Merry Christmas!

We hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas!

In our family, we celebrate Christmas until after New Years. Why stop now, this season rocks! =D

If the Christmas celebration ends for you after today, we hope it was awesome for you, and hope the rest of December is smooth sailing!

What are you plans for the next week? Any ideas on how to end the year? We always like to try and go out with a bang! =D

One more week for 2015 - we hope it's marvelous!

Thanks for all your support, and for being so awesome!

~Rose & Ken

So, I've Written a Book...

Some of you may know, I'm a writer. I write a ton, and have since I was two.

I've never had the nerve to actually publish anything though, and rarely even let other people read what I write. I know, stereotypical, right? I know a lot of people are the same way.

Well, I'm no exception. I had to get over that whole "what if they don't liiiiike me?!" thing, and build up the courage to publish...something.

Last year, I joined NaNoWriMo, and loved it! I had a blast, and while I didn't even come close to finishing the book I started (got like 25,000 words or so), I decided I liked the story I'd come up with, and wanted to keep going. I wrote with the hope I'd be able to publish it, but no concrete plans.

A year later, I'm prepping it for the public!! I'm so nervous, but also extremely excited.

At the moment, it's sitting with the beta-readers. I'm hoping to get them all back in January sometime, and have it edited (by my amazing editor hubby), ready to publish sometime in January. Fingers crossed :)

Anyway, if you're a reader, and enjoy following newbie authors, I'd love the support!

I've made accounts under my author name, Rosie Zayne - cool, hu? ;)

Anyway, I'm on Goodreads and Twitter. I also made a Facebook profile, and an author page.

Please feel free to connect with me anywhere you'd like, and follow my book!

It's called Desi Pere, and is the first in the three part Swirling Secrets series. I have a place-holder image already, and am planning on releasing the official cover on January 11th. I designed it myself, and can't wait to share it! =D

I'll be putting together a list of blogs willing to participate in the Cover Reveal soon, which is so exciting!

I will also be putting together a Release Blitz, when I have a better idea of when I'll have it ready to be published - eek! =D

I'm going to be self publishing through Amazon Kindle at first, then Createspace for the paperback copies. 

I'm so excited to be sharing this book, and can't wait to see what people think of it! Even if it's a total bomb, it's a ton of fun putting a story out there, and creating something from nothing. Always a treat.

If you'd like to contact me at all about my author/writing stuff, please feel free to shoot me an email, at rosiezaynewrites@gmail.com.

Thanks! :D

#ThankfulThursday

Hiya everybody!  Hopefully your week is going along swimmingly =)

Last week, with all the Thanksgiving posts of inspiration, positive, and reminders to be thankful, my heart was rejuvenated a bit.  I had the idea to make a Thankful Thursday a weekly post, because why keep being thankful limited to one day a year, or every few months?  When Googling it (as I do with any new idea, to make sure I'm not stepping on toes) I saw that it's already a thing!  How cool is that!  It's definitely a band-wagon I want to jump on, so I am!

This is the first of what I hope will be many, many #ThankfulThursday posts.

Today, I'm thankful for my family, all the pets we have, and all the opportunities open to us.  God has blessed us all so much, and I'm so grateful.  I'm thankful for the ability to write blogs like this, and connect with amazing people all over the world.  How amazing is that, to meet and befriend someone across the planet, with a blog.  So crazy, and so amazing.

What are you thankful for this week?

Good Grief, it's December!

How is it already December!?  This year has flown by so quickly, I can hardly believe it.  I still feel like it's July.

December's always been my month of reflection and introspection, so I'm starting that this week.  Going over the past year, all the different events that add up to make this year's collage of memories.  It's been a crazy year, that's for sure!

In addition to that, we're starting to get ready for Christmas, and enjoying the holiday season.  I love all the snowflakes, and wearing my Christmas earrings! :D

I'm still deciding whether I want to make a resolution list for next year.  I never seem to do well with them, because life is expectantly unpredictable.  Do you like making resolution lists?

Do you like to look over your year an analyze it?  What do you think about as the year comes to an end?  Any plans for Christmas?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hiya everybody!  Happy Thanksgiving!

I know this blog has been slightly boring for a while, which I hate, and makes me cringe.  I have definite plans to get back to blogging, on all my blogs, asap.

I wanted to take time out today though, to say thank you.

I don't know what you're doing today, or what your outlook on this holiday is, or if you even celebrate it.  What I do know, is that you're awesome, and I'm thankful for YOU.  When I say my prayers today, I'll be including you in there.

Thank you all for following us, for reading our goofy posts, and for always inspiring us to do better.

Have a wonderful day, no matter what you're doing, and we'll talk to you all soon! :D

Evil Starbucks Cups!!

Hiya, how are you?  Hopefully doing well :)

Ok, so unless you've been living under a rock the past couple of weeks, you've most likely heard the hullabaloo about the cups.  Starbucks holiday cups.

Apparently, the lack of decoration on them, has been taken as an "attack" on Christmas, and by association, Christians.

Cups.

Red cups.

Are you friggin' kidding me??

Gimme some fish, cuz people need to be smacked.*

What I want to know, is who was the first one to get offended by this.  Can someone point that asshole out, please?

The most ridiculous part about this being taken as an "attack" on Christianity, Christians, or Christmas, is the fact that previous decorations on Starbucks cups haven't even been related to Christianity!!!  They've been Santa sleighs, or bells, or trees, or snowflakes!  None of which are in the Bible, or have anything to do with the Christ-related part of the holiday!!

I just...agh!

People irritate me.

In case you're wondering, I am a Christian and *gasp* I'm not offended by the plain red cups.  I think they're cute.  I don't tend to get drinks from Starbucks, as I don't drink coffee, but if I end up in the mood for some white hot chocolate, I won't let some stupid cups stop me.

Sheesh.  This kinda crap is why people have heart-attacks at 50, and get cancer.  And why they think Christians are nutters with nothing better to do than cause drama.  People need to stop making mountains out of molehills, looking for offense where there is none, and stressing about nothing.  We have real issues to deal with - leave the cups alone!

K, I'm done.  Moving on.  Wanna join me? :)

What do you think of this "issue" and offense?  Do you plan to buy Starbucks?  More importantly, whatchya doing for Thanksgiving, since we aren't even in December yet? :P

*Smacking with a fish: This is a phrase we use around our house.  We joke about how people being ridiculous/mean/or have bad attitudes need to be smacked with fish.  Dead fish, if they are being particularly offensive.

Fake Christians ~ Take 1

Hiya, hope you're doing well.

Today, I'm starting a series I'm calling Fake Christians.  Unfortunately, there are plenty of examples to choose from, and they all make me so upset, I know I'll have things to say about most of them.  (This is a bit of a rant, btw.  You've been warned lol).

This particular story is (at least when I read it) presented by WorldTruth.TV.  Good site, btw, if you're looking for stories not published in the mainstream media, or smaller stories.  Like this one.

Basically, a woman wrote into a column in the Denver Post called Ask Amy.  Here's a cut-out of it, so you can read the woman's side, and Amy's advice/response: