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About janets123

Children's writer, newspaper columnist, essayist, poet, storyteller

Let’s Coin a Word

Posted on June 29, 2012 by janets123

     I dislike, detest, loathe and abhor cleaning the oven. You could even say I hate it. But I love a clean oven. So why are there no appropriate synonyms for that?      The quick and easy synonym finder supplied … Continue reading →

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God Hears

Posted on June 18, 2012 by janets123

This time of year, birdsong greets me every time I walk out my door. Of late, it is most notably a Mockingbird’s varied song. This particular bird’s repertoire is impossible to not notice. He seems to know every songbird’s warble … Continue reading →

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Keep on Going and Going

Posted on June 8, 2012 by janets123

“Please, Mom? Pul-ease?” The teenage girl pled with her mother on the grocery aisle. I was looking for olive oil and wondering why there were now fifty-‘leven brands in three sizes, remembering the days when olive oil meant extra virgin … Continue reading →

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These Blessed Feet

Posted on May 31, 2012 by janets123

My workout at the gym is always accompanied by music with a lively rhythm. I think they have it set for 140 beats per minute, to help achieve an optimum heart rate. The other day they were playing old disco … Continue reading →

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Make Me Smile; Make Me Laugh!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by janets123

My husband and I are relatively newlywed and we often “get caught” acting like kids. We rough-house, play, dance, tickle one another and laugh at any excuse. Sometimes I ask why he’s got this big smile on his face…and we … Continue reading →

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To have slunk away?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by janets123

Because I am often second-guessing myself, and because experience has taught me to proofread at least one more time after I know the writing is perfect, I reread the blog about the fox today. I kept getting stuck at the … Continue reading →

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Fox Out Front

Posted on May 16, 2012 by janets123

Today we had a fox visiting the shrubs in our front yard. Come on, little guy! This is a big city and foxes don’t do this. Okay, so we do have a 350-acre wilderness at our back door. Last summer we … Continue reading →

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Toe Tapping

Posted on May 14, 2012 by janets123

 This morning the little orchestra at our church was performing a new version of “Washed in the Blood.” It started out with only an electric guitar playing the first verse and I noticed the flutists were tapping their toes, though … Continue reading →

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Uncurried Favor

Posted on May 10, 2012 by janets123

At a recent writer’s conference, I pitched a picture book to an agent and he agreed to look at my work. This guy lives in New York City and has wonderful connections in the children’s book industry, so this is … Continue reading →

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A Labor of Love

Posted on April 27, 2012 by janets123

“Housework sucks!” wrote a young friend of my granddaughter, on her Facebook status.   This prompted a plethora of thoughts about how dreadfully we must have failed this generation, especially in the area of appreciating the opportunity to work. How … Continue reading →

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