tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496478722687344512024-02-20T14:03:10.479-06:00Patricia Miller - From the FarmRamblings from a farm wife/mother/homeschool teacher/writer.Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-68102514652643261002014-09-23T21:58:00.003-05:002014-09-23T21:58:38.373-05:00Book Trailer - BOOM BOOMThe summer has passed and I've made another book trailer. This preschool picture book is called BOOM BOOM. It was written by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine.<br />
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The book blurb from the publisher, Beach Lane Books: "Join a group of toddlers at their preschool as they make new friends and together discover the joys of all the seasons.<br />
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"In this nearly wordless picture book illustrated by Caldecott Honor medalist Margaret Chodos-Irvine, a group of nine toddlers at preschool make new friends and enjoy the pleasures and excitements of spring, summer, fall, and winter together—including the adventure of a scary-loud thunderstorm."<br />
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And now for the video trailer.... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-neLmBQU-cY" target="_blank">BOOM BOOM</a><br />
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Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-65657609793398604352014-08-15T11:27:00.001-05:002014-08-15T11:29:07.588-05:00Book Trailer - I HATCHEDAfter a short summer break and hosting a writer's retreat, I am back to writing/revising, making book trailers and video book reports, and homeschooling my daughter. Well, I'm also helping with canning fruits and vegetables and other farm work as well.<br />
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Today, I finished a book trailer for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/I-Hatched-Jill-Esbaum/dp/0803736886/ref=la_B001HCXTRQ_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408119676&sr=1-7" target="_blank">I HATCHED</a> written by Jill Esbaum and illustrated by Jen Corace.<br />
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You can view it at my YouTube channel here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJ9-2hx3Q0&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">YouTube I HATCHED book trailer</a><br />
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Enjoy the rest of your summer!<br />
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Psalm 24:1-2 "The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it:; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-3846620560740406972014-07-10T23:34:00.000-05:002014-07-14T11:43:11.262-05:00County Fair July 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This week is my daughter's first year competing at the 4-H county fair.</div>
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Here she is in the shooting competition .22 rifle...</div>
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Getting her blue ribbon</div>
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Here is her "Shooting Safety Notebook" for the Art Hall.</div>
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Here is the Hello Kitty cake she made for the cake decorating category. I helped her condition the fondant, but she made everything. (All the figurines we've made with clay over the last year was good practice for her.)<br />
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She designed this robin on her own :)</div>
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Here she is with her cake in the art hall - blue ribbon.</div>
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It received a blue ribbon, a best in class ribbon, and was selected to go to the state fair.</div>
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Washing her ewe lamb before showing her.</div>
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She received a blue ribbon and best in class (she was the only Katahdin ewe).</div>
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Competing for Reserve Champion Ewe (2nd place) out of all ewes shown. Center girl with dark green shirt.</div>
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Competing for Sportsmanship (this was at the end of a loooong day. She was pretty tuckered by now.) I didn't mind at all that she didn't win this part --- but I was very pleased with her conduct throughout all the competitions. She was helpful to others - and others were very helpful to her! She also did her best in whatever she was doing all week.</div>
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Reserve Champion Ewe - "Cuddles" with plaque and ribbon.</div>
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Last summer, we bought our Katahdin ewes and ram from Steven & Melissa Bull of Red Barn Katahdin Farms in Iowa. Their web page is: <a href="http://www.redbarnkatahdins.com/" target="_blank">www.redbarnkatahdins.com</a></div>
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Here she is showing her market lamb, "Leroy," for the auction. She was not happy to sell him but she kept her composure. He had a rate of gain of .6774193 which earned him a blue ribbon.<br />
