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EARLY REVIEW OF "DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT"

An author's eyes go blind to their own work after a certain point. You know the manuscript so well you can practically recite it in your sleep, and so, when you attempt to edit it, your eyes skim over errors, seeing what's supposed to be there instead of what's actually typed on the page. Not good. . .

About three weeks ago, I sent five copies of the Dawn's Early Light manuscript out to a writer's conference in Washington state via good friend and fellow author, Liz Adair, (Counting the Cost)...

Logan, the Sky Angel Cowboy

This 13-year-old Nebraskan boy called CBN one day to share this new understanding he received about the Atonement through a very difficult trial he had faced. It reminded me of a wise saying.

"When man wants to change the world he sends an army. When God wants to change the world, He sends a child."

Logan, you're changing the world.

Copyright 2009 Laurie LC Lewis, (To obtain permission to copy or reprint any portion of this post, please contact the author at lclewis2007@gmail.com)

HALLOWEEN TRIVIA

I found these questions and thought they'd make a fun Halloween post. So submit your answers. I'll put the winners in a drawing for a free book. The answers will be posted on Saturday evening at midnight . . . . Ya ha ha. . .


1) What is the most popular Halloween candy ?

A: Snickers, B: Candy Corn, C: M&Ms, D: Tootsie Rolls

2) According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?

A: Bloody Mary, B: Your Future Spouse, C: Your Death, D: Dead Ancestors

SENISIBLE FIFTY-TWO WEEK FOOD STORAGE PLAN

Some wonderful Family Preparedness Specialist handed me this Fifty-Two Week Food Storage Plan some years ago. It divides up your preparation into 52 segments that, if rotated, will keep your pantry full and balanced, while allowing you to choose foods your family will enjoy. I've been posting the weekly "items-to-buy" down the side bar. Check it out and begin now, or make a plan to start January first.Copyright 2009 Laurie LC Lewis, (To obtain permission to copy or reprint any portion of...

"DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT" UPDATE

It's October 26th, the date I expected to be holding a copy of DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT in my hands, preparing for book signings, book launch parties. But that's not quite where we are. Arrrggghhh!!!!!!

Instead, I'm so sorry to say, we're delayed by about three weeks, but the printer feels confident that DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT will be available by Thanksgiving.

But there is lots of good news to celebrate:

The early reviews from people in the industry are wonderful. Those who have read the galley copy have...

GRATITUDE

As described below, Fall triggers a wide array of emotions and shifts in my thinking. Perhaps you feel it too--that need to nest, to gather in, the sense of reckoning the year's events and the increase in gratitude that follows as we recall the many tender mercies exercised in our behalf.

Gratitude is a hard thing to quantify or encapsulate in an image. Sometimes we may not even recognize that gratitude is at the core of a happy moment. In other times, we are left weak-kneed at the profundity ...

MY FALL "FOOD IS LOVE" FETISH. . .

Autumn brings out my "Food is love" weakness. I've heard guests on Oprah and other talk shows demonize this kind of thinking, but I can't help it. When the weather turns cool, I want to cook. I didn't say I wanted to shop, clean up afterwards, or deal with the leftovers, but I do want to cook.

Somethings are primal . . . instinctive. They take a creature back to their primordial roots. For me, brisk air and tumbling leaves transport me back to my young motherhood, when eight little feet prance...

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

My weekly dates with my mother are generally timed to include a visit to the Amish store near her home. Our wish-list shifts into overdrive before we even open the door as beautiful seasonal plants and furniture tempt us from the front porch.

Self-restraint diminishes further once one opens the doors. The aromatic greeting of fresh-baked yeast-bread, succulent fried chicken, steaming fruit pies, and rich chocolate fudge greets you, and you struggle to push away all remembrance of gluttony bei...

VENTING

I remember a Public Service Announcement that came on every evening at 11:00 p.m. It went something like this; "Parents: It's 11:00. Do you know where your children are?"

I'm sure the intent was to increase parental vigilance regarding their children's doings. So in like manner, I toss out this PSA. "Parents: It's quiet time. Do you know what your children are reading?"

Writing is considered a craft, and words and ideas are our tools. Words and ideas are powerful things. Anyone in the media k...

BOOK NOOK REVIEW

ALMA
By H.B. Moore

Years ago I read an observation of Marjorie Hinckley's that went something like this: "Poor, Mrs. Moroni . . ." It impacted me deeply because I had never before given a thought to the anonymous wife of brave Captain Moroni, let alone to the sacrifices she unquestionably must have made as she endured her husband's years of military service.

The scriptures are filled with people and events recorded with brief mentions that slide under our spiritual-radar, failing to entice us t...