I’ve been WAY busy trying to get this NaNoWriMo book written. Almost finished, and then December will be focused on getting Christmas gifts made/organized!

Speaking of Christmas, I saw this today.

I wonder how long it will be before going to church will be outlawed because you might offend an atheist as you drive by!!

I saw this article mentioned on the Drudge Report this morning.

It really shouldn’t suprise anyone that a Bishop of the Church of England has made this sweeping, shocking announcement. In 1930, the Church of England decided at the Lambeth Conference of that year that birth control was acceptable in hardship cases. How many people do you know today who would ONLY accept birth control in hardship cases? How many people do you know who think abortion is ONLY acceptable in hardship cases? How many think that abortion is pretty much okay across the board?

Of my readers, or at least the ones I THINK read this, you probably don’t know that many who agree with the last statement, but look how different the world is than it was in 1930.

Back then, every church taught that contraception was wrong. Now, many, many denominations not only accept birth control across the board but have an official pro-choice stance.

I see this Bishop’s statement as frightening because history seems to indicate a slippery slope society isn’t afraid to set its sled on and go right down.

I see this society eventually getting to a point where we don’t feed our grandparents because they’re old. I don’t want to be there.

If it’s not too early, I’d like to offer this to all my near and dear ones looking for what to get me for Christmas:

I borrowed and personalized this list for me from Diana Rowe Martinez.

• Gift certificate to any of the major bookstores
• Gift certificate to Office Depot
• Anything from Levengers catalog for readers and writers, especially:
• Storyboard letterpads
• Flag bookmark wallet
• Laplander Lap Desk
• Foot Trampoline
• Case of printer paper
• E-book reader
• Writing books:
• Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain
• Fiction is Folks by Robert Newton Peck (need to get this used)
• Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
• Coupons:
• for a day all by myself to write
• for various housework chores to get done while I work
• for pampering when I’ve achieved something
• candlelight meal (without kids)
• a nice dessert with no mention of calories or WW points
• a movie and popcorn with same conditions as above
• for kind words (nothing like “you’ve been through this before) when I’m block or having an anxiety attack over the writing.
• suggestions:
• Your work is amazing, much better than that ole Nora Roberts
• You’ve been working so hard, you just need some recharging.
• I know you’re feeling bad now, but maybe you just need some time away from the computer.
• Write the book YOU want to write and don’t worry about anyone else.
• A gift certificate for the money to attend RWA Nationals next year.
• Of course, a spluge gift would be a night or two at a hotel, just me, so I can write and relax without laundry or dishes or kids calling my name, and no, emergency trips out of town to attend a funeral don’t count.

Just a few suggestions family.

Check out my NaNoWriMo progress page.

I’ve passed the 10,000 word mark. Not as many as I wish I had written by now. Today was exceptionally busy and here it is 11:30 and I still have about 500 more words before I can go to bed.

So why and I updating this thing?

Just taking a moment so you don’t think I’ve fallen off the face of the earth!

PERSONAL:

We’ve taken Noah off sugar as much as possible and it seems to have made a big difference in him. He is calmer and more obedient.

I’m still .4 pounds shy of being 15 pounds down. I intend to stay more on program this week. I don’t like writing it all down, but that seems to be the key.

Well, off to write more. Leave me a comment so I can read something other than disgusting spam that I have to delete every day!