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1 COR 10:31 "...whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-3702441515265934792014-06-24T12:57:00.001-05:002014-06-24T12:57:25.025-05:00KLM's Book Review Episode #4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week, KLM reviews the 2014 picture book I AM COW, HEAR ME MOO! It is written by Jill Esbaum and illustrated by Gus Gordon. It is published by Dial Books for Young Readers.</div>
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Behind the scenes: We videoed our cows and got them to "moo" so we could use the audio in this book review! It's pretty funny. </div>
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Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-52888853079982856802014-06-21T21:04:00.003-05:002014-06-21T21:04:54.458-05:00KLM's Book Reviews - Episode #3Today, KLM reviewed the chapter book: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFjpJe4-U7A" target="_blank">HUNT FOR THE DEVIL'S DRAGON</a> written by Marianne Hering and Wayne Thomas Batson. It is part of the Imagination Station series.<br />
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Here's the link to the video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFjpJe4-U7A" target="_blank">HUNT FOR THE DEVIL'S DRAGON</a>.<br />
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I videoed her a little too far back this time and since I also videoed the next episode, it will be too far back too. Live and learn!<br />
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Rev. 12:7-8 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-71797477851559839922014-06-18T23:05:00.000-05:002014-06-18T23:05:05.434-05:00ChangesWell, today I figured out that I was uploading my videos to the wrong YouTube channel.<br />
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Don't ask me why I have two channels... I don't remember! There was probably a valid reason, but I want to use the one with the same name as my website.<br />
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Soooo, I've added the videos I've posted recently to the "right" channel. If you have the time or inclination, I would appreciate you subscribing to my channel!<br />
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Here it is: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/patriciamillerbooks">https://www.youtube.com/user/patriciamillerbooks</a><br />
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I have three videos I'm working on. Hopefully I'll be able to post at least one of them tomorrow.<br />
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Psalm 103:1 "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." KJVPatricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-43214123447790123432014-06-09T21:46:00.000-05:002014-06-19T14:25:15.927-05:00KLM's Book Review Episode #2Today, my daughter and I made another YouTube video of "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNK0Qh7HATY" target="_blank">KLM's Book Review at Pilcrow Place - Episode #2</a>."<br />
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This time, it includes the reviews of four picture books. Two are from Jill Esbaum: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/I-Hatched-Jill-Esbaum/dp/0803736886/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402367664&sr=1-1&keywords=i+hatched+esbaum" target="_blank">I HATCHED</a>, illustrated by Jen Corace and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Toms-Tweet-Jill-Esbaum/dp/0375851712/ref=la_B001HCXTRQ_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402367705&sr=1-11" target="_blank">TOM'S TWEET</a>, illustrated by Dan Santat.<br />
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The next book is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/No-Monkeys-Chocolate-Melissa-Stewart/dp/1580892876/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402367769&sr=1-1&keywords=no+monkeys+no+chocolate" target="_blank">NO MONKEYS, NO CHOCOLATE</a> by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young, illustrated by Nicole Wong.<br />
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Last, but not least, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Those-Rebels-John-Barbara-Kerley/dp/0545222680/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402367814&sr=1-1&keywords=those+rebels+john+and+tom" target="_blank">THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM</a> by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.<br />
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Click here to view the video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNK0Qh7HATY" target="_blank">KLM's Book Review at Pilcrow Place - Episode #2</a>.<br />
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And, please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you are interested in being automatically notified when we post the next book review(s)!<br />
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1 Cor 13:4-7 "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." ESVPatricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-35695314419768903442014-06-02T17:07:00.002-05:002014-06-19T14:27:25.870-05:00KLM's Book Reviews at Pilcrow Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week, I told my daughter she would have to read every day and do at least one book report per week. She just finished *The Redcoats are Coming* by Marianne Hering and Nancy I. Sanders.<br />
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Today, we made a video of her book report. I edited it just a bit (places she repeated herself). We will post book reviews as we do them. I think her next one will be of 3 or 4 picture books in one review.<br />
