Wanda Luthman's Blog, page 49
May 1, 2016
Musings
Forgiveness—person-to-person—is a one-way street. Best to expect nothing in return from the wrongdoer, for that is what you often get. But if the intent is truly sincere, and if thought of from the perspective that both parties are divine, then it’s one of the most holy acts of contrition/faith you can engage in.
And I believe as someone’s evolution accelerates, the act becomes more and more natural.
April 30, 2016
#Strongfemales #Overcomingodds #loveyourself
When a book starts out with, “Once Upon A Time,” it signifies that the story is just a fairytale. But, it also means there is a subtle underlying message. A message that is a deeper truth rooted in reality. That’s why I started my book, The Lilac Princess, with Once Upon A Time. It, too, has a deeper message. But, all too often, we look at fairy tales and think, “that’s a nice story,” and we miss the actual underlying message. For instance, in Cinderella, people have been bashing this fairytale recently because they feel the “meaning” that was conveyed in that story was a helpless female awaiting her knight to save her or that a woman is unable to save herself. But, I believe that there was actually another message hidden in that story; One of empowerment for women who are living in an unfortunate situation due to no fault of their own and living in a society that doesn’t give women personal power.
When you look at Cinderella, she was living with a step-mother and two step-sisters who didn’t love her. Who knows why? Maybe they were jealous of her or maybe they just didn’t like that someone else was in their life, or their home, or sharing their resources which may have been scarce, etc. But, at any rate, there she was, unloved. Do you know people who are living in that situation, maybe even, you? But then, something extraordinary happened-an opportunity came along. Not an everyday opportunity but one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and she seizes it! She doesn’t wallow in self-pity and think that she doesn’t deserve the opportunity. No, she goes for it with everything she has. Of course, the step-mother and step-sisters interfere and she feels all hope is lost. But, it wasn’t. You see, often, when we put it out to the universe that we want something and we are all in, we are doing everything we can to get there, the universe responds and helps us. She ultimately got her opportunity and it worked out for her. She was successful!
Now, you might be saying, see, it is all about getting her Prince. But, that’s just because back when the story was written, women were not seen as much more than property so the writer was a bit short-sighted by not giving her success in her own strength, and instead gave her the success that was, for women, the only way to achieve success through the power-holders of the time. However, the message, the alternate underlying message, other than the obvious story, is still there, go for the opportunity, be all in, don’t let your present circumstances get you down and you, too, can achieve success in whatever form that is for you.
Now, that’s a Cinderella story I can get behind!
If you like stories that empower people, you might like, The Lilac Princess, available now on Amazon in paperback, ebook, or Audiobook at http://www.amazon.com/author/wandaluthman
April 27, 2016
#FLHeartsBks2016
I’ll be here this Sunday. Come visit my table and sign up to win a free basket filled with my newest book, A Turtle’s Magical Adventure, and other fun goodies!
https://www.facebook.com/events/470898903091962/
April 25, 2016
#AuthorEvent #Facebook #Takeover
Join me and other children’s authors for a night of fun and games for a good cause this
Thursday evening April 28, 2016
4:30 pm to 9 pm Eastern daylight time.
https://www.facebook.com/events/482083738652232/
FEATURING
Girlie and the Wat of the Wasps
By Claire Plaisted
‘Girlie and the War of the Wasps,’ is a story set in a Cottage Garden with the adventurous blue ladybug named Girlie. The book is about healthy eating.
40% of all royalties go directly to:
Chasing a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
https://www.facebook.com/ChasingaCure4T1D
http://www.scsnz.org.nz/chasing-a-cure-for-type-1-diabetes/
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/chasingacurephase1
Hosted by
Claire Plaisted and Jen Winters
SPECIAL GUESTS
DM Cain
J. S. Burke
Wanda Luthman
Maureen Larter
Andrew Fairchild
April 24, 2016
#Mysterywriters #AuthorEvent
Mark your calendar for the Mystery Writers Forum scheduled on Saturday May 7th, at10 am at Cocoa Beach Library. Awarded and widely recognized mystery genre authors will present their work and discuss ways and means on their road to success.
