The Sunshine Award

My normal Six-Sentence Saturday is temporarily suspended since I've received the muchly-appreciated Sunshine Award from my friend and fellow critique partner, Katie Clark. Thanks so much, Katie!

The rules for this reward are simple:

1. Thank the person who nominated you (which I did, but I'll do it again. Thanks, Katie!)
2. Answer 10 questions about yourself (**gulp** okay)
3. Write a post about it (All righty)
4. Pass it along to 10 other bloggers (which is FUN! I get to introduce you to ten other bloggers!)

Here are the questions, and I hope you enjoy reading my answers.

1. Favorite color? Green. Hunter green. Sage green too, but hunter green most. Think Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games movie. Yeah, that green.

2. Favorite animal? Real or imaginary? Real, I'd have to say dog. Imaginary, unicorn.

3. Favorite number? Okay, this is embarrassing. I don't have one. Numbers are just... numbers. Just to comply, how about 2? I like to make a cursive tail on it, so it's fun to write.

4. Favorite drink? COFFEE! Oh yeah.

5. Facebook or Twitter? Since I haven't taken the time to become savvy with the hashtag thing with Twitter, I prefer Facebook.

6. My passion? (Um, haven't you been following my blog?) LOL. Okay, seriously, I have several things, that make me passionate: Writing, Singing, and Drawing. Everything else is just cream. 

7. Getting or giving? I adore giving. I love getting something for someone, thinking "I'll save this for Christmas!" and then, later, I'm like, "Heck! Why wait?"

8. Favorite pattern? Plaids on clothes, bags, and shoes (check out Ness by Post if you can't visualize plaid on shoes) and this, this, or this on plates.

9. Favorite day of the week? The first day of my weekend.

10. Favorite flower? Lilacs. Mmmmmm


So, I have to pass this award along, and I chose 10 blogs I follow that always spread sunshine. I hope you'll check a few out!

Amanda Beth

C. Lee MacKenzie

Amanda

Melissa

Amber

Mikki

Bree

Taurean

Claudine

Angela and Becca

That's all for now, folks! Thanks for stopping by. God bless, and have a blessed Holy Saturday.

Good Friday

Most people forget that Easter Sunday can only be reached if we go through Good Friday. Without Good Friday there wouldn't BE an Easter Sunday. Without His death, there would be no resurrected life.

Today, bow your head and remember: God died for us. He hung on the cross for three hours. Every agony He suffered was for YOU. Bow your head, and remember.

ONLY ONE SACRIFICE

He came to save, He came to die--

His Sacrifice encompassed all

beneath the shadows of the sky.

Men mock and jeer with jaundiced eye--

their bitter hearts do not recall

He came to save, He came to die.

"Behold Thy Son." Who will reply?

His blood, as drops of payment fall,

beneath the shadows of the sky.

The Magdalen is standing nigh--

His Mother gazes, strong and small.

He came to save, He came to die.

In pain He hangs-- the wind keens by.

They offer vinegar and gall

beneath the shadows of the sky.

At last it comes! He gives a cry!

His blood is spent-- He's given all.

He came to save, He came to die,

beneath the shadows of the sky.

For God So Loved Men.

Words on Wednesday: Revision

First off, thanks to Katie Clark over at The Ramblings of a Cancer Kid Mom for the Sunshine Award. I'll accept, post, and pass on that award this Friday. Thank you, Katie!

Next, I'm being interviewed over at Rate Your Story today by the fantastic Miranda Paul. Head on over and check it out! She had some fun questions for me to answer. :)

(edited to add: Due to some blogger issues, this interview may not be available until later today. Sorry about that!)

It's funny, I've been so busy with revisions that I completely forgot I had this interview today. It took an email from Miranda to remind me. Isn't that sad?

Most of the time I hate revision. I don't know why. Maybe my head gets tired trying to figure out how to repair massive plot holes I (somehow) totally looked over before. Maybe I get overwhelmed with the need to cut, cut, cut. For the first time ever (and now that I FINALLY got through the middle portion of the book that was holding me up) I'm actually enjoying the revising. Maybe the longer you work at it the more rewarding it is to CUT that unnecessary bit of description, or that superfluous bit of dialogue, or that really unimportant character out of your manuscript.

Or, maybe as you get closer to the climax of the story, you're just so excited to see how thrilling it is that you hardly notice the revision process at all. I don't know. But for the first time ever, I'm having FUN!

What are your thoughts on revision?

As always (sounds like a letter, doesn't it?),

Cat

God bless!