::::KLM made her own *microphone* using paper and duck tape :)<br />
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Here's the link to the video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixFPsy1NLyA" target="_blank">KLM's Book Review of The Redcoats are Coming</a><br />
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And here's a link to the book on Amazon: <a href="http://amzn.to/1kyrQij">http://amzn.to/1kyrQij</a><br />
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Teaching a child to read opens up new worlds.<br />
Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-290124598176429952014-06-01T22:54:00.000-05:002014-06-01T22:54:16.601-05:00Another Writer's GameMy other critique partner had a birthday recently. So, I decided to make her the figurines for her own game - Wendyopoly. My daughter helped with the figurines. I didn't have time to make them all (two to go, plus one I need to remake.... see below for the headless farmer!) And, I still need to make the game board. Any suggestions for rules to a game for a writer?<br />
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Here are all of them together. I think the tallest is about 2". They are made out of polymer clay. A few have some chalks for coloring...<br />
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A bat (my daughter says it looks like a piece of candy.)</div>
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A dandelion with a ladybug... I made the dandelion by rolling out a thin strip of yellow clay, then cutting almost all the way down in 1/8" (1/16th?) sections. Then, I rolled it up and fanned them out.</div>
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A type of mandarin orange tree</div>
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This is a border collie. I had a lot of trouble with it. At first, it looked like a calf! Not totally happy with it, but I think you can tell it's a dog now?!</div>
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A topiary tree</div>
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Ok, here's the headless farmer. What happened? The first time I baked it, the head fell off and the body fell forward, bending the feet. But the head still looked really good. So, I made another body, put the head on (secured with a toothpick this time) and baked it. Unfortunately, the extra baking time cracked his face! Now, I have to make the whole thing over again.</div>
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This one didn't have anything to do with Wendy's books, but my daughter just wanted to make a figurine for Wendy for her birthday :-)</div>
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men..."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-92060800249279593622014-04-03T16:34:00.000-05:002014-04-03T16:34:35.452-05:00Writer's GameRecently, a friend/critique partner of mine Shelley Jones, received her Master's degree in writing - an MFA. To celebrate, my daughter and I made clay figures and a game which included characters, places, and objects from ten of her manuscripts which I had critiqued.<br />
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Mark 4: 26-27 "A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-9461034598207970902014-03-15T14:33:00.003-05:002014-03-15T14:38:15.260-05:00PatriciaMillerBooks Welcome VideoUsing what I learned from Katie Davis' Video Idiot Bootcamp, I made my own Welcome Video.<br />
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1 Cor 10:31 "...whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-30067818895418268462014-03-03T16:16:00.001-06:002014-03-03T16:16:56.628-06:00Wendy Henrichs I AM TAMA book trailer<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AnL3aPw5-Wk" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Here's another picture book trailer I made for my friend Wendy Henrichs. The illustrator is Yoshiko Jaeggi and the publisher is Peachtree Publishers.Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-49739604797310440812014-03-02T17:29:00.001-06:002014-03-02T17:31:20.944-06:00Wendy Henrichs WHEN ANJU LOVED BEING AN ELEPHANT trailer<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hFwy7NmxsLs" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Last November, I took Katie Davis' online course, Video Idiot Bootcamp. In that last few weeks, I made my first video, a book trailer for my friend, Wendy Henrichs' book, WHEN ANJU LOVED BEING AN ELEPHANT.<br />
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Psalm 24:1-2 "The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-27317826067042590832013-11-08T11:07:00.000-06:002013-11-08T11:07:22.630-06:00Teachable MomentsA great advantage to homeschooling is having opportunities for extra teachable moments.<br />
On the drive to take my son to work, I saw a woman, perhaps in her 80's, struggling to rake the leaves in her yard. After dropping my son off at work, I stopped and asked if we (my daughter and I) could help.<br />
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I quickly raked up the other half of her yard and filled two huge garbage bags with the leaves. Meanwhile, my 8 y.o. willingly raked the sidewalk and the dwindling piles. The woman asked me to stop after the second bag because she didn't have money to pay me.<br />
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No, no, no! That wasn't the point!<br />
