I am an aspiring writer, lover of words, music, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Author Archives: loverofwords20
I’m Baaaaaack
I nearly forgot my password. It has been that long. How are you guys? Maybe you haven’t noticed, but I been relatively quiet lately. (If we want to be precise, I have been silent since 6/02/2013.) However, since technicality is not my … Continue reading
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6,000 Views & Writing; Or the Great Rikki-Tavi Rip-Off
Today, I broke the 6,000 mark for views. (6,004 to be exact). That was kind of a big deal for me. Now, I know that many other blogs have many more readers and many more views and many more comments… … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Musings, Writing
Tagged art critics, Fiction, Literature, poetry, reading, rikki-tavi, Short story, William Shakespeare, writing, young writers
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Summer – Our Shared Past
Summertime. You’ve taken your own sweet time this year, haven’t you? Please, I’m not trying to make you feel guilty, just stating the facts. Besides, I only mentioned it because of our past together… I’ve missed you. In all honesty, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Musings, Writing
Tagged adventure, books, children, Informal Sports, Kickball, memories, Pine, reading, Sports, summer, Summertime
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Replacing Dreaming with Goals
What makes sharing dreams so hard? Is it that ethereal, fanciful beauty that makes them so hard to grasp, renders them impossible to force into a stolid mold of practicality? Is it that, by voicing them, I am now responsible to … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Writing
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Dream sharing, dreams, goals, Godly dreams, writing, young writers
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Diet Coke, My Mom, and Adventure: A Poem for Mother’s Day
For providing a safety net While I spread my wings For picking me up When they, untested, failed. For worrying about me When I didn’t worry enough, Yet exuding quiet confidence In my ability to succeed. For giving the gift … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Love, Musings, Writing
Tagged Family, Happy Mother's Day, Love, Mothers Day, Parenting, poetry
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“The Deep, Dark Secret of Male Blood Donors” – from a Woman’s Perspective
I was bleeding, and nobody tried to stop it. Crimson life trickled slowly through my veins. I squeezed my hand cautiously, and the ebb increased, flowing like a red river over my arm, only to decrease when I eased the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Humor, Musings, Writing
Tagged Blood, Blood bank, Blood donation, bucket list, cheerleaders, Humor, male and female differences, writing
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Stand Me in the Corner – I Deserve It
I have been a bad blogger of late. I get that. If it makes it better, guilt has swamped me many times, and I’ve felt the tingling itch in my fingertips that can only be soothed by writing it away. … Continue reading
Why My 10 Year Old Sister Doesn’t Believe in the Tooth Fairy
We have never been a completely skeptical family. In fact, half of us err on the side of laughable gullibility. Of course, the other half exists of die-hard skeptics, which makes for an interesting family dynamic. Even something as simple as … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Life
Tagged Family, Humor, myths, Plato, Santa Claus, Skeptic, Socrates, Tooth, Tooth Fairy
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Reflections: Or a Mirror of Life 