Susan Dayley's Blog, page 40
February 6, 2011
Follower Love Giveaway Hop
With over 200 participating blogs—this hop will be fantastic! Each blog on this hop is offering a book related giveaway and we are all linked up together so you can easily hop from one giveaway to another. The hop runs from Tuesday, February 8 through midnight, Sunday, February 13th. I will announce my winner on [...]
February 4, 2011
Does Violence Matter?
"A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good" (Proverbs 16:2). This week has turned our attention toward Egypt where the violence in the streets has sent a familiar, though distant, chill through us. After all, we've seen such things before on the news, and as long as [...]
February 2, 2011
America's Future: Children Who Self-govern
Is there a conflict between raising a self-governing child without being a permissive parent? Or between being a parent with firm, high expectations, and one who has a good relationship with her children? I remember watching the wise and experienced Miss M. follow her class of first graders down the hall. They walked single file, [...]
January 31, 2011
The Essential American Virtue
Prior to the Revolutionary War the land where the Thirteen Colonies were established belonged to the Crown (king of England) and it's heirs perpetually. The government, revenue, property, and residents belonged to the king of England. He was the sovereign and the colonies were feudal states. This legal state of ownership was not unusual, what [...]
January 26, 2011
How not to Jump Start a Diet
Recently I read a comment that a good stomach flu is a great way to jump start a diet. Were they serious! The stomach flu is not my friend. Every joint in my body aches. It hurts to sit, to lie in bed, to stretch out on the couch with a blanket. My head throbs [...]
January 21, 2011
The Journey
Last year I stopped in at a local book signing for an author who I'd reviewed earlier. She was there with fellow author Jewel Adams. Jewel was friendly and warm. I enjoyed meeting her. She is a prolific author and had several of her books with her. Jewel presented me with The Journey, the first [...]
January 19, 2011
Living Abundantly in the Cold Days of January
Family * Fun * Fiction * Food I'm not sure if this first one is fun, food, or family, it fits fabulously for each. And it is sooo simple. Give each child a flour tortilla and have them fold them into fourths. Then, with clean, sharp scissors, they cut out shapes like when cutting snowflakes. [...]
January 18, 2011
Dreaming of Books Giveaway Winner Announced
The Dreaming of Books giveaway hop has ended. Thanks to all who participated. The response was great. To determine the winner, each entry was assigned numbers according to how many entries they qualified for. For example, if Alex signed up, became a friend on GoodReads, posted a comment on a blog post and answered the [...]
January 17, 2011
The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind. The ants are a-blowin' in the wind.
It happened quite often, we just didn't quite catch the words to a beloved song (until Google came along and made lyrics available to everyone). One song that I listened to over a tinny radio in the family station wagon was Crocodile Rock. I still love that song "Badada rocking the song is stomping when [...]
January 13, 2011
Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop
Welcome to #105 of the Dreaming of Books Blog Hop Give-away! Now that's a designation that creates a mouthful: 105 of more than 175. So before you think I am getting diverted, never to return (like reading that book that keeps you up all night, the one where if you stop now, you'll just lie [...]