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I told her I appreciated the opportunity to show my daughter that some things we do just because it's the right thing to do. I also told her that I hoped my MIL's neighbor-kids would help her.<br />
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All of the above only took 25 minutes - not a significant part of our day. However, the warmth of having done a random act of kindness is still with us.<br />
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Colossians 3: 23-24 "<span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,</span> <span class="text Col-3-24" id="en-NIV-29542"><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">since you know</span> that you will receive an inheritance<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29542A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> from the Lord as a reward.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29542B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup> It is the Lord Christ you are serving."</span>Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-20520445666825703222013-11-07T13:50:00.001-06:002013-11-07T14:55:43.648-06:00Icons for emailI thought I would find an easy way to include social media icons in my emails. However, I'm finding it challenging! See, you have to paste the image url, not the image itself. The icon I want, I can only download the image, not copy the url.<br />
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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!" Thomas PalmerPatricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-9182076212672015882013-11-04T12:26:00.001-06:002013-11-04T12:26:06.672-06:00PiBoIdMo and WNFINToday is day four of Picture Book Idea Month (<a href="http://taralazar.com/piboidmo/" target="_blank">PiBoIdMo</a>) and Write Nonfiction Now (<a href="http://writenonfictionnow.com/about-write-nonfiction-in-november/" target="_blank">WNFIN</a>).<br />
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I think I am up to 11 ideas and 2 titles for PiBoIdMo, but I haven't decided which PB to focus on for WNFIN. I don't want to get behind, so I better decide today!<br />
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Many of the trees around the pond have lost their leaves and it's overcast today, but there's something about the pond that helps me write. It's probably the calming effect of the birds, water, play of light, pretty foliage, etc. (The clouds were nice enough to part when I took this picture...)<br />
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Proverbs 16:3 "Commit thy works unto the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, and thy thoughts shall be established."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-56278812266138429752013-09-19T12:21:00.000-05:002013-09-20T11:44:39.808-05:00After a year-and-one-half, I decided it was time to start blogging again. Much has happened in that time, but I'll probably start with the most recent events and go backwards as I see fit.<br />
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When I was between 8-10, my mother (who was an excellent seamstress - but who didn't have the patience to teach) had my sister and I get sewing lessons. Over the years, I've made clothes for myself and many craft projects. I decided it was time to start my 8 y.o. on a sewing project. Yesterday, we made a pair of "lounge pants." They were too big, but they are comfy for her... and it was a good beginning project.<br />
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Lots of hidden schooling was part of the lesson... reading (directions), math (measurements), listening (to instructions), patience, and satisfaction (in a job well done)!<br />
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Proverbs 31:13 "She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands."</div>
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Writing: I am trying to finish revisions on a magazine article. The holidays and some family challenges had brought this to a temporary halt. Hoping to finish revisions this week so I can send it to get an expert review. After that, I am taking an online picture book course - and I have revisions for 3 or 4 book manuscripts to work on. I hope to go to a writing conference in April in Iowa, but that's up in the air right now.<br />
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Ranching / Farming: Calving will start in about one month. Until then, our 6 y.o. gets up around 6:30 so she can help Daddy with the chores before school. I bought a bunch of heirloom seeds for our garden. They'll get started in a few weeks. I'm not much of a gardener, so I'll leave that to our youngest and my husband!<br />
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Family: Other than the above-mentioned family challenges, we've had some praises, our 6 y.o. has accepted Jesus as her Savior and will be talking to our pastor about getting baptized!<br />
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Faith: Since November I keep getting reminded of Psalm 139. So, I'll post part of that here:<br />
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Psalm 139: 23-24 "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.<br />
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."<br />
