Hello June!
Dearest Readers,
June has begun and with it comes Summer! I’m looking forward to water balloons, sprinklers, and trips to the water park. Of course, with Ladybug due at the beginning of July, I’m not sure how many outings we’ll actually manage, but we have a nice front yard perfect for getting-wet games.
Even with all the excitement and fun, many people are still dealing with terrible weather and storms. Please continue praying for and reaching out to your neighbors.
My children are doing well. We are winding down the school year, and I am beginning to plan next year’s coursework. I signed Stellaluna up as a reader for the library’s reading program this year, and she’s intimidated by the fifteen hours of reading requirement, but we’re breaking it down into fifteen minutes at a time. She can read around six Bob Books
Bennett Update
Bennett’s adoption fund is currently at $2180.30. It’s growing ever so slowly. Bennett’s most urgent need is a family. According to Reeces Rainbow, Bennett can be adopted by older parents, single moms, large families, and more. If you feel called to the ministry of adoption, please do consider Bennett as you pray about finding the children God has planned for you.
Regardless of how God calls you to get involved in this little boy’s life, from donating to adoption, please, please, continue praying for him. He turns five in October, and Christmas will be here in no time. How wonderful for him it would be to have a family to celebrate with!
This Month
Enjoy poetry by Donal Mahoney, Salvatore Buttaci, M. Elaine Moore, and Amit Parmessur. Please continue offering kind feedback to the contributors.
Ponder Thy Paths
I have completed the July-September 2011 edition of my Christian writer’s planner, Ponder Thy Paths. The cost is only five dollars, and it is full of great writing quotes, useful information, and planning tools. Also, if you run a blog or website for writers, or simply have a bunch of writing friends, I have set up an affiliate program. Whenever someone buys my planner through your affiliate link, you get $2.50 payable monthly through PayPal. That’s a fifty percent commission. Affiliates also receive one free quarter of Ponder Thy Paths.
A Sad Announcement
I have played the editor here at Pond Ripples for many moons, but the time has come that I feel my attentions need to go elsewhere. I have loved, loved, loved my work here with this e-zine, and I will miss doing it. But, after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided that June will be the last month for publishing here at Pond Ripples. I’m releasing any work that was scheduled for publication after June.
I will keep the Pond Ripples website up for those of you that are using your publications here as clips. However, if you need something taken down from my site for any reason do let me know.
Please, Contributors, submit your fabulous creative works elsewhere. Duotrope’s Digest is a fabulous place to look for places to submit. Several of you have actually found me through Duotrope’s Digest.
Do keep in touch! Find me on twitter or Facebook. Shoot me an email every once in a while. I would love to hear from you!
Starting August first, I also plan to resume blogging over at Communicate Creativity. That site is currently in transition, and I’ll be doing behind the scenes work as I am able between now and August. You are welcome to check in on me there.
Also, Communicate Creativity will be open to guest post submissions. The focus will be encouraging writing mamas. You may find a chance to write for me there. I’ll tell you more about that opportunity at the beginning of July.
In Closing
Have a wonderful June, fabulous summer, astounding year, and awesome life! Keep creating to the glory of the Creator.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Burgener
Mother * Writer * Teacher
Psalm 27:1
