The Seventh Day: Seventh Edition

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On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.

Genesis 2:2-3

The Seventh Day is a weekly blog carnival designed to provide bloggers an opportunity to showcase their best work and readers a chance to get acquainted with some new sites and authors!

Welcome to the Seventh Edition of the Carnival, featuring a truly eclectic collection of posts from an amazing group of talented writers!

Blogging

Saedel presents 10 Drafts and a Focus from Planet Saedel. How many unfinished blog posts are on your server? What is required in order to complete and publish them?

JHS shares More Advice on Writing from Colloquium. Want to participate in this quick and easy meme? Drop by, read the rules and then publish a post sharing three writing tips with your readers.

Culture

C K shares A sea of red . . . from A Singaporean in London, a fascinating description of how the Chinese New Year is celebrated.

Self-Improvement

Renae shares Preserving Sanity from Life Nurturing Education. Renae has a surefire method for staying centered, grounded and focused upon what is really important, even when under great stress. Parents, in particular, should check out this post.

Spirituality / Faith

Sandy Carlson shares Happy Birthday, Elise from Writing in Faith, a celebration in honor of one very special little girl who has “proven by her very presence in this world that love knows no bounds and has no end.”

Sunny shares Advice from my 80-year-old self from Dandelions and Daydreams. She urges readers to “take some time to get to know your older self, and find out what regrets you have at 80. Now is the time you can ease those regrets and build some accomplishments.”

FishHawk shares Bitter/Sweets: Heal The Land from As the Crackerhead Crumbles. He believes that the political process “is all part of what it means to be a good citizen in a country with a government that is meant to be of the people, by the people, and for the people—a country that was indeed established by our Heavenly Father.”

Rob Moshe shares Live Your Best Life By Serving Others from Rob Schaumer. Rob is launching a Servant Leader project, “Help 500,” with a goal of helping 500 people in the coming year. He is also going to recognize one blogger per day for his/her contribution. Sign up to receive information updates and participate using the form at the end of the post.

Stuart shares Doesn’t play well with others from Connected Christianity. He asks, “Are basic Christian principles like peace, reconciliation, sharing, and love just too hard for even Christians to practice? Why can’t Christians get along?”

Viola Jaynes shares A Limited View from Spiritual Things Matter. Do not miss Viola’s discussion about our harsh judgment of each other in which she reminds us that “[t]he heart goes deep and who but God, can understand it?”

cindy shares Spiritually Connected from supernatural christian. Once again, cindy shares her unique perspective with us. This week, she discusses Holy Communion. Don’t miss her description of her recent experience communing and what the practice means to her.

Health and Wellness

Rena shares Waiting Is Stressful from Where We Relax, offering this advice: “Create your own diversions instead of creating stress for yourself when faced with inevitable delays.”

Political Satire

Avant News shares In Surprise About-Face, Bill Clinton Backs Obama from Avant News. The former President explained his surprise endorsement: “I also have to say I wasn’t really looking forward to being ‘First Laddie’. Garden parties, interior decorators, charity functions, . . . Count me out.”

Business

Raymond shares My Favorite Reward Credit Cards and New Bonus Offers from Money Blue Book. There are lots of great offers available if you plan to obtain a new credit card.

Thank you all for participating this week either by submitting a post or supporting those who shared their work by visiting their site and leaving a comment letting them know how much you enjoyed their contribution!

Interested in hosting a future edition of The Seventh Day? Let me know what Sunday you would like to host the Carnival on your site using the Contact Form!

You can submit a post to be included in next week’s Carnival by clicking here. Posts submitted by next Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) will be included in The Seventh Day: Eighth Edition published here next Sunday, February 17, 2008!

Please note these guidelines: One post per blog on any topic will be accepted for each edition of the Carnival. Also, your submission should have been published during the week immediately preceding the Carnival. So, for instance, anything you publish between February 9 (yesterday) and next Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. Pacific time is eligible to be included in next Sunday’s edition of the Carnival (Sunday, February 17, 2008).