The world lies sleeping, snuggled up in cozy beds
Waiting
As the stars twinkle in the velvet sky
Waiting
As the silvery moonlight glistens off of snow-covered roofs
Waiting
As the chilly wind blows through the dark silhouettes of trees
Waiting
As time passes slowly by
Waiting for nothing
I lie awake
I wait, and watch
Wondering
Is this what heaven went through that night
So long ago
Did [...]

I’ve been sort-of postponing writing any new posts until my blog was done being re-designed (especially since, with the new design, I wanted to introduce a bit of a new direction for my posts)…however, that isn’t happening as quickly as I had originally hoped. So, in the spirit of patience, and just accomplishing something [...]

Taiz rating for plot: 4.5 out of 5
Taiz rating for cleanliness: 5 out of 5
Taiz rating for creativity: 5 out of 5
Taiz rating for a deeper message: 4.8 out of 5
Publicly rated: PG-13 (for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust)
Bruno’s bright blue eyes sparkled with mischief as he scampered up and down the streets [...]

Light

Lord, send thy light,
Not only in the darkest night,
But in the shadowy, dim twilight,
Wherein my strained and aching sight
Can scarce distinguish wrong from right,
Then send thy light.
-
Teach me to pray.
Not only in the morning gray,
Or when the moonbeam’s silver ray
Falls on my, but at high noonday,
When pleasure beckons me away,
Teach me to pray.
-Constance Milman

It’s true [...]

Saturday, June 09, 2007

I’m Off! Please pray.

Deep within the ancient lands of the Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown triangle, rests a Treasure of historic proportions. Hidden somewhere near or by the ancient landmarks of our colonial forefathers, lies a trove of buried treasure. Golden treasure.
Rested within a bolted [...]

Sunday, June 10, 2007

I’m Here!

Well…I have made it safely to Virginia (yeah…we had some “narrow scrapes”…but I’M STILL ALIVE!!!), and am at my aunt and uncle’s house. We had a lovely dinner (which included asparagus…which I have never yet been brave enough to try…but [...]

Monday, June 11, 2007

First Day.

Here I am at the close of our first full day in Virginia. It was a grand day. The Time-Share presentation took THREE whole hours…instead of the 90 minutes we were expecting, but we got free lunch and cheep hotel rooms, so we were glad [...]

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Second Day!

Well folks…we made it to and through the second day!!! (Of the actual contest.)
This morning the “moderator” called over half of the people’s names and dismissed them…he did it alphabetically, so when he got past the “P’s” I was shocked. Seriously I was. I didn’t [...]

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Murder and ice-cream…

Yeah - I thought that title would get your attention…and perhaps a comment or two.Well…the good news first: No one is going to try to follow me home and murder me for the gold!
Now for the better news: I met Sir Daniel!!! [...]

Heere follows thee true account…III

Aha! Caught them again. The Thomases with a mission.
You’ll never guess what happened under the Magna-Charta tree!
Me with the cross.
Me with the cross.
Uh-oh. We caught Melissa red-handed, fraternizing with the Moderator…and the “guys in sunglasses”. Doesn’t she look pleased?
Me…in my “losers” shirt, pretending to [...]