March 2008

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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

Happy Easter! I hope that you all enjoyed this day, no matter how you celebrated!

Welcome to the Thirteenth Edition of the Seventh Day Blog Carnival, a weekly event designed to provide bloggers an opportunity to highlight their best work and readers a chance to get acquainted with some new sites and authors!

I thank this week’s participants, as well as those of you who are visiting! Please support the bloggers who have graciously shared their work with us by visiting their sites and leaving a comment letting them know how much you enjoyed their contribution!

The Carnival will be on hiatus next Sunday, so submit your entries for the April 6, 2008, edition by clicking here! Also, the next edition’s theme will be “Blogging’s Best” which means that you can submit new and old posts on any and all topics. Irrespective of the original publication date, submit what you feel is your very best work. It will be a great way to showcase your talent and make a great impression on first-time readers of your work!  Please limit your submissions to one post per site, but if you have several sites, you can submit one post from each.

Submissions must be received by Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. (Pacific time) to be included in the April 6, 2008, “Blogging’s Best” edition of the carnival!

Family

Viola Jaynes shares An Easter Package published at Spiritual Things Matter.

Seabird shares Favorites: web sites for children published at SeaBird Chronicles. She explains, “For months now I’ve been bookmarking sites for children that are truly delightful to visit. These sites are well-designed, fun, clever, and probably just as interesting to you as to your children!”

Blogging

JHS shares Your Online Writing Life: Protect Your Reputation — and Future (Part Five) published at Colloquium, the conclusion of her five-part series about prudent online practices.

Fiction

Chivalrybean shares Easter Bunny Rabbit Found Raising Army published at The Space Turtle. The author describes it as “rather silly.” What do you think?

Jenn shares the latest installment of her multi-part fictional story, “The Letter.” Part Seventeen. If you haven’t read all of the previous parts, you should get caught up!

Finance

Raymond shares 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards published at Money Blue Book.

Relationships

June Price shares The Purpose of Human Relationships: by Nicholas Powiull published at Conscious Flex.

Spirituality/Belief

Alice Dee shares Christ on Film: Movies for Easter Weekend published at Catholic Me (I am Blessed)..

Pop Culture

Silveral shares Celebrity Gossip — Be the First to Know published at Celebrity News and Gossip.

“No matter how many good friends I had, there were aspects of my life I needed to deal with alone - heart issues and attitudes that could not be wrestled with in a Bible study . . . They had to be confronted by the Holy Spirit in the privacy of my own soul.”
~~ From “A Glimpse of Grace” by Mary Forsythe (with Beth Clark) ~~

Let’s be honest: There isn’t a mentally competent person alive who can look at this week’s quote and say, “Oh, no, I can’t relate to that at all. Not me. Nope. I don’t have any issues that I need to deal with, alone or otherwise. I’m fine.”

And if anyone had the audacity to make such a claim, who would want to be around them, anyway? Not me! Because if, by some miracle, they happened to be right, I would probably find them incredibly boring and feel entirely inferior in their presence.

I am blessed because I have some very dear friends that I have known for many years. We know a lot about each other because we have experienced so much life together. We know each other’s families and family histories. We know each other’s extended families and many of their stories, too. We know each other’s ex-boyfriends, ex-husbands, ex-high school crushes, about whom we discuss sightings and news heard via other friends and relatives when we gather over a glass of wine and good meal.

In short, they know a lot about me.

Do they know everything about me? Not a chance. And they never will.

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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

Welcome to the Twelfth Edition of the Seventh Day Blog Carnival, a weekly event designed to provide bloggers an opportunity to showcase their best work and readers a chance to get acquainted with some new sites and authors!

I extend my appreciation to everyone participating this week either by submitting a post or supporting those who have graciously shared their work with us! Be sure to visit the submitters’ sites and leave a comment letting them know how much you enjoyed their contribution!

Self-Improvement

Albert Foong shares The Art of Giving What You Don’t Have from Urban Monk.

Fiction

Jenn shares the continuation of her multi-part story, “The Letter.” Part Fifteen moves the story along this week at Mixed Metaphor.net.

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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

Welcome to the Eleventh Edition of the Seventh Day Blog Carnival, a weekly event designed to provide bloggers an opportunity to showcase their best work and readers a chance to get acquainted with some new sites and authors!

This is the also the Ultimate Blog Party Edition since that event is in full swing at Five Minutes for Mom. Welcome to all of you visiting via the party!

If this is your first time here, I encourage you to spend a few moments enjoying this current, as well as past editions of the Carnival! All bloggers are welcome to participate by submitting a post on any topic! There are a wealth of inspiring, informational, and entertaining articles available for your reading pleasure! I hope you participate in the coming weeks!

You can read a bit about me here and learn about the reason why On the Horizon was launched, as well as my philosophy about blogging — and life — here.

As always, I extend my appreciation to everyone participating in this week’s Carnival either by submitting a post or supporting those who have shared their work with us! Be sure to visit the submitters’ sites and leave a comment letting them know how much you enjoyed their contribution!

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