Sheri Salatin

Sow & Reap: and He rested…

Posted on February 22, 2012

Hurry! Go! Quick! Don’t be late!

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I’m sure we could go on and on about all the things we hear on a daily basis urging us to rush through life.

Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. –Genesis 2:1-3

Rest is so important to us as humans. Think about how well, or should I say how badly, you function without sleep at night. Every mother knows how important it is that her child gets a full night’s shut eye before school the next day.

I don’t think our having to sleep was an accident. God made us to sleep so that we would rest. And knowing that we would have a drive to push and push, he even set aside an entire day for us to rest.

Do we?

Be still and know that I am God.

We read that part of the verse, but what about the rest of it?

Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! –Psalm 46:10

When was the last time you just sat and praised the Lord? When was the last time you were still and quiet and listened.

Do you think that we look like the business man to God? Impatient, stomping our feet, “hurry up!”

What would it have hurt to have a seat on the porch and rest while waiting on his car? His stomping around wasn’t going to make things go any faster.

What do you think?

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Two-Step Scribble: Pinterest 101

Posted on February 20, 2012

Have you heard the word? It’s been spread around like the newest jar of chocolate sauce and nearly just as addicting.

It’s the newest social outlet. I attended a baby shower last night and everyone was talking about the table decorations.

“Oh, I found it on pinterest.” was the response.

But what’s so great about it? Why the hype?

And HOW do you use it? Why?

Here are my reasons for liking pinterest:

1. Think of it as a virtual scrapbook. It’s a place to hold all those bookmarks on your web browser.

Here’s a peek at my pinterest page:

I have each of these albums categorized by topic. They may not make sense to you, but they make sense to me.

2. Pinterest is a great way to share decorating ideas or party/wedding ideas with other friends coordinating it. For instance, a friend of mine is getting married so she started an album titled “Wedding Ideas”

3. Each picture is linked to the original site, whether it be a blog, a point of sale site or simply information.

Go ahead, click on the picture below and see what I mean

4. You can “repin” your favorites from your friend’s sites. Yep, you can steal ideas from your friends who are more creative than you.

5. You can simply lurk and connect with all your friends who have pinterest. What’s your interest? Those are the things that you would want to pin. I know of authors who use it to set the tone for their books. They tag various pictures from all over the internet and put it all in one place. Faces, places, weapons (if writing a mystery), research tidbits, videos – all of these things at their fingertips.

I’m sure there are hundreds of other ways that you can use pinterest, these are ways that I use it.

Visit my pinterest page here

Have any questions or anything to add?

Tagged How-To, Pinterest 5 Comments

Cowgirl Critique: Smitten – Love is on the way!

Posted on February 16, 2012

Four best friends are determined to save their town after the sawmill closes down and leaves most the community jobless. When they convince country music singer Sawyer Smitten to move his wedding to small town Smitten on Valentine’s day, they have their work cut out for them changing the town from a backwoods sawmill community to a romantic resort. Each woman shares the spotlight in this four-novels-in-one book.

Smitten, Vermont, a fictional town that will have you wishing that it were real. You’ll meet characters who will stay in your life long after you’ve turned the last page.

Meet Natalie – the baker and decorator, who tries ever so hard to get her gluten-free recipes just right. She is caretaker of her niece who puts up wreaths of hope all over town much to the chagrin of the local Mr. Smitten himself.

Julie – the resident spa woman who goes head-to-head with a “backwoods” sawmill cook with no time for such frivolousness.

Shelby – Etiquette classes are all the rage for this southern genteel woman and no unshaven, blue jean wearin’ man is going to stop her!

Reese – the outdoor enthusiast who wants to open a sports store and falls in love with her best friend. It’s just too bad that her attempts to woo him end up turning the tables upside down.

Each woman is as dedicated to their hometown as the last. Four best friends leaving you with a smile and a feeling that just for a moment you were a part of their special friendship.

I’m not usually a big fan of short stories because I always feel like that just as I’m starting to really get into the character, the book ends. But I loved this book because it continued with the characters flowing through out the entire book.

Written by many of my favorite authors Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt and Denise Hunter, these women are true life best friends and the stories keep that flair through out.

What are you waiting for? Grab a chair and dive in! You won’t want to miss out on the fun!

Many thanks to BookSneeze and Thomas Nelson for my review copy of this book. All opinion are mine without their input or suggestion.