Quotes of Motherhood:

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Motherhood is the biggest on-the-job
training program in existence today.
      -Erma Bombeck

As a mother, my job is to take care of the
possible and trust God with the impossible.
          -Ruth Bell Graham

What the mother sings to the cradle goes
all the way to the coffin.
                 -Henry Ward Beecher

Friday's Tee Message:

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Thank you to the lovely girl who wore this tee.
(Spotted at Gayle's Bakery in Capitola)
It was made for a "Stop Rape" program event in 2010.
This is a great message!
Pass it on to your children and friends.

"Speak...even if your voice shakes."

Thursday-I Didn't Know That:

If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth.

To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers

Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'.

Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!

People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport .

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

Astronauts can't belch - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

Ancient Roman, Chinese and German societies often used urine as mouthwash.

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off!

Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

The night of January 20 is "Saint Agnes's Eve", which is regarded as a time when a young woman dreams of her future husband.

Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros .

It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years .

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end .

If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.

Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals

Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.

The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.

Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent

Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450 F

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean

The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man

Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density

The University of Alaska spans four time zones

The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.

In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.

Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

A comet's tail always points away from the sun

The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent

Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed

Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside

Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams

The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust

Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters

Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down

Everything weighs one percent less at the equator

For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

  

       Delighted to receive comments if you don't believe them...

The Plot:

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"There is only one plot- things are not what they seem."                                                                        -Jim Thompson



What's happening under YOUR roof?
There is a book inside of you!
Start writing down stories to pass on to your family.



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Emily Post:

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To the old saying that "man built the house, but woman made it a home"
might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore
but man has made of it a recreation.
                                         -Emily Post



The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

My Winning Ticket:

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I bought myself an umbrella to brighten up this side of my house.
It matches, makes me smile and reminds me of
a circus or fun place. Sometimes just adding a little something
can touch it up or bring it all together.

It's hard to see but on the right near the ground is a birdhouse.
It too is white with a black roof and has glass windows.
It was made for me by a man who was
remodeling our house. I was only 5 years old.

Don't forget that kindness is always remembered!

What to do on Sunday:

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Go to the church of your choice and praise GOD!
After that the rest of the day is yours to play.

                 

Local Writers & Authors:

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Grab your notebook and a pencil and head to the Porter Memorial Library today.
This little community library is just up from the "Ugly Mug!"
It is free. From 2-4pm. Park behind the Bagelry.
This is an opportunity to read your work. (about 5 minutes). It will be wonderful hearing what you have written.
The experience of reading in front of other writers is supportive.
See you there!


www.pigtailpress.com
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3129533
http:emalouking.blogspot.com

                   

Declutter and Renewal:

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Do you end up with stacks of junk mail?
 I get my mail, stand over the garbage can and discard.
See if that works.
Just saying...

Praise for Under My Roof:

    "Under My Roof is a brave, compelling and necessary story of one mother's attempt to protect her daughter in an era before there was real help available. We have very few accounts of incest from the perspective of the mother, and Emalou King has given us a heartbreakingly honest book that takes us through the suffering and into healing. This story will be supportive for all mothers whose children have been abused; for all survivors of abuse who want to understand more about their mothers, and it should be required reading for every professional who works with families in which incest has taken place."
                                                                       - Ellen Bass


~ Ellen Bass, Author of Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (Harper Collins 1983) co-authored with Laura Davis; and The Human Line (Copper Canyon Press, 2007); Mules of Love (BOA, 2002) which won the Lambda Literary Award; Featured on the March/April cover of the American Poetry Review.

Wed. June 20 Reminder:

An Invitation

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Meet the Author

Emalou King, RN, BSN, Phn

Hear other local writers Read

Bring your work and join us.

When:    Saturday, June 23

Time:    2-4 PM

Where:  Soquel's Porter Memorial Library

Parking:  Behind the Bagelry.

Looking Forward to Sharing With You.