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While the sky is overcast, the pond is still pretty with some fall leaves still clinging to the trees. With colder temperatures expected this week, they may all be gone by the end of the week.</div>
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In the past month, I've been able to submit a children's magazine article, submit a biography for critique at a November SCBWI conference in Pennsylvania, and now I've been revising an historical picture book. Here's what my workspace looks like. (Caveat: the pictures in this blog are copyrighted by me and may not be copied, saved, or used without my written permission.)</div>
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I cut the manuscript into what I think are the page turns. It is helping me to see where there's too much going on for one page, not enough (for illustrations) on others, and where it just plain needs to be changed.<br />
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Overall, it's been a good writing month. Writing has been squeezed in between homeschooling, harvesting, and other obligations, but "where there's a will, there's a way."<br />
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1 Cor 10:31 "Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-18061312982145240492011-09-27T09:33:00.000-05:002011-09-27T09:33:03.209-05:00A Time of RestThis past summer was not a productive one for me writing-wise. It culminated with my having surgery a month ago. I thought I could work on several projects while recuperating, but didn't have the energy for it.<br />
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I really like the home-school program we purchased for our 6 y.o. daughter. It is A Beka Academy's 1st grade program. Our 6 y.o. watches a teacher and participates with her classroom online and then has lots of workbook pages to complete each day. My daughter is writing in cursive and reading two-vowel words. Quite an accomplishment this young. (Perhaps "normal" for this day and age, but above normal compared to when I was in 1st grade many moons ago!)<br />
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In the last few days, I was able to revise a children's nonfiction magazine article that had gotten rejected back in June. My critique group tore it apart and I've incorporated the suggested changes. Today I need to print off the manuscript and bibliography and then label the photographs that go with it.<br />
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After I've mailed off that submission, I can get started on revisions for an historic picture book I wrote at the beginning of the year. I have done a lot of research in order to make it historically accurate and plausible.<br />
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On the farm-front, harvest has started. We are praying for a better harvest than this year's weather conditions warrant.<br />
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Hopefully this period of enforced rest will result not only in a healthy body, but renewed writing projects.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Psalm 34:8 "O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."</span>Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-75282476367544425322011-07-25T12:10:00.000-05:002011-07-25T12:10:23.709-05:003rd Annual Oakdale Farms Writer's Retreat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvMfc0kIF9gF7x1JYuA0V6Aa6f3NV545_OSIAWoYqWzQHrBZkMLJe_2r2az8VKM3_xy0QAyiqSReCaFwJjpQ0ji-kOMnprl-ONPeRhDxdWtcJ_R-A9sk_qqczULx60C5Qk4Q-3OxDLoKt/s1600/3rd+Annual+-+writers+072211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvMfc0kIF9gF7x1JYuA0V6Aa6f3NV545_OSIAWoYqWzQHrBZkMLJe_2r2az8VKM3_xy0QAyiqSReCaFwJjpQ0ji-kOMnprl-ONPeRhDxdWtcJ_R-A9sk_qqczULx60C5Qk4Q-3OxDLoKt/s320/3rd+Annual+-+writers+072211.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the group of generous, funny, kind, smart, talented ...children's authors who came for the 3rd Annual Oakdale Farms Writer's Retreat. The picture was taken at a local cafe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think everyone had a good time and I think they were able to get some productive writing in. I'm always concerned about: are they too hot, too cold, is there enough food that everyone will like, do I have too many "rules of the house," are their beds too hard, too soft, etc. etc. etc. Then after they leave, I think, "Oh, we should have played board games or talked more, or we should have done this or that."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a little side entertainment after dinner on Saturday night. It was going to be, "How many children's authors fit in a phone booth?" but since it was so hot, we opted for just trying to fit everyone in the picture! (Last year a kind, local police officer who just happened to be walking by took the picture.) There are 13 women in the picture if you can find them all!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, now I have the 4th Annual Oakdale Farms Writer's Retreat to look forward to! Perhaps I will be more relaxed for that one.... you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. Hopefully one of the other ladies will blog about the retreat. They always give a better recap than I do!</div>Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-87791223806256999672011-05-30T12:59:00.001-05:002011-05-30T22:48:20.388-05:00Memorial DayService to our country is a prevalent theme in my family. I have pictures of seven family members who have served, but there are many more I don't have photos for. For instance, I don't have a military picture of my sister Carolann who retired after 20 years in the Air Force. She died of a syndrome called C.R.E.S.T. in 2003. My step-brother, Dan Jalbert, just retired from the Air Force last week after 26 years. My brother, Alan Dombrowski served in the Navy. My grandfather, John Montgomery, served in the Boer War for Great Britain. My Grandfather Woodward served during WWII. I have cousins and uncles and probably other family members who I'm forgetting, who also served.<br />
