Gayl, a friend and poet
Who loves the Lord and cares
She shares her heart and her prayers
In lines of poetry, rhythm, and sometimes rhyme
We face another time of change here at the #LMMLinkup, saying goodbye to Gayl as a host. She supported our community for years now. She prays over each of you every week; and during my time of challenges with my family’s health, she provided a great deal of love and support. I will miss her so much, but I know she will still link up her regular posts. Gayl is an exceptional poet, writer, and great friend. I hope you all will jump over to her blog and wish her well.
In the meantime, I will take off the Labor Day holiday next Monday to revamp and rethink our linkup. Where do you see our community going? I want to continue this Monday linkup and do not plan to end it, but how can we improve upon it? What are your thoughts and ideas?
Should we start themes each week? Should we invite guest posters again? If you are interested in submitting guest posts for our community please email me at marykatbpcsc45 @ gmail (dot) com. I would love to hear from you.
Also please help me spread the word about my new teaching adventure on Outschool: Exploring Realms of Creative Writing. I have a session beginning today at 1 p.m.; but I scheduled a second session beginning on Wednesday, September 5 at 1 p.m. to give folks more time to sign up.
I have one student starting with me today; so, if you sign your teen up today for the nine-week course, he/she will experience a lot of personal attention along with fun, hands-on assignments designed to introduce him/her to creative writing genres including poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction; and magazine and newspaper article writing. I hope to see you at Outschool.
Now on to our weekly linkup. First let’s meet your hosts:
Gayl at Words, Photos and Art
Blog/Facebook Page/Twitter/Pinterest/ Instagram/
Mary at Mary-andering Creatively
Blog/Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest/ Instagram/Google+
Last Week’s Top Clicked
My Favorite Post
How to Stop Beating Yourself Up Over Weight Gain
By ANITA OJEDA
I will be honest, I did not select this post for the subject, necessarily. I loved the picture. I let out an awe when I saw it. Then, I loved reading the story behind it, and how Anita tied it all together into a really positive message. This post is one not to miss.
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Now, it is time to link up to the Literacy Musing Mondays hop!
Linkup Rules:
- Include a link back or the blog hop button linked to this hop on your posts.
- Link up the urls to your posts not to your blog.
- Please remember this is a family-friendly linkup. Although we believe in the right for adults to read whatever they want to read, we prefer to read wholesome posts that feature literature that edify and uplift families. We reserve the right to delete any posts that are not family friendly. We love all kinds of literature and genres including family-friendly inspirational romances, fantasy, or science fiction. We do not welcome any posts that feature excessive violence, sexual content, or any cursing. This rule also applies to book review posts that feature books that are not family-friendly. These posts will be deleted without notice to the blogger or explanation. While we believe in the right for all adults to read whatever they want, we feel our linkup is for family-friendly posts only. Thank you for understanding.
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Mary – Praying for you as you take some time off to think about what God wants for you and this link-up. Loved having Gayl here. He has a plan.
God bless you always, Gayl, just as He has blessed me with the gift of YOU, and your friendship to me! May God use you in a mighty way in all of your future endeavors! I love you!! <3
Peggi, thank you so much! You are also a blessings to me and your friendship means a lot. Blessings to you with much love! xo
Peggi, thanks so much for your support and prayers. I will be working up a plan which I hopefully will share Monday. God is showing me an inkling.
What a wonderful idea … your writing course. I’m going to talk to one of my granddaughters and see if she might be interested. Thanks for hosting. Have a great week!
Donna, i hope one of your granddaughters takes the class. I really appreciate your support.
Oh that came as a bit of a shock! I will definitely miss Gayl from hosting but so glad she will be still a part of this amazingly creative community!
My input Mary…. is to allow God to continue to direct our posts here just as He has been…He knows best. 😀
Thank you,
Jennifer
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Jennifer, I’m sorry it came as a shock. It’s something I’ve been praying about and I put it off, but God has given me a ministry that is actually right in my own home with some young adults who live here along with our family and others who visit. It’s a different season He’s called us to and I needed to let go the co-hosting duties in order to have more time to follow His leading here. I will still link up here and keep in touch. Blessings to you!
Jennifer, thanks for your wise counsel. I am praying for His direction daily.
Its not easy to say goodbye but we appreciate the time,effort and prayers you have sowed in this group.God guide and be with you.
Stella, thank you so much! I have loved being a co-host, but with the changes in our lives right now I am more needed at home and don’t have the time to read and comment as I should. I will still link up and will try to keep in touch with the community here. Blessings to you!
I enjoy doing the link ups, we will certainly miss Gayl. Creative Writing sounds fun but I am not a teen.
It’s always nice to be missed. 🙂 I will be linking up when I do write. Blessings to you!
Dear Mary, what an honor to work with you! Thank you so much for all you do and for your friendship. I pray that God will lead you as you continue this wonderful community. Thank you for your kind words and for your understanding. May God bless you richly! xoxo
Love and hugs,
Gayl
Dear Mary,
Thank you for hosting this great link-up. I will pray for you as you take time off to rest and re-think direction. But I so appreciate the freedom that you have offered here to share Family Friendly posts on the topics that God gives to us. I pray that God will bring you the continued support and encouragement that He has for you. Gayl truly has been such a sweet gift of encouragement here! Blessings and Prayers for you!
Bettie, you are a blessing and I thank you for your encouragement. Blessings to you! xoxo
I’ve appreciated how you and Gayl have hosted us! I’m glad Gayl will continue writing and sharing, even if not hosting. Her beautiful way with words is always inspirational.
Lisa, thank you for your kind words and encouragement. Blessings to you!
I’m thankful for you, Mary, and your commitment to this community! I’m sure we’ll still be keeping in touch with Gayl through her good writing and encouraging presence on social media!
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Michele, you are so encouraging! I will be keeping in touch and will link up when I do write. Thanks for being here. Blessings to you!
We’ll sure miss Gayl! I can’t think of any way to improve the community here – I enjoy it as is. Personally I don’t like the idea of themes each week: I like that everyone is free to write what’s on their hearts.
I really enjoyed Anita’s post, too, and its truths are applicable to any area.
By the way, I don’t see the place to link up our posts here. I checked over at Gayl’s and it was there, so I linked from there this time.
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Thank you, Barbara! I will still be around when I link up posts and hope to still read others when I can. This is a wonderful community and Mary is a great leader and friend. Blessings to you!