Cares:
Started writing my rough draft this week and I’m off to a good start. I’m hoping I can keep up the pace throughout the summer. Who knows? Maybe I’ll have finished my 5th rough draft before going back to school in August.
I don’t have a title for my current WIP and I hate not having a title. I know titles change. But still, there’s something so uncreative about calling it Novel #5. How do you think of titles?
Concerns:
I get the bad Mommy award. Brogan plumetted down the stairs on his toy four-wheeler. I am so thankful the only thing that needed fixing were his glasses. Yeesh! What was going through his brain when he scooted the 4-wheeler to the edge of the stairs and looked down? “This might be fun.” Seriously? The boy has no fear. Zero. Zilch. This is most definitely a concern.
Brogan’s turned into a biter. He bites when he’s excited, which is approximately once every five minutes. Any suggestions?
Celebrations:
Summer rocks! It’s one big rolled up ball of rejuvination, relaxation, and satisfaction. Imagine a two-month long weekend. Yep, this is summer.
I really like my hero and heroine of my current book. I’m having a fun time getting to know them better as their story unfurls.
Tomorrow, hubby and I will celebrate our six-year wedding anniversary. Man, I love him.
Question to Ponder: What are your cares, concerns, and celebrations today?
Congratulations on your anniversary!
My biggest concern in this line of thought would be that I'll have a little boy like my husband someday. Which means he'll do things like your Brogan's staircase adventure all the time!
Hi Katie –
Ouch! Glad the little guy is okay. Happy anniversary.
I'm still looking for a job, wrestling with edits, and doing hand-to-hand combat with a migraine. I'd appreciate prayer for all three in the event anyone is lead in that direction.
Blessings,
Susan 🙂
Adding my anniversary congrats!
I love coming up with titles. One of my absolute favorite things to do! My present Care is the plotline for my mystery. It's not coming together like I hoped it would. It's just a matter of taking some quiet time to brainstorm and pray. Especially if I'm going to have it ready to pitch at the ACFW conference. Eek!
Titles and character names are what I struggle with at the beginning of a story. Like you, I'm just starting something new. Still haven't settled on a name for my hero or the book. Sometimes the titles come really easy, sometimes I just have to write for a while and then it clicks. I hope you'll enjoy your summer and that it is a productive one for you.
Congratulations on your anniversary! Every year is a special milestone. My DH and I are coming up to 51 and I still love him dearly! (Yeah, I was a child bride… uh-huh, yes I was. Really. Well, I was pretty young!)
Congrats on finishing that draft, too. You're making great progress.
I have a fearless destructive duo (twin boys), plus their two older brothers, so I am with you on the concerns. Boys just GO. It's a proven fact that they can't reason out an outcome before just plunging in. Know your best route to the ER. Keep lots of band-aides around. Don't be shy about yelling out warnings.
Congrats on your happily ever after.
Congratulations on your anniversary! I hope to again have a chance to proclaim how much I love my husband. (single without a prospect in sight-God has His plans, I'm sure) It's beautiful to hear of other's flourishing relationships!
My children went through a biting stage for a few months when toddlers. It's normal but not fun as a parent! Hopefully just knowing it is a stage will help keep your stress level low.
Sometimes I'll write a potential last line and use that as my title until I come up with a better one! Keeping the end in mind keeps me going.
Aww! Happy Anniversary! I'm glad your little man is OK. Lord knows I've had my fair share of uh-oh moments. Right now I'm waiting to get feedback on my work. And I'm celebrating an honorable mention over at Nathan Bransfords blog, which I placed an action scene. Yay! That'll keep me floating all weekend. =)
I'm glad Brogan's okay and Happy Anniversary! I HATE starting a new WIP without a title. Even if I have to come up with something that doesn't fit as well, I'll call it that because I have to have a title. Usually, though, I think and think on it until I can figure out something that suits the story pretty well.
Cares/Concerns: I'm still not back up to par after being sick for the last few weeks. I am going back to the doctor next week.
Celebrations: I'm feeling more confident about the story or stories I am thinking of pitching at the ACFW conference. Can't wait!
Cares/concerns: I, too, have a fearless just-turned-3yo son. He likes to run away. And bite. And ride his bike down anything. Thank God he doesn't wear glasses! That's got to be tough.
If I were you, I'd just come up with a working title. That's what I do. I pretend the whole time I'm writing it that it's the real one.
My anniversary was yesterday. Happy Anniversary to you both! :O)
Happy anniversary! I remember the day like it was yesterday [tear]. And remember, Coco Chanel named her famous perfume No. 5…just sayin.
Cares: So many decisions to make with the new house. It's fun but exhausting. So much easier when it's someone else's place!
Concerns: Not sure how long I can live in total chaos. There are hundreds of staples poking out of our ripped up kitchen floor. And most of our stuff is still in boxes.
Celebrations: I love love love the new neighborhood. It's like a sanctuary. I get excited to go home (well, until I walk in the door and then I want to cry). But really, it's great!
We must catch up soon! Love ya -H
Glad to be back to the blogosphere! Summer is a great time to rejuvenate and create! Cares & concerns would include wisdom and discernment for my daughter as she transitions to Pensacola Christian College in the fall. Celebrations? One week ago today we had a literal celebration! A graduation party for Riley – God blessed in so many ways! I'm praising Him for His goodness! See you next week, Katie! And Happy Anniversary!! 🙂
Jeannette – I LOVE that idea. I should totally do it.
