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Happy Thanksgiving!! ๐ฆ
What are you – Thankful for?
๐ What are you grateful for? I have a full list below but first I am so grateful for Jesus, the important people in my life, and for science advances. I am so blessed to be here alive today! Twenty-two years ago, I went in for open heart surgery November 27th. I woke up with a completely rebuilt heart weeks later after complications. Truly Amazing! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your love ones. I love ya! Know you matter and you are loved. Someone is out there who is grateful for you.โค
I Went over the usual 10. There is just so much to be thankful forโฆ.
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I am thankful to God for:
1 Life ๐
2 People ๐ฅ and you ๐
3 A roof over my head๐
4 Freedom and those that keep us safe โ๐ฝ๐๐
5 Food to eat๐ฒ and Drinks drinkโ
6 Means to Travel ๐๐ขโ๐๐ธ๐ 7 Animals, Incects, amphibians and mamals๐พ๐๐ฆ๐ณ
8 Books to read๐๐๐
9 Movies to watch๐ผ๐น๐ญ
10 Games to play. โฝ๏ธ๐พ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ
11 The internet ๐ป and mail.๐ฎ
12 Ways to make a living ๐ธand a difference.๐
We kept it really simple this year. Communion along with a small Chinese food buffet for myself and my parents. Sometimes simple is nicer than a big fancy ordeal.
Stay safe and God blesses you today and Always!!
โฐแฆโฎ Amy Jane Sandbergโฐแฆโฎ
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TheThird Leg of the Trip Part 1
Hello Y’all,
How are you today? I am doing well. I am on my third leg of the trip. I left Arizona a few days ago. It was awesome!ย Our hotel was one of the best I have ever stayed at. It was huge, with a restaurant, a cafe, sports activities, several pools, gardens and in a fun area. I adored the whole place and I hope to go back one day!ย We also went to a cactus garden and went to a butterfly garden and an aquarium with some insects and reptiles. It was my first time seeing a rainbow chameleon and poison dart frogs in person!ย I Loved all of it. Just wish I could have got to the titanic museum too.
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Exciting right!ย It is a bit nostalgic for me living out of a suitcase once again for the past two months. Just like I did when I first moved in 2011. As I have been doing so for almost two months with only a week and a half at home in-between. I have been making sure to work on some of my books during my downtime… I’ve been mainly switching between two main books. When I get stuck on one I work on the other. Apparently, I am not the only writer who does this. I see the challenge of re-writing what I lost as part of a character challenge for myself. I am very determined to get some books done as soon as I possibly can. ๐ค I was gonna participate in NaNo. Obviously, I can’t this year. Funny last NaNoWriMo I was traveling as well… Maybe next year I can join in NaNo. Here is the link if you are interested in participating, or curious about what it is. Good luck, break a pen! https://www.nanowrimo.org/ย
Why am I traveling you ask? Why not? I love to travel and enjoying time with people. Life keeps everyone very busy but is important to enjoy life. If you are lucky enough to get a chance to spend time with people, especially those you care about you shouldn’t pass that up. Most of the best Christmas movies are about busy people not taking time to enjoy life and time with their loved ones.ย The main Characters then remember what was most important to them.ย Then a Christmas miracle happens or Santa gets involved and things get better. If you were in a Christmas movie what would the storyline be? To answer the question seriously as to why am I traveling is mainly because I had the chance to help my sister๐ and to go on the trip I had planned for in July. ๐ฅฐ I want to make the most of life and not pass up any opportunities! I do not want to have regrets in my life.
I was planning on doing some live videos along the way, but honestly, I get shy on camera and stumble over my words. So like the picture says I write better then I talk. I am grateful that I have met some awesome people! I love how everyone is unique and awesome in their own way.๐ Along with having new experiencing and seeing new places as well! I met a pretty famous author without knowing it until now. That was pretty neat. As I say famous people are just normal people too.
This is where I enjoyed several days outside listing to birds and getting inspired.
Grackle birds make the most unique beautiful sounds. I really enjoyed spending my mornings and afternoons with them. We have black ones here but now one believed me. I will try and take a picture of one and post it later. They are my second favorite bird besides vultures.
Grackles are quite the efficient foragers, and will even steal food from less savvy birds. They are omnivores and will eat anything from bugs to minnows to different types of berries and seeds. Of course, these birds aren’t snobby at all and will snatch human food at a moment’s notice. Common Grackles are blackbirds that look like they’ve been slightly stretched. They’re taller and longer tailed than a typical blackbird, with a longer, more tapered bill and glossy-iridescent bodies. Grackles walk around lawns and fields on their long legs or gather in noisy groups high in trees, typically evergreens.
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ย Stay safe and God blesses you today and Always!!
