Happy Thanksgiving with the WWBH!

​A Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American bloggers, and how about celebrating with a new prompt on the WWBH?

Debb is taking the lead for us this week, with new prompts and the stories from last week. Enjoy ...

Hello everyone, and happy Thanksgiving week!

'Tis a good time to be thankful! I would like to mention the gratefulness I have for (to name but a few) my fellow blog hop hostesses and the writers who grace our pages with their delightful stories. And my oh my, I was so impressed by Heather's photo prompt last week that I knew I wanted to write for it; but my current editing assignments took over. No entry from Mrs. Stanton this week. :(

Here are some wonderful reading options for you from last week's prompts:

• Midnight Visitors by Lyn C (welcome back to the hop, dear Lyn!)

• An Evening Jaunt by Sally's Scribbles

• Running For Her Life by Tena Carr

Do you have a burning desire to participate in the blog hop? There is a little matter of rules ... we'd like to hear from you, but please follow the rules in order to make this fun and fair for all.

I will post the rules for using the two picture type of prompt, which I am using this week.

1) Use the photos to write a 500-word story; both photos must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren't counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

2) The photos must be visible in your blog post.

3) Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please do not share photos as your own.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post (you can even display the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop badge if you desire) so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

5) WHERE TO SEND YOUR STORY HAS CHANGED, JUST FOR THIS WEEK. I AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE CODE FOR THE BLUE FROGGY, SO PLEASE JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL TO: stantonsunshine@gmail.net WITH YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR BLOG, AND YOUR STORY, AND I WILL GET IT TO THE OTHER HOSTESSES NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU!

If you have any questions or need any help don't hesitate to contact one of the hop hosts: Tena, Debb, or Heather (our fourth host Leanne is on a sabbatical due to health concerns and we ask that you continue to keep her in your prayers for complete recovery and return to full health).

DO NOT USE THE BLUE FROGGY THIS WEEK BUT INSTEAD SEND YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR BLOG, AND YOUR STORY TO stantonsunshine@gmail.com.

Okay, okay, I can hear you say, "Come on with the prompts already!" :)

Let me just say: the picture on the left is pretty traditional for this time of year, but your story does not have to be about the holiday of Thanksgiving.

The picture on the right was chosen for its uniqueness (and out of my curiosity to see how you blend the themes of the two pictures). :)
 

 

Photo credits: public domain free photo searches on the Internet

A prompt a day, or at least every week ...

Hello to all on this fine Wednesday, I hope the past week has been kind.

As I sit and write this it's 6 o'clock in the morning and all is peaceful. The babies and my husband are still fast asleep, it's dark outside and I have the side lamps on. It's this time of day that I enjoy, that I get to collect my thoughts before the bustle of the day begins. It doesn't always last long so I have to make the most of it, once the littlies are up that peace is shattered.

Still, I wouldn't be without them ;-)

And, seeing as it's Wednesday, how about a fresh prompt to keep you going through the week?

Here are the stories from last week, spawned from one picture and five words. I hope they give you inspiration to have a go yourself:

A Prayer of Remembrance ... a Thought by Scott Taylor

The Will to Serve by Debb Stanton

The Service by Sally 

The Value of Hard Work and Life by Tena Carr

So, if you're new to the blog hop, why not be encouraged by these wonderful stories, and try your own hand at it. We'd all love to read and share whatever you have to offer.

As a little reminder, here are the rules:

1) Use the photo(s) and prompt to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren't counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

2) The Photo(s) must be visible in your blog post and where 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not. (To see an example of a "1 photo/5 word" story see Faith, Hope, Love, and Pink by one of our hosts, Debb Stanton.)

3) Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

5) Link your story through the blue froggy at bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please).

And now to the good stuff, the prompts for this week:

salt, galaxy, denim, trap, magician

 

Have fun, and don't forget to sign up your story once you're finished!

Get in on the Blitz!!!

Hi folks!

I'm here today to tell you about a little thing called the Blog Blitz blog hop. Never heard of it? Really? Well, then you're missing out!

The Blog Blitz was founded in March 2013 by DL Hammons, with the main aim of offering support and encouragement in concentrated bursts to one lucky member signed up on the list.

We all have dips now and then, believe me I seem to be in a long one, and the Blog Blitz is wonderful at swooping in at the right time to give that extra boost to help us get back on the right track.

All you need to do to get involved and become a part of this valuable support network is head on over and sign up on the linky list. DL will get in touch whenever he has a new victim in mind, and then we can all descend with our love and best wishes. 

And who knows, one day it could be you! What have you got to lose?

A new mid-week prompt to enjoy, courtesy of the WWBH!

Wow, it seems so long since I've taken part in this blog hop. I've been so focused on family things lately I've hardly paid any attention to what's going on outside of my bubble.

Tena is in charge this week, so take a little look at the new stories we have to offer, and get your thinking caps on for the new prompts she has come up with ...

Seeing as how it was Veteran's Day yesterday I thought that this hop should have a Veteran's Day theme to it (but that doesn't mean your story has to be).

Seems every year people go around saying, "Happy Veteran's Day", and I know it's all quite innocent and meant in good light. But if you stop and think it's not a "happy" time like Christmas or Channukah, it's a somber time, a time to remember and thank all those who served that we might enjoy the freedoms we do. If we can be "happy" about anything, in regards to Veteran's Day, it is to be happy for our freedoms - thanks to out Veteran's.

Let's take a brief moment to remember those Veterans who fought for us, our country, and for our freedoms......

And now, let's take a look at some wonderful stories from last week:

John's Box by Scott Taylor

A Beautiful Day to be Alive by Tainis Writings

Helen's Decision by Sally's Scribbles

A Different Kind of Sunset by Debb Stanton  

Her Story is not one of fiction, but is a real-life story of her own cancer journey

Knit Together in Love by Tony Roberts

You back?? Good!! Now, before we go any further, there is a little matter of rules - In order to make this fun and fair for all.

1) Use the photo(s) and prompt to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren't counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

2) The Photo(s) must be visible in your blog post and where 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not. (To see an example of a "1 photo/5 word" story see Faith, Hope, Love, and Pink by one of our hosts, Debb Stanton.)

3) Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

5) Link your story through the blue froggy at bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please).

If you have any questions or need any help don't hesitate to contact one of the hop hosts: Tena, Debb, or Heather (our fourth host Leanne is on a sabbatical due to health concerns and we ask that you continue to keep her in your prayers for complete recovery and return to full health).

After much deliberation (and looking back to see what kind we've been doing lately), I decided to use the 1 Photo/5 Words for thus hop.

So Here is your photo:

   

Courtesy of Wikipedia 

And the randomly (aka close eyes and point using dictionary method) chosen words:

• Footloose
• Inherit
• Genuflect
• Stun
• Audacious

Remember you must use all five words and reference the photo. The five words must be visible in the story (we ask that you highlight them in some way) and the photo must be in your blogpost.