Sunday, October 30, 2011

Two Horses- Author Unknown

This beautiful story was given to me by an english teacher who got it as an email:

Two Horses
Author Unknown

Just up the road from my home is a
field, with two horses in it.

From a distance, each horse looks
like any other horse.
But if you stop your car, or are
walking by, you will notice something
quite amazing. . . .

Looking into the eyes of one horse
will disclose that he is blind. His
owner has chosen  not to have him
put down, but has made a good
home for him.

This alone is amazing. If you stand
nearby and listen you will hear the
sound of a bell. Looking around for
the source of the sound, you will see
that it comes from the smaller horse
in the field.

Attached to the horse's halter is a
small bell. It lets the blind friend
know where the other horse is, so he
can follow.

As you stand and watch these two
friends, you'll see that the horse with
the bell is always checking on the
blind horse, and that the blind horse
will listen for the bell and then slowly
walk to where the other horse is,
trusting that he will not be led astray.

When the horse with the bell returns
to the the shelter of the barn each
evening, it stops occasionally and
looks back,
Making sure that the blind friend isn't
too far behind to hear the bell.

Like the owners of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just
because we are not perfect or
because we have problems or
challenges.

He watches over us and even brings
others into our lives
To help us when we are in need.

Sometimes we are the blind horse
being guided by the little ringing bell
of those who places in our lives.
Other times we are the guide horse,
helping others find their way. . . .

Good friends are like that . . . You may
not always see them, but you know
they are aways there.

Please listen for my bell and I'll
listen for yours, and remember . . .

Be kinder than necessary-
Everyone you meet is fighting
some kind of battle.

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeoly,
Speak kindly . . . . .

And leave the rest to God!

FOR WE WALK BY FAITH AND
NOT BY SIGHT

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Steel by Carrie Vaughn


Steel by Carrie Vaughn
287 pages
     Sixteen-year-old Jill, a competing fencer, finds a broken tip of a rapier on the beach where here family is vacationing. She picks it up and it magically transports her to an eighteenth-century pirate ship. The ship's captain, who happens to be a girl, is fighting with another pirate named Blane, whose sword is missing the piece Jill found. While Jill struggles to find her way back home, she is caught in the middle of the fight. What will it take for her to find the secret to the magic sword?

Wonderful Mail

Guess what came in the mail yesterday. A package from Anne Elisabeth Stengl! I won signed copies of both her books, Heartless and Veiled Rose . . .

A book mark for each book . . .





 plus a Veiled Rose magnet and a pencil  for each book.

And I thought I was only getting signed books!. . .  Book pencils. What a great idea!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan



The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
513 pages

    Percy Jackson has a huge problem: he cannot remember anything about his life. He woke up in a cave with a wolf named Lupa. Lupa taught him some basic things about being a demigod and sent him off to find the Roman demigod camp, Camp Jupiter. Percy does remember one thing, though-Annabeth. But who Annabeth is or where she is is still out of his mind. So Percy travels across the country to find the camp, battling monsters the whole way.
    At camp, Percy is greeted by the Roman legion. On top of being overwhelmed by the size of the camp, Percy realises that some of the campers might turn out to be enemies. Soon he is sent on a quest-much to some of the campers' disgust-with Hazel and Frank, two other demigods. They must free the Greek god of death so the monsters will stay dead and defeat the giant sons of Gaea. With monsters, prophecies and the past all hindering their progress, with Percy, Hazel, and Frank be able to complete their quest and return home alive?


**Book 2 in The Heroes of Olympus**
Previous book: The Lost Hero
Next book: The Mark of Athena

Friday, October 14, 2011



I love this picture. It has a fairy-tale look and is so beautiful. Looks like great inspiration for a story or a book. I think I have some good ideas to add on to the book I am writing. What do you think?

Jessica Day George's new princess book!

'My next book will come out next fall (roughly) and is the third and FINAL book about the Twelve Dancing Princesses. It is entitled PRINCESS OF THE SILVER WOOD. It is Princess Petunia's story, and is based on Little Red Riding Hood.'
 Jessica Day George has finally announced the third princess book! I cannot wait. Princess of the Midnight Ball is my favourite book, so naturally, I am excited about book three.

Check out:



and

The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson



The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson
311 pages

    Aidan Thomas is miserable. He just moved to another state away from his best friend because his parents wanted to help his grandfather. Looking for adventure, Aidan comes across three scrolls in the basement of his grandfather's house. They contain a beautiful story of love and betrayal from a fantasy world. His parents tell him that is is The Story, a common book that can be bought at any bookstore. But could the story be true?
    Aidan's grandfather tells him that the story is true and if he trusts and believes, he can 'enter through the door within.' Aidan finds this to be true and ends up in The Realm. There, the traitor, Paragor, is trying to take over the kingdom and defeat the true king. Can Aidan and his new friends find allies and win the battle?

**Book 1 in The Door Within Trilogy**
Next book: Rise of the Wyrm Lord

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Warrior by Bryan Davis


Warrior by Bryan Davis
421 pages

    The Dragon Prince has hatched, and as prophesied, is handicapped-he is lacking sight. Now, more than ever, he need Koren, a Starlighter. But Koren, having been a slave and then a prisoner of the Dragon Prince, wants to be free. She knows that there is freedom in the Creator's love and longs for that. So she escapes. But will she be able to help her fellow slaves?
    Jason Masters, a young man Major Four, has come to Starlight to free the dragons' slaves. He soon meets up with Koren and together they journey to the Northlands to find the injured star, Exodus. If they can get Exodus to rise again, then the dragons will have no reason to keep the humans as slaves. But with so many against them, can they succeed?

**Book 2 in Dragons of Starlight**
Previous book: Starlighter
Next book: Diviner