โฐแฆโฎ Amy Jane Sandbergโฐแฆโฎ
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Shout out~
ย ย ย Hello all you wonderful people out there! How you doing? I’m sorry I have been taking a Hiatus from here and Facebook. Which pretty much has been for the past couple months. I’m not officially back yet, but I felt like I should give you all an update. I went to #Authorplusa2017 last month with some amazing Authors! I’m still in happy daze because of it. I met The event coordinator and Author David Michael before the event took. I took a six hour ride with him to the hotel. I met his wonderful grandmother and her friend as well. He is an awesome guy all around. A Total gentleman. Then I met the author Sherry Ficklin in the hall before the event. Also she’s a totally awesome person. We spent a few days beforehand hanging out grabbing dinner and drinks. With her author friend Kathy-Lynn Cross and my editor Sara Tassill– More awesome people! I shared a table with authors Anjiu Sutomu and C.J. Foxx and his sister. Who was funny smart considerate. There were multiple genres at this event. I ย even had the pleasure to see my Big brother Curtis, and my longstanding buddyย Mikey Lee! Yay!ย I met so many new people. Like the awesome Scott Hildreth, who writes ย in multiple genres. ย He has an amazing ย kids book “The Flying Pig” An inspirational story about a pig that wanted to fly. I met his lovely wife who is also an Author and Artist Jessica Hildreth Designs.
It was definitely a good experience. ย I have no idea what book event I will be going to next. There are so many I would love to go to. Yet so little time and money to do so at the moment. I promise to let you guys know if I plan to go to another book event in the future. I love you so much! God bless you today and always
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย โค๏ธAmy Jane Sandberg
Ps. If you went to #Authorplusa2017 or ย any book event, please feel free to comment below. I can’t remember everyone’s names and I would love to give you a shout out.
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Thanks AuthorPlooza
Here are some pictures form my table atย Authorpalooza by Eureka Casino & Resort Author Amy Jane Sandberg. Sara Tassil Swag Advantageย JJ’s Design. It was quite the event and experience!
^ Here is the proof! ^
I am glad I did it. I ย went and participated in this and tho it wasn’t the biggest event, but it was great! I leaned a lot and shared a lot. My Table mate ย C.J. FOXX , and my Editor ย Sara Tassill ย were awesome! ย I met so many great people, ย too many names to remember them all. Most memorable are: Sherry Ficklend, ย Kathy-Lynn Cross,ย Scottย Hildreth, Jessica Hildreth, ย and David Michael, and lat but not leastย Mikey Lee. ย I am so grateful to have met you all! I hope that the future holds many more exciting fun events with lots of awesome memories and ย wonderful people! God bless you today and always!
โค๏ธAmy Jane Sandberg
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My First Public Appearance
Woot ~ I did it!
After two moths of planing and about $400.00 I had my first public appearance at a Spring Festival in Washington stare May 29 – May 31! The whole thing was a roller coaster ride of emotions. about a year ago I made he decision I would have a booth at the local festivals during the 2015 summer. I have a local friend Who just started her own business Selling ‘Clever Container’ products. https://www.facebook.com/JennifersCleverTreasures We decided to share a booth together. We dd our research and plans and before we knew it the summer had snuck up on us! Which split the registration and insurance fees. It was a lot more work then I expected it to be. Not only was I getting my stuff ready I was also her Business Consultant. ( My consulting page:ย https://www.facebook.com/A.Novel.Lifeย )
I helped her get started setting up her page, creating her labels, Creating her Banner and more. When I was done with her stuff I realized how much I had to do still. Buying the books, a Banner Business Cards, Magnets, Demo products, Things to sell at the fest besides books to draw attention and of course we needed an Event Shelter. I bought a nice Yellow 12×12 $299.00 Colman for sale for $99.00.
When all that was settled we passed out fliers with in the county and handed out more then 50 businesses cards each. Honestly that was more then I expected to. Since I was going for it I decoded I wanted to raise awareness and collect donations for #ACHA and #MendedLittleHearts ย Because I am 1 out of 11o born with a heart defect.
When The day finally came to set up we were freaking out nervous! We decided to go early despite peoples suggestions which was a great thing because we got to choose our booth location at the Festival! With two separate businesses She took one side and I took the other but before we could set up our tables we needed to set up the tent. It isn’t a quick popup (which wold be a great Idea) When we first opened the tent bag We were surprised at how many poles and parts there were and we became over whelmed… Thank God my sister Amanda and her Husband were with us she is great at reading instructions. When we got it half way set up it looked like it wasn’t going to be taller then 3ft.. We started to panic… Jennifer called a local store to see if they had a 10×10 for sale…She was about to go get it with my brother-in-law when Amanda and I decided to keep setting up the tent just to be sure…. To out surprise and relief…… We gained the height we needed it was about 5’11 on the inside but it had lower sides to keep the sun out. Extremely pleased and tears and broken wallets averted we began to set up out sides of the booths. ^_^ย ย All in all set up took about 4 hours, we were so glad we had decided to come early. We had a few issues with how to tie the banners and arrange the tables, once that was settled it all fell into place.