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We have to remember that being a member of this country is not free. There is a price. It comes at the cost of our loved ones. Pray for those who are serving. Thank one of them today.<br />
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Here is my dad, Neil I. Montgomery. He served in the Army in North Africa and Italy during WWII. He was wounded over there and received the Silver Star for his actions.<br />
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Here is my brother Richard Montgomery. He served in the Marines for two tours of duty during Vietnam. I don't know what decorations he received, but I do know he didn't wait to be drafted, but volunteered for duty.<br />
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</div>Here is my sister, Paula. She spent twenty years in the Air Force and retired as a Technical Sergeant.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my biological father Harding Coolidge Mason and his brother (my uncle) Leslie H. Mason. They both served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. They also both left high school early in order to enlist. My Uncle Leslie died in the war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHVZWROwDrs5_kHkbzqOh2ZSC7OSehVzojuRJ_v2kD3GtdpdcZ9i3ld3IcHi0N0GDX4XMk1OPr67WWBBjvpXjZse-57bRP5GqhW0cHbQFi6Vbs3-tUhFEwCEJUmR7TR6o8tj8DYyDQBLZ/s1600/Harding_LeslieJr_Uniforms+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHVZWROwDrs5_kHkbzqOh2ZSC7OSehVzojuRJ_v2kD3GtdpdcZ9i3ld3IcHi0N0GDX4XMk1OPr67WWBBjvpXjZse-57bRP5GqhW0cHbQFi6Vbs3-tUhFEwCEJUmR7TR6o8tj8DYyDQBLZ/s320/Harding_LeslieJr_Uniforms+cropped.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Here I am. I spent five years in the Air Force. I was a E-4 Sergeant when I got out. I trained in Texas and Colorado and I was stationed in Guam, England, and Florida. I did several temporary (short) assignments to Germany.<br />
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Here is my little brother, Eric Beauregard. He is currently in the Navy Reserves. He has had a tour of duty in Bahrain in the recent past - among other duty assignments.<br />
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There is also a price for our spiritual home. But thankfully, One paid the ultimate price for our eternal freedom: Jesus Christ. He died so that we might live.<br />
John 3:16-17 "F<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">or God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."</span>Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649647872268734451.post-48773388553278600452011-05-18T09:03:00.000-05:002011-05-18T09:03:31.519-05:00Writer's Cabin update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My writer's cabin is finished!! Yesterday, I used it for the first time:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0XTnMhJafobkPTFZPBweG2Dj_IH4G6Rmps-PlQPkAsyV5a38gsD74lwePYoQRjfeHaT_FmanJlQ_7_FffEdIWEWUjzuwSpYwoUqpqmQMiR3h0vR_soTYYYikwYEzXy57scGbAsM-zTVM/s1600/051711+First+day+in+cabin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0XTnMhJafobkPTFZPBweG2Dj_IH4G6Rmps-PlQPkAsyV5a38gsD74lwePYoQRjfeHaT_FmanJlQ_7_FffEdIWEWUjzuwSpYwoUqpqmQMiR3h0vR_soTYYYikwYEzXy57scGbAsM-zTVM/s320/051711+First+day+in+cabin.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the view out the window that's to the right of my desktop overlooking the pond: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAzISNNbBn8cCedbqZZYaKLQbaPnu6HHzlFkW67pgVN_3b2nqLUCWduUZXqoMbvXIPhNDgdoas2yObzp8p894Ug3eA95rL25Dypk3Mcu4i9SXWL_q8TEhbpSuuUCZE27hWfkMe6Ue2P0r/s1600/100_2424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAzISNNbBn8cCedbqZZYaKLQbaPnu6HHzlFkW67pgVN_3b2nqLUCWduUZXqoMbvXIPhNDgdoas2yObzp8p894Ug3eA95rL25Dypk3Mcu4i9SXWL_q8TEhbpSuuUCZE27hWfkMe6Ue2P0r/s320/100_2424.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div>Wildlife I saw out my windows: two Canada Geese, a (huge) snapping turtle, bluegill and catfish, 7 Painted turtles (they vie for prime basking space on the tire in the pond), at least three hummingbirds, and many other birds.</div><div><br />
</div><div>"Did you get any writing done?" you ask? YES! I wrote the first draft of a magazine article that I want to send to Highlights for Children magazine.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I hope to (soon) make a video of the building process and the finished cabin.</div><br />
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I haven't taken a picture of it yet, but our oldest son and his fiancée made a plaque for me that hangs over the big window. Its from 1 Corinthians 10:31 and reads: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"W<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">hatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."</span></span>Patricia A Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065403241501538482noreply@blogger.com7