You may not have seen this. On Easter, USAToday online ran a story about one consequence of international adoptions. Children who are adopted by Americans sometimes leave siblings behind, and right now there really isn’t a mechanism in place to even allow visitation. And the Vonage trial. If you like your phone service through the Internet, especially Vonage, then you …
Training Lessons
Training Lessons… I’m in the middle of training for the Indianapolis mini-marathon. No, not a full marathon. A mini one – just 13.1 miles. But plenty far I think. During law school I had a couple friends who ran marathons, and then and there I decided I should do the same thing. Law school had pushed my brain as far …
There’s a Presidential Election on…
This weekend I found some fun links to stories about Fred Thompson possibly running for president. One of my favorites was this one from the LA Times. It puts a fun spin on his acting career. ABC news weighed in on the story, too. Then on a completely unrelated note, did you know pet deaths are hard to decipher. USAToday …
Good Friday
It’s the beginning of the most important weekend for those of us who serve Christ. Really for the whole world. This weekend we remember the incredible sacrifices that Jesus made when He left His heavenly home and came to earth. The Son of God, now also the Son of Man. Wholly God and wholly man. Only God could do that. …
Spring Reading Thing
Today Brandilyn Collins alerted her readers to the Spring Reading Thing over at Callapidder Days. I hadn’t run across this blog, but it looks delightful. The Spring Reading Thing is a challenge to get out that stack of books and actually read them. 207 people including yours truly have joined in. Somehow Bethany House found out about this and sent …
An Article and A Winner
I thought I’d already posted this…SIGH. So here you go…and Blessed Easter. He is risen! First, I found this article today on the Left Behind series. It’s from the online edition of the LA Times and is pretty interesting. Whether you like them or not, the series revolutionized Christian fiction. And CONGRATULATIONS to Chanda who played along on Friday and …
Ever wanted to be a JAG?
Are you interested in military attorneys? I found a fascinating NPR JAG Story this morning. It highlights changes that are coming with the JAG program and their training so they are better equipped to give advice on the battlefields. JAGs are becoming generalists on the law. There’s still a part of me that thinks this would be a fascinating area …
Friendly Notes
Tricia Goyer (crazy woman that she is) has started another blog! This one will be a tremendous resource for those of us aspiring to be writers or trying to become better writers. The blog is called My Writing Mentor. And it launches with a bang: an interview from none other than James Scott Bell, who by the way will be …
A Legal Word to the Wise
You know that thing you love to do countless times a day — check email? Well, when you draft an email think twice about what you’re putting into it. I’ve always told my clients not to write anything in an email that they wouldn’t put in a letter or tell someone face to face. The reason? Everything is discoverable. So …
Fiction Friday Challenge
Gina Conroy over at Writer…Interrupted posted the following challenge: Write the first three sentences of the fiction book you’re reading. Then write the first three sentences of the current WIP you’re working on. I don’t have the book I’m currently reading in front of me, so here’s from one I read this week: “Kill tonight — or die. The words …