Tuesday June 19th Writing Prompt:

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When is the last time you had a massage?
Maybe it's that time again.

Advocate for Children:

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"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul
 than the way in which it treats its children."

                                                               -Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa

Happy Father's Day:

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My Dad


Know you are with "Our Father, who art in Heaven"
and missing you here on earth!

Saturday, 6/16/12 Foreword Excerpt:

  " Parents, teenagers, teachers, clergy, counselors and people in law enforcement would surely benefit from reading this book. Conversational in style, Under My Roof gets under the skin as well as startling and moving the heart. I found this story gripping and the book difficult to put down. I have and pray Under My Roof has a wide readership."  
           Taken from the foreword by Fr. Patrick J. Dooling - Diocese of Monterey, California

An Excerpt:

Lost in Space was on television when, with an astounding 

contraction, my labor started. Forty minutes later another

came like a charley horse in my belly and then at thirty minutes,

during Sea Hunt. When they were a jolting twenty minutes 

apart and stronger, I called the base for instructions. We left

the house when Johnny Carson finished his last interview. On

the way my belly tightened into a hard ball, so I blew out my 

air and concentrated on my imperfect breath. It was difficult

holding back my sighs but I handled it because I promised...

"Under My Roof ~ a Mother's Story of the Heinous Crime of Incest"

                                                                        page 29

Declutter and Renewal:

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In the morning when I have my coffee I don't just grab any old cup.
I match my mood to the cup...the color inside and out, or the the message .
If it's from Yosemite then maybe I'll think about how much I like it there and use it or the red one because
I'm passionate about some issue of the day!
My coffee cups sort of have a story to them. I am ready to get rid of a few of them.
It's that declutter and renewal bug I have again.
Do you have it?

Over by Home Depot a big blue container says, "Shoes and Clothes."
That's nice because whenever you get into the mood you can empty out your closet,
put them in your car and deliver them to that big box and not worry about a store being open.

Enough about me.  I would love to know if you just grab a cup or you have your favorites.
Let me know in the comment section. If that's a problem then email me.

I gave my book to a woman friend who was molested by her father.
What did you do with yours when you finished reading it?
Oh, you haven't read it yet?
1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 6 boys are molested.
Everybody knows someone whether they know it or not!

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Inquiring Minds Want...:

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 "...that would never happen in my house..."

"...where was the mother, for Pete's sake?"

"...how could someone not know what's going on?"

"...what would you do if that happened to one of your kids?"


The Tell -All Book is Out and YOU or your neighbor or someone in your family needs to read it!


You will be helping a survivor with your purchase. Royalties support programs.

"Under My Roof ~ A Mother's Story of the Heinous Crime of Incest."

Softcover: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3129533

Click On Me:

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Today makes one year I have taken you on a blogging journey. 
Thank you so much for reading my short blurbs about life.
If you have not come along for some reason, I invite you to join me again.


I have not met all the goals of my journey and I need your help.


 Hopefully anyone who has children or works with children will READ MY BOOK.
Hopefully we all become advocates for the victims and give them a voice.
 Hopefully If there is anything suspicious about a parent and a child or an adult and child, we will report.
Hopefully we all advocate for the survivors of Childhood sexual abuse and speak to their mothers.
I will continue to donate the royalties from the sales of my book to support programs of recovery.


BUY the book, read it, pass it on.
1 out of 3 girls are molested before the age of 18.
1 out of 6 boys are molested before the age of 18.

                                          Thank you so much for YOUR courage!

#364 Reminders:

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                                                      Sunflowers look happy.  The yellow rows in the fields are beautiful. 

                  They are tall and thick and sway and pull their faces   toward the sun as if to honor God and then lower their heads at dusk
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                Sunflower seeds remind me of my wonderful father.

                                                     He loved baseball and was quite good at it.  But, he didn't listen or play a game without

                                                     chewing sunflower seeds and spitting out the shells.

                                                     This was between swinging his arms,slapping his knee,

                                                     banging on the steering wheel and/or cussing! 

