R.J. Conte's Blog, page 17
September 28, 2016
I WILL Love Perfectly
This blog entry is going to be shamelessly ripped from my pastor’s sermon and Jonathan Edwards’ thoughts. It was so encouraging to me that I had to share it, and I hope it’s something that warms your heart and fills you with hope as it did me! Thank you to Daniel C., my pastor, for faithfully sharing the Word!
The greatest apologetic that the world will ever know is our love.But what will love look like in heaven?
It will NEVER END.
So much else in this world passes away, but love endures fo...
August 23, 2016
You’re Invited to My Pity Party!
August 14, 2016
Setting Up the Romance Ship
I cheer onthe good guys, have love/hate relationships with most of the bad guys, and root for the love interest that everyone else roots for. (At least that 90% of the population roots for.)I don’t pick weird combinations, desire strange outcomes, or hope for bizarre pairings.I ship the characters everyone else ships.
As someone who loves love stories, and loves to write them even more than read or watch them, I’ve noticed a sincerely dominating...
July 22, 2016
Asian TV for the American Newbie Viewer
Want to recommend some anime or J/K-dramas to a normal American who doesn’t know what to make of Japanese or Korean culture? You think they’d love what Asia has to offer, but don’t want to scare them away with too muchmoeoryokai or plot-lines involving getting kicked out of the family register.
Breaking your typical American viewer into Asian TVI’m going to suggest anime and k/j-dramas that either have fascinating plots that no sci-fi/fantasy lover could resist, or are understandable plots b...
July 17, 2016
30+10 – Birthdays!
Days 22 and 23
Yesterday was my sweet brother-in-law’s birthday, and also a day where I had some friends overand celebratedhow much they’ve done for me by disguising it as having to do with my 30th birthday.
My sister and her daughter are in town from down south too!
Sister — Me
I also share a birthday month with my gorgeous husband and adorable second-born daughter. Today is that daughter’s birthday. She wore a light-up tiara that her big sister bought her, we went to Pancake House and she...
July 12, 2016
#30+10 – Homeschooling and Swing Dresses
#30and10 Day 20
Believe it or not, homeschooling was NOT nonexistent in the 50s, it was just relatively rare. However, in small towns, you might see a family or two that adopted the practice ahead of their time. [image error]
Homeschooling has grown by leaps and bounds, however. Just from 2003 to 2012, homeschooling has seen a 61% increase! With the nonsense about gender education now being promoted in my home state of Washington, I expect we’ll see a growth in homeschooling soon.
Day 21
I LOVED the 1950s...
July 10, 2016
#30and10 Audio Book and Paperbacks!
If you’re a paperback person, my books are here on Lulu.com in paperback: https://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=RJ+Conte&type= (except Dashwood Avenue, which is on Amazon in paperback).
I’d also love to announce that The Hotline Girl was chosen to become an audio book!! Working with Piper Lewis, the voice actress, was a dream come true, and she did a fantastic job, and willingly made any corrections I sent her way as well!
Listen to a sample here!
July 6, 2016
30+10 – Picture of My Unborn Baby!
#30and10 Day 14
Still giving away copies of Dashwood Avenue – like 1200 of them now!
But this is going to be a fact about me. I am currently 8 weeks pregnant with my third child, and got a precious picture and heard a heartbeat today. And I just want to share with you. I drew an outline so you could see what was going on where. :-D
July 4, 2016
30+10 – Happy Fourth of July!
Dashwood Avenue is Free!
Time for what you guys have all been waiting for… MY BIRTHDAY WEEK!
Okay, not really. How about a FREE BOOK instead? For this week – Monday through Friday, Dashwood Avenue – kindle edition – is FREE. Dashwood Avenue is a Christian mystery set in the 1950s. Grab it on Amazon before the sale is over! Happy birthday to me and happy tenth anniversary as an authoress.
