Are you on fire?
This is a question I ask myself daily. Am I on fire with my kids? With my husband? With my housekeeping? Home schooling? Writing? Promotions? Community service?
I want to be.
Some days I feel completely burned out--like everything I've got is consumed. For the last couple years I've been mostly having those days. I know it's a result of health challenges around some especially crazy times...like the publishing of my debut novel, but I've also decided it's a choice.
The aim is to be on fire, right? We want to light the torches around us, to set people aflame, to inspire others.
Today I'm on fire. By choice. I can feel it all the way from my insomniatic toes and up.
I think we all have that choice. We may face times when we're discouraged or struggling, but you are the one who ultimately decides how you'll be.
And remember, fire is contagious. Share your flame. Light your corner of the world, and burn bright.
Are you ready to meet a new author and enter to win an awesome book?
Last week, Emilyann Girdner shared The Labyrinth Wall with us, along with two truths and one lie. Those who guessed the lie correctly were entered into a random drawing for the chance to win her eBook!
Emilyann's game:
2. She met Drew Barrymore when she visited a friend at her Sony Pictures job in L.A. a couple years ago.
3. Her first language was Turkish.
And the lie is:
#2. Emilyann did visit her friend and get to see Adam Sandler in person, but no Drew. Unfortunately the spider bite is true, and she has the scar to prove it! And her father was in the Air Force, so she lived in Turkey until she was five years old.
Way to guess those of you who got it right! You are officially human lie detectors. And the winner is:
As he evades a determined arson investigator, Manny, a
modern-day Scrooge, is visited by ghosts of the past, present, and future. He’s
forced to witness the fate of his inadvertent victims, including Abigail, the
scarred beauty who softens his heart. Manny must choose between turning around
his callous, self-centered attitude, or protecting his own skin at the expense
of anyone who gets in his way.
Julie Musil writes Young
Adult novels from her rural home in Southern California, where she lives with
her husband and three sons. She’s an obsessive reader who loves stories that
grab the heart and won’t let go. Her novel The Boy Who Loved
Fire is available now. For more
information, or to stop by and say "Hi," please visit Julie on her blog, on Twitter, and on Facebook.
1. This California
girl likes to be near the ocean, but won’t swim in it.
So, friendlies, which is the lie? Are you on fire? What has you burning today? Will you be back to share your heroes?
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I want to be.
Some days I feel completely burned out--like everything I've got is consumed. For the last couple years I've been mostly having those days. I know it's a result of health challenges around some especially crazy times...like the publishing of my debut novel, but I've also decided it's a choice.
The aim is to be on fire, right? We want to light the torches around us, to set people aflame, to inspire others.
Today I'm on fire. By choice. I can feel it all the way from my insomniatic toes and up.
I think we all have that choice. We may face times when we're discouraged or struggling, but you are the one who ultimately decides how you'll be.
And remember, fire is contagious. Share your flame. Light your corner of the world, and burn bright.
Are you ready to meet a new author and enter to win an awesome book?
Last week, Emilyann Girdner shared The Labyrinth Wall with us, along with two truths and one lie. Those who guessed the lie correctly were entered into a random drawing for the chance to win her eBook!
Emilyann's game:
1. A brown recluse spider bit her forehead and nearly killed Emilyann when she was three years old.
2. She met Drew Barrymore when she visited a friend at her Sony Pictures job in L.A. a couple years ago.
3. Her first language was Turkish.
And the lie is:
#2. Emilyann did visit her friend and get to see Adam Sandler in person, but no Drew. Unfortunately the spider bite is true, and she has the scar to prove it! And her father was in the Air Force, so she lived in Turkey until she was five years old.
Way to guess those of you who got it right! You are officially human lie detectors. And the winner is:
Congrats!
Are you into fires? I'm a bit of a pyro, which is why Julie Musil's book title really grabbed me. (And yes, I am reading this one.) Since she's one of my amazing buddies, I invited her here to share with you:
Manny O’Donnell
revels in his status at the top of his high school food chain. He and his
friends party in the mountains on a blustery night, sharing
liquor and lame ghost stories around a campfire. The next morning, as a wild
fire rages in those same mountains, Manny experiences doubt. He was the last of
the drunken crew to leave the cave, and he’s uncertain if he extinguished the
flames. Within hours, he becomes the number one arson suspect.
Santa
Ana winds + matches = disaster. You’d think he would've learned that the first
time he started a fire.
And now, let me introduce you to the wonderful author:
You might run across Julie eating gooey mozzarella pizza with her family.
Julie gave me two truths and one lie to test your "lie detector" skills. Those who figure out the lie will go into my magic hat for a chance to win The Boy Who Loved Fire (eBook). Awesome, right? You have until Tuesday, March 25, at 1 p.m. EDT to guess--and be sure to come back for the answer on March 26.
TRUTH OR LIE
2. Julie met her hubby in
the snack line when she was in 7th grade.
3. At 5’ 3”, Julie the tallest girl in her family.
P.S. I'm hanging out at Emilyann's place. Get the scoop behind the cheese!
(Or should I say wedge?)
And lastly...
You may have noticed I like to blog about things that make you laugh, and things that make you think. (And hopefully some that make you want to read.) Last year we enjoyed an entire series about How to Find Happiness, so I decided to stick with the inspirational route and blog about:
TRUE HEROES
I'm going to introduce my personal heroes throughout history and life, and I invite you to share yours. (Please!) Let's get inspired by awesome people that make us want to become our ultimate selves!
Find the rest of the hop HERE.
So, friendlies, which is the lie? Are you on fire? What has you burning today? Will you be back to share your heroes?