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Parts I & II to be Published on July 31, 2016
I’m always happy to hear about other author’s success because it helps me know that the dream is alive! Check out all the success of one of our favorite’s J.K. Rowling
(New York, NY – February 10, 2016) Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, announced today that it will publish a script book based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II, a new play by Jack Thorne. The Special Rehearsal Edition of the script book will be published in print in the United States and Canada at 12:01 a.m. on July 31, 2016. Published in hardcover under Scholastic’s Arthur A. Levine Books imprint, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (ISBN 978-1-338-09913-3; All Ages), the eighth Harry Potter story, will be priced at $29.99 U.S. and $39.99 Canada. The script eBook will be published by Pottermore simultaneously with the print editions by Scholastic in the US and Canada, and Little, Brown Book Group in the UK.
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April 23, 2016
# purpleflowers
The purple flowers
have fallen from the tree
The moss hangs silently
Beauty
April 20, 2016
#Author #Interview #Indie
Mercedes Fox interviewed me, here’s the link : https://mercedesfoxbooks.com/meet-author-wanda-luthman/
Please check out her books at the links below:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MercedesFoxBook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoxStien/
Amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/Mercedes-Fox/e/B0085XPF7C/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1461126496&sr=8-1
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Mercedes%20Fox%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
Blog: https://mercedesfoxbooks.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6152075.Mercedes_Fox
April 16, 2016
The 7 Secrets to Lifelong Learning
Our Guest Blogger for April 2016
Dr. Valerie Allen
(Valerie is the one on the left; I’m on the right)
Licensed School Psychologist ~ Rehabilitation Counselor
Learning Is a Good Habit
Learning is an ongoing process. It’s important to find the teachable moment in each experience your child has. This is especially important during school holidays and summer vacation when children are not in a formal classroom environment. Learning does not require special or costly equipment. Teaching does not require special training or vast knowledge. Learning takes place when we encourage and support our children to think about new ideas, try new skills, and explore new relationships. Children can easily be immersed in day to day learning experiences using these suggestions.
1. Seize the Moment: Use routine tasks for continuous learning with your child. Read food labels and expand vocabulary with new words. Math skills can be fostered when you allow children to count change, use a timer as well as a clock, and discuss the day and date each morning. They can fold napkins and cut pizza to understand fractions. Math concepts such as same, different, matching, and sequence can be learned when sorting laundry, matching socks, and setting the table. Teach measurement when cooking or doing household repairs.
2. Make a Date: Set aside a specific time each day or once a week for learning activities. No television or other electronics allowed! Activities can include reading, board games, cross word puzzles, or art work. Young children enjoy activity books with coloring, dot-to-dot, match ups, word searches, and mazes. Put odds and ends in a junk box and watch the creativity flow!
3. Family Challenge: Include everyone on some level in family learning activities. Team games acting out fairy tales or card games such as concentration work well. Younger children can help hand out the game pieces and move them on the board or write the scores.
4. Keep it Brief: Thirty minutes is all you need; less time if your youngster has a short attention span. It’s best to quit while everyone is still enjoying the activity. Children will begin to associate fun and family with learning and look forward to time together.
5. Make it Fun: Focus on having fun and learning new things. Minimize competition. Teach children to be good sports and how to encourage and support each other. Let older children organize and lead the activity. They can also modify rules to work fairly with younger children. A special bonus is building strong family and social relationships.
6. Keep it Interesting: Use reference books to expand knowledge. Use a dictionary and ask your children to find words with 15 or more letters. Use a map or almanac to find a state and have them name the capital. Use an encyclopedia to have an alphabet scavenger hunt.
7. Show and Tell: Have each child take a turn making up sentences. First they can make a sentence about themselves. Then they say a sentence containing a fact. You can move on to sentences which give an opinion, say something silly, make a rhyme, or create a fairy tail. They can also make a tag-along sentence where each person adds two words until they have a complete sentence the more outrageous the better!
Activities such as these keep learning enjoyable and interesting. More importantly, it makes learning a good habit.
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Dr. Valerie Allen is a child psychologist in Melbourne , FL. She presents seminars for parents and professionals in the field of child development and has published two childrens books, “Summer School for Smarties” and “Bad Hair, Good Hat, New Friends.” Oh yes, she has also raised six children!
ValerieAllenWriter.com
#Lovely #Lilacs #Edible
My lovely step-daughter, Nicole Luthman Turnbull, tagged me on this post. I had no idea lilacs were edible. I had to share. Enjoy!