Erica – your post made me laugh out loud!
Keli – the knee pads are a good idea (for me). Brogan would just throw them at Bubba's head.
I love catching up on everybody's life! Happy Friday to everybody!
Happy Anniversary!
Love the name Brogan. And since I'm not his mother, I love that he has no fear, but I can see where you'd be concerned.
The title for Novel #5 will come to you soon. Don't worry about it.
Have a great weekend.
Happy Anniversary!
I've got one of those boys with no fear.
Leap first, oops after.
Mom will catch me, she always does.
Everything seems like a good idea until your mom starts yelling…
He's made it to 14, but I'm pretty sure his guardian angel is asking for hazard pay. 🙂
Happy Anniversary!! I hope you and your hubby enjoy a wonderful celebration of your years together. Any special plans?
I'm so glad Brogan wasn't hurt. I can't imagine raising a knows-no-fear boy. Our one and only is the complete opposite. We have to encourage her to take risks.
Maybe Brogan would think a helmet and elbow and knee pads were cool if you showed him pics of extreme sports enthusiasts wearing them and he'd want 'em too. Not likely, I realize, since your little tough guy seems think his (mis)adventures are fun. Maybe his mommy needs the knee pads since he keeps her on them praying for his safety. 🙂
Yay on the wonderful progress you're making on your new story. I was excited when you posted your 2,100 word day on Twitter earlier this week. You're giving your keyboard a serious workout.
Happy anniversary!
And I'm glad your Brogan is ok! Once my dd when she was 18 months plummeted backwards from a standing position from the very top if our stairs. VERY scary. I think I was worse off than she was. 🙂
Congrats on your anniverary.
I have caught our little ones a couple of times before a stairs mishap–glad your son was ok. That must have been frightening.
Love catching up with you on your Friday posts! It's been seriously fun to see you around more this past week on Twitter! I'm glad you're done with school for the summer so we can chat more! 🙂
Enjoy your time with Brogan! I always thought it was more challenging with my first born in finding things to do. With my younger kids, I never had that trouble, only because there was so much going on with the older kids that they were always entertained by them!
Have a wonderful anniversary celebration!
Oh, I'm so glad Brogan is okay. Whew! Congrats on your anniversary to your Prince Charming. Go out and celebrate six times!
I think you should have a contest on your blog to name your WIP. The winner gets her/his title chosen as the working title. It's fun for us, and costs you a little time.
Concern: my widowed Mom in CA, and my son in PA.
Celebrations: Sunny Friday, and I've lost 3 pounds! Yippee Dippee!
Blessed Weekend, dear,
Jen
Happy Anniversary! Sorry about Brogan's mishap. I am embarrassed to say this, but all my kids have fallen down stairs. I don't know that is speaks well of my parenting skills, but…oh well.
My CARES: Getting my MS edited…for good…during my summer off. Also, getting my house under control. Bleh…it's bad. lol
Happy Anniversary! And Happy summer, too.
Just a celebration for me today — a dear friend is getting married tomorrow. Busy couple of days ahead of me!
Happy Anniversary and sorry about those glasses again but I'm glad he was ok!
I'm doing only reading of my CP's work for the next month–and then sending my book to an editor before submitting this time. Hoping it will help:)
Happy Anniversary!!!
At least you didn't have some lady at the grocery store tell you you're not going to earn the mother of the year award like I did. People are too kind. I'm glad she gave me the heads up b/c I was kind of counting on it. 😉
I love…absolutely love that feeling of starting a new WIP.
Cares: Spending chunks of time with my family this weekend.
Concerns: A family of origin issue that is prickly.
Celebrations: I finished my WIP for novel 4 two days ago. Feels good.
Enjoy your weekend!
~ Wendy
Congratulations on your anniversary!
Congrats on your anniversary!
And on starting your draft of #5! (btw, you're gonna rock out the title, you're a writer!)
Cares:
I'm worried about what to do next. I finished (pushed the last character on the keyboard down kinda finished, the manuscript isn't polished by any means)my first cometed novel!
I'm seriously worried that I'll jump into something I'm not willing to finish. Will I really be interested in this idea in six months when I can't think of a word to write?! Is this the way God wants me to go? Where else can I go?
Concerns:
Keeping God in front of me and not behind me. I don't want to rush ahead of him and be lost without an idea around.
I just want to follow him, and I'm afraid I can't figure out which way to go.
I don't want to take any of the glory (finding that hard, actually!) I want to point people toward HIM! He created me and gave me this talent! I've dont N-O-T-H-I-N-G
Celebrations:
I was asked to do our monthly women's devotional for our church's WMU group.
The group's dwindled down to a select few, (please pray for our young families) but I'm super excited! My Aunt (yes, she's probably prejudiced) asked me to do it after reading my Secret Sister newsletter for May.
Wow, thanks for the post. This is a very lengthy comment, sorry, but hey, writing this stuff down has actually helped me see where I need to focus in my prayer life.
Thanks, girl! lol
Have a good one.