                                                     This is a fond memory that keeps me warm as Father's Day

                                                      approaches. BTW, my book was released on Father's Day.

                                                                       St. Joseph, pray for us.

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Writing prompt:

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This is the scene.
Find your main character.
Write a poem or short story.

This is blog # 363.
This is what I see when I walk around my park.
When I look up the hill I see a Llama leading 5 sheep.
I see two cows and a horse.
I hear the helicopter landing at the hospital only blocks away.
I smell flowers and greet dog walkers and friends.
We have a heated swimming pool and a pool table,
a maintained library in our clubhouse and birthday parties.
This is Community.
What is your Community?
Do you know your neighbor?

God Bless Fr. Matt:

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Good bye Fr. Matt!
It was wonderful having you with us for six years.
Herbie and I are both blessed because of you.
May your journey be safe and  filled with blessings  too.
Even though we have known for six months that you are leaving...

Happy is :

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Here's Happy!

True story:
While I was out walking, a neighbor asked me if I kept walking by her because I didn't want to talk to her.
I said, "no. I am wearing something that measures my steps and I'm working really hard at walking more."
I stop in front of her and move back and forth and back and forth like a boxer and mention sitting too long
yesterday so bumping it up. She said, Where were you at an AA mtg?
I didn't bite on her sarcasm because she loves to push my buttons.
I said I was at someone's home and Our Lady of Fatima statue came there and we
sang and said the rosary, etc.  She says, "Oh, I remember her." "
I prayed for you," I said.
 She looks very surprised and thanks me for mentioning her to the Lady!
And, I walk away very happy!
We all have our own interpretation of the word.

Those silly stickers remind me to continually work making someone happy.

Mary, Our Role Model:

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What a wonderful experience visiting a home and having
this beautiful statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrive.
I know we see her picture frequently but it's not the same as
being in the same room. There is a such  reverence in her presence.
We said the Rosary in reparation for the sins of the world as
well as many spoken and unspoken intentions.

Our personal intentions were written down and taken back with Our Lady to be
placed at the actual site where she appeared to the children at Fatima.
Later they will be burned and rise to the heavens like a prayer.

A big thank you to Susan Sudjiian for her dedication and devotion
and to her sons Steven and Michael who assisted. 

America Needs Fatima:

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Today the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be
visiting in a home in our own neighborhood. May she protect us always.
#1-800-460-7371       America Needs Fatima

Open Writing Prompt:

            The local mannicans in our neighboring stores  need a personality makeover...
What type of character would they play in a novel?  Any favorites? Start writing about them.

#1

#2

#3

#4 

#5 / #6

Coinci-gifts:

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I got a call the other day while I was driving. Without looking other than straight ahead-
I spoke to the speaker in my car...
"Hello."
"It's your mom," the voice said. I giggled.
"It's your mom," she said again.
"I sure wish it... but she's deceased!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I must have the wrong number."
"That's okay. Thanks for calling. I needed that."
It was on my parents anniversary and I was thinking of them.

Writing Prompt:

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I only tried this once...and that's all I'm tellin!

Mark Your Calendars:

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You are invited to listen and participate in reading what you have written.

 Emalou King will be the designated speaker for this event at 2:30.

Where...at the Soquel Porter Library

When... Saturday, June 23, 2012

Time... From 2-4 in the afternoon

If you chose to read  her book in advance it is available at

http://blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3129533
or
http://emalouking.blogspot.com for e-book memoir.

Summertime:

                                        GREETINGS     FROM     CALIFORNIA

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Wherever you go this summer for a vacation my wish for you is
have a great time and be safe.  Have a buddy system.  If anything harmful happens
report it right away or ask for help from someone. Use your cell phone.
Have money available for use and keep change for tolls, parking and coffee.
Have batteries for a flashlight and portable radio and I bet you can think of a lot more things.

If you are looking for something to read check out my blog to order my book.

Otherwise for the softcover:
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