ability to write is inbred. True writers are born with calluses on the forefinger and thumb of their writing hand, not made.\r\n\r\nNot true at all.\r\n\r\nWriting can be a gift. It is also a craft that can be learned. There are resources upon resources available to help writers hone their craft. If you don’t believe me, try doing a Google search of <em>writing craft</em> or <em>how to write fiction</em>. Then search writing workshops and writing conferences.\r\n\r\nOr check <a href=\"http://www.judythemorgan.com\" target=\"_blank\">my website</a> for writer resources or <a href=\"http://judythemorgan.com/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">contact me</a>. I\'ll share my recommendations for writing workshops and conferences.\r\n\r\nFor those of you who recognize the signs in yourself, my advice is to stop hiding your penchant for writing. Make the leap from that closet. We need people in our world who care about words and meaning, definitions and spelling. We need grammar tyrants and style experts.\r\n\r\nThe world needs creative word artists, musicians, and artists like you closet writers.','Could there be a secret writer within you?','','inherit','open','open','','6016-revision-v1','','','2015-08-27 16:27:43','2015-08-27 22:27:43','',6016,'http://judythewriter.com/2015/08/27/6016-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
