Shine Issue 03

Shine Issue 03

Feb 28, 2020 | Shine

February’s Moment...

Thank you all who participated this month. Enjoy the winter pictures from various parts of the world. It might be winter in your neck of the woods but for some people February is summertime.

Shine places for February: Texas - USA, Maine - USA, Kansas - USA, Train Ride - USA, France, Halifax - USA, Canada, Greece, Hokkaido - Japan

Winter Magic – close up

Kennebunk, Maine, USA by Cindi Baker

Winter Magic

Kennebunk, Maine, USA by Cindi Baker

Winter in Wiscasset

Maine, USA by Teri Heller

Winter in Wiscasset

Maine, USA by Teri Heller

Winter in Wiscasset

Maine, USA by Teri Heller

Train Ride to NYC

USA by Diann Floyd Boehm

Texas Snow Day

Texas, Austin, USA

Texas Snow Day

Texas, Austin, USA

Texas Snowman

Texas, Austin, USA

Snow in the Neigborhood

Canada by Montaha Hidfi – Color Archeologist and Author

Snow in the Neigborhood

Canada by Montaha Hidfi – Color Archeologist and Author

Snow in the Neigborhood

Canada by Montaha Hidfi – Color Archeologist and Author

Snow in the Neigborhood

Canada by Montaha Hidfi – Color Archeologist and Author

Ski Trip, bring on the Snow!

Hokkaido, Japan by Lee Helen

Ski Trip, bring on the Snow!

Hokkaido, Japan by Lee Helen

Ski Trip, bring on the Snow!

Hokkaido, Japan by Lee Helen

Quietness of the Lake

Peloponnese, Greece by Konstatine www.myunusualjourneys.com

Icicles

Halifax, Canada by Anne OConnell www.ocpublishing.ca

Home Sweet Home

Pasadena, Texas, USA by B.F.

A Winter Ride

Labastide D’Armagnac, France by Melanie Jane www.bymelaniejane.com

For March... send in your FAVORITE ANIMAL 'shine'!

February Updates 2020

February Updates 2020

Feb 13, 2020 | News

Happy Valentines Day!

The World Read Aloud Day

Read more here. Students from St. Pius V Catholic School in Pasadena, Texas send me a Thank you note for inspiring them to love reading. I am very touched, especially since I learned to read at St. Pius the V.

The Society Children Books Writers and Illustrators Regional meeting

The Speaker for this month was none other than the famous illustrator Bill Ferguson. He and his lovely wife shared his inspirational  journey as an illustrator. After his hands on activity, he made a point to speak individually with many of us. It was indeed a special night.

Fun with Words – Issue 01

Fun with Words – Issue 01

Jan 28, 2020 | Words

Highlighting people in the past and present in all the amazing ways they embraced imagination: acting, singing, storytelling and writing

One common thread is The Power of words: The more we understand and build our vocabulary, the more fun we can have with expressing ourselves in song, stories, acting and poetry.

Creativity
  1. Liv Mari Schei: 1982 Norway Singer, Songwriter: WATCH
  2. Beatrice Egli (born 21 June 1988 in Pfäffikon, Switzerland) is a Swiss female singer: LEARN MORE and WATCH
  3. Danna Williams: LEARN MORE and WATCH
Biographies
  1. Luisa Tetrazzini: known as the queen of staccato: WATCH
    Book: My Life of Song (Classic Reprint)
  2. May 1930 A musician, singer, songwriter, and recording producer
    Book: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder by Mark Ribowsky (Author)

Homophone

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning.

1. Hymn > Him
I likes inging that hymn.
Please tell him I understand.

2. Male > Mail
He is a very handsome male.
Has the mail come yet?

3. Tale > Tail
My dog’s long tail knocked over the vase.
He told a huge tale.

4. We’d > Weed
We’d like to come too!
I pulled up the one weed in the garden.

Antonyms

An Antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

1. Dark > Bright
The room was very dark.
The room was very bright.

2. Forgive > Blame
I forgive you for everything that happened.
I blame you for everything that happened.

3. Giant > Tiny
It is one giant pumpkin.
It is one tiny pumpkin.

4. Like > Dislike
I like oranges.
I dislike oranges.

Synonyms

A Synonym is a word or phrase that means close to or exactly the same as another word.

1. Occur > Happen
The meeting did occur.
The meeting did happen.

2. Assist > Help
Can you please assist me?
Can you please help me?

3. Happy > Delighted
I am happy for your success.
I am delighted for you.

4. Delicious > Savory
The steak was delicious.
The steak was savory.

Word Search

Created by Puzzle Maker

Shine Issue 02

Shine Issue 02

Jan 24, 2020 | Shine

January’s Moment...

Thank you all who participated this month. Enjoy the pictures from various parts of the world.

Shine places for January: Texas - USA, Virginia - USA, Kansas - USA, Dubai - UAE, Grasmere - UK, New Zealand

A Christmas hay ride

Houston Texas by AH

A little bit of Christmas

Dubai, UAE by Fran Ellis https://frantasticlife.com/

A little bit more of Christmas

Dubai, UAE by Fran Ellis https://frantasticlife.com/

Christmas greens

Alexandria Virginia by RB https://yesyou.co

The magic of christmas

Houston Texas by DFB

The lights of celebration

Houston Texas by UM

Sunset reflections

New Zealand by Lorraine Taylor Be Brand You https://lorrainetaylor.com

Rainbow over the hilltop near Grasmere

United Kingdom by Little Little

Millie waiting for Santa

Kansas by YF

Millie still waiting for Santa

Kansas by YF

Home for the holidays

West Virginia by Kylie Willis https://www.fallenpatriots.org/

Holiday lights

Houston Texas by DFB

Holiday angel

Houston Texas by DFB

Holiday cheer!

Dubai, UAE by CM

Frosty!

Kingwood Texas by F

For February... send in your WINTER WEATHER 'shine'!

January Updates 2020

January Updates 2020

Jan 24, 2020 | News

Happy New Year!

Has your new year started off at a hundred miles an hour?  I know mine has.

Family

January is a busy month for family. I have five brothers and out of the five three have January birthdays, one sister -in-law has a birthday, and we have had two weddings: a second cousin and a nephew! I could share with you all the great things about coming from a large family, but in a nutshell life is never dull.
On top of the weddings, the family helped my mom moved into her house after being flooded out twice, back to back!

New Channel

Pinterest channel is my exciting news.

I have enjoyed Pinterest over the past several years and I finally took the leap to learn how to design my own pins and place them on a biz page. I do hope you will enjoy them. Each month I will post new pins with a theme for that month. I hope you will find them inspirational as well as entertaining.

Plans

I am busy laying out when my art work for my next book in the series the Little Girl in the Moon will be ready. I look forward to giving you more info as the book progresses. I will give you a tiny hint! The Little boy in the moon will be introduced in the upcoming book. 

I have two more stories written independent of the Little Girl in the Moon Series and I have submitted them to the publisher… it is all very exciting!

Fan Mail

Everytime I recieve an email and or a picture with someone enjoying one of my books, well it just inspires me to keep writing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Don’t forget to send in your favorite picture for February….  February around the world. Or maybe you have a favorite tongue twister or Joke!

Read the 'Shine!' newsletter to learn more.