Kathleen J. Shields's Blog, page 42
March 11, 2014
I know I’m in my own little world, but they like me here.
As a writer how many times have you thought this? The worlds I create, that I escape to are so cool! I am not me, boring little me. I am super-human, perfectness that everybody loves. I can do amazing things, I can kick-butt! I tell the students I talk to about writing: “Writing is magical! […]
March 5, 2014
Pride Goeth Before the Fall – Proverbs 16:18
What does that REALLY mean? That pride will go away before you fall? Because if that is the case, nothing could be further from the truth, at least, not in my case, as I am sure it is for many of you as well. I’ll tell you, I let my pride hold me back for years. So […]
March 2, 2014
Writing Poetry – A Child Shall Lead You…
The other day I received a phone call, completely out of the blue, from a very, very shy child in the Chicago area. She had been scouring the internet apparently looking for poetry and came across the below poem I had written for my mom for mother’s day quite some time ago. She began asking […]
February 27, 2014
What on Earth are WE Eating???
Between you and me… I just had to ask. The other day I get out of my car in a parking lot of an establishment I frequent quite often. I stepped down onto the ground and heard that crunch of a processed food product that fell out of someone’s hand or bag previously before my […]
February 24, 2014
The unexpected comes in all forms…
A $20 bill found in a coat from last winter. A toll paid by the car in front of you. A bird turd on your shoulder. The unexpected could be exciting, nice or upsetting, but what it is always, is unexpected. What if you chose to do the unexpected instead of the expected. Instead of […]
February 21, 2014
Oh… to be someone.
I was reading a post by another fellow author who was upset about a local “big-chain” bookstore that was not willing to host local authors for book signings. Without much of an excuse, except they don’t do that, we are all left to wonder, why? Is it because we are not important enough yet? Is […]
February 16, 2014
Family and Memories…
The love in our family flows strong and deep, leaving us memories to treasure and keep. I saw this in a shop the other day and really liked it. Not because it was applicable, trust me, I like many of you have had my issues with family. I liked it because it meant something else […]
February 13, 2014
Life… something to ponder.
I saw a sign the other day that I liked and I wanted to share, but then after sharing I thought I’d leave you with a bit to ponder as well… The Essence of Life is to Care. The Adventure of Life is to Learn. The Secret of Life is to Dare. The Challenge of […]
February 10, 2014
Salty Saints – Not to be confused with a snack food
This Sunday our associate pastor gave the sermon. It was on Matthew 5:13-16 – Salt and Light. “You are the salt of the Earth” “You are the light of the world.” While Jesus is the Light is done so often, he decided to focus his sermon on being the salt; a unique way to go […]
February 4, 2014
Free Children’s Christian Story for Review
It has been brought to my attention that there are limited avenues for marketing Christian Children’s books. There aren’t many contest category options for said stories either. A fellow author whom just recently read “Dandy Lion” was so inspired by the message and simplicity of the piece; decided to write a letter to a rather large […]
