(c) 2020 A non-fiction look at the search for religious freedom in the 1600s
To celebrate U.S. Independence and my ancestor’s roles in the formation of the United States, the ebook of The Voyage is FREE on amazon.com!
You can search for the book using my name in the Amazon search bar, or use the quick links on the left side of this website.
The Voyage is an illustrated easy-reader and tells the story of Reverend John Wing as he studies at Oxford, and then flees the religious edicts of the English monarchy.
This book is illustrated by the same artist who does the Guinness the Therapy Dog series.
Today is a day in the United States for reflection and gratitude. To reflect on our nation’s history and be thankful for the sacrifices made by those men and women all those years ago.
I have a patriot who fought in the Revolutionary War for independence from Great Britain– as well as the subsequent membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
I have an ancestor who came from England to Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower.
And, I have a Scottish ancestor who was captured by the British in 1650, endured the horror that was Durham Cathedral, and started over again in the New World after a sea voyage aboard the ship Unity. He returned to his homeland, but his children emigrated to the eastern seaboard of the colonies.
Today, I thank these brave men, the courageous women who accompanied them, and the children who came before me. I have a rich past that is similar to, or lesser than, many others. It doesn’t matter if you come from someone ‘notable’, or descend from humbler stock. Your ancestors made you the person you are today.
Perhaps you wish that private was actually a Major-General… But you would be a completely different person, or maybe not even here. Be thankful for your ancestors and for whatever role they played in your personal history, as well as the world’s history.
To celebrate the birth of the United States and my ancestor’s roles in its formation, I arranged for the ebook of The Voyage to be offered for FREE on amazon.com. You can search for the book using my name in the Amazon search bar, or use the quick links on the left side of this website. The book is an easy-reader and illustrated by the same artist who does the Guinness the Therapy Dog series. The ebook will be available for FREE TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY!
It’s important to do things that are outside your comfort zone. Think about it. At one time, everything you did was new. Then you decided to do it again. And got good at it. And maybe it became your favorite thing.
But first, you had to try it for the first time.
I encourage you to try something new every month–every week if you’re really brave. It doesn’t need to be something big. Take your walk going a different way. Part your hair on the other side. Tie your shoes using bunny ears or a half-hitch-or Google a new way to lace your sneakers.
It’s National Social Media Day–a day to celebrate our addiction to our phones!
So, post a photo of your meal, your pet, your shoes and wait for the accolades to come in!
There are several SM platforms these days–Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and TikTok (to name a few)–and several that have fallen to the wayside, including Friendster, MySpace, and Mashable.
Which is your favorite? Tell me here or send me an email at sonjadanielson@gmail.com.
The big challenge of writing is balancing all the other things that go along with being self-employed. There’s the marketing, the financial side, the writing itself, networking. So many things to take up time.
And, time is valuable. Time is precious.
These posts take up some of that time, but I like writing them. They help me feel connected to you, the reader. I hope you find them fun and worthy of your time as you read them.
It’s especially hard to do thing as I enter my third week in an arm cast. It’s difficult to type at a keyboard when my wrist is immobilized, but this will end soon and I will be back to typing at full strength!
The cast is necessary. A necessary evil? Definitely. I am naturally clumsy and this trait has increased over the years. If not for the cast, I would have slammed my wrist into doors, walls, and the backs of chairs too many times to count.
If you have any good ways to manage your time, I would love to hear it! Post here or send me an email at sonjadanielson@gmail.com.
Looking forward to hearing from you! Sonja
I like both London and Paris. The history and the architecture really win me over.
Photo by Eva Dang on Unsplash
Photo by Léonard Cotte on Unsplash
If we’re talking about non-city places, I love the mountains. It’s where I grew up and where I’m the happiest. My favorite scent is pine sap and my favorite sound is the wind blowing through evergreen branches.
My neighbors have a big pine tree in their front yard. When the wind blows I go outside to hear the wind going through the branches. That hiss is amazing. Plus, owls live there and at night I can hear them hoot.