It was a high heat weekend and our helpers canceled due to the heat and illness so It was just her with her kids and I there for the three days. We decided to leave the big stuff but to take our important stuff home at night because of the stories we heard about thievery. And we used used every mussel we had doing so every morning and night. Itย took us about an hour set up and tear down time and by the last night we felt like pro’s. We made sure to come early and to stay late so we got great parking spots for he loading and unloading. But all in all despite the heat and sore mussels it was I think a great success. Jennifer who had a lot of great products was able to get the word out for future home parties. Due to the extreme heat There were not many people at the event as they had hoped for.. All the booths said they suffered costs due to the lack of people.
I truly am glad I did this I leaned a lot and I feel like I took the next step getting the word out about my books. I sold more then I thought and I met some really interesting people. I do have some tips tho ย if you are planning on doing your own event:
*One -Make sure you limit how much you will bring – less really is more. If you have to many things people won’t know what to look at first and ย your tables could look over crowded. Pulse your mussels will thank you later. One of the Booths near us was complaining ย about how little he sold and he kept trying to pawn off stuff to us.
*Two – Have a idea what you want your booth to look like so when set up time comes you aren’t panicking. Three make sure you come early no matter what they say. First come first serve is most event’s motto. We had quite a few people people upset because they came late and didn’t get to put their tents where they wanted. ย People were walking though the event before moat booths were set up we made most our sales in the mornings and evenings.
*Three – Know the location where you will be, and prep what you may need such as: Bandaids, water, food, ย food money, sun block, tape scissors, a coat if indoors, ย etc.
*Four and most important You have to talk to the people walking by, some will just pretend they don’t see you but others ย would have passed by if i had not said Hi. Don’t be a robot be yourself smile and be friendly. ย I don’t want to push my book on anyone It is quite personal but when I got over being shy (which is not the usually me) ย and I actually started talking to people I started getting more people. Be careful not to miss people ย who want to buy something tho because you talking to other people make sure you say Hi to everyone.
*Five Be – friend your tent neighbors.ย We were so lucky to be nest to some really nice guys, one a tent from Dish Network, and there was ย a Guy from Final Fight Radio. Which was niceย because us bring to ladies in a crowed there were times when we needed them. ย Like when the drunk ย homeless guy wouldn’t leave. ย Or our last night when we had only half the help we had when we set up. We all ย helped each other out. The last thing you want at the event is enemies.
*Six- Don’t forget tables and Chairs… We shared the ย extra chairs we had with a neighbor booth.
*Seven- DO NOT Bring anything you cannot ย do alone. If its just you keep it super simple for set up and tear down. There were only about three tents with ony one person. But like I said you befriend others they will help you out most likely.
Don’t give up on your dreams no matter how long it takes you! ย You are awesome! That’s all I have to say other then I wish you could have been there if you weren’t and to those of you who were and who bought something – Thank you so much for coming it was great seeing you!
Pleaseย don’t forget to like my Author page on face book. I will be giving away a free book ย or prize if you already have the book to someone out of my first 200 likes.ย https://www.facebook.com/AmyJaneSandberg.Novelist
The first day right after set up.
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แฆโฎโคโญแฆโฏ Amy Jane โฐแฆโฎโคโญแฆโฏ
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Updates Finally!
Hello dear readers,
I finally got around to editing the links and my work page! Whew… It’s a pain to do, I’m not entirely happy with it. But my coding skills are limited… @.@ Anyways I added ย a few books I am working on. Normally I would do a full detailed progress report with lots of fun little ย details. But I am taking care of my nephew this week, he is currently ย occupying his self with the movie Frozen… His favorite character is Olaf of course… ย One of Mine too. ๐ ย Great Movie you should see it….
ย So I have to keep thisย short..ย
Some of my books are on hold, oddly enough all my fictions.. Due to a past virus I had my ย updated versions were ย deleted from my laptop. However I was smart and backed them up on my External Hard drive… ย The bad news is, since the move I can not find the power cord to it… ย I had kept them together but somehow the ย cord has vanished… ย I however was smart enough to back up my faith based books in 2 other places. So I am currently working on ย those when Time permits.. ย Those being: ย “Miracles Still Happen Today”, “Deeply Rooted In Him”, ย and “Amy Jane’s Mini Assortments”. ย The latter being a book I ย was able to compile really quickly… ย ย I was not gonna announce it, I was gonna leave it as a surprise. But since They are all coming along so nicely I couldn’t help but share my Joy. ย Although I seem to be busier then usual, and i have a smallย desk… ย I am ย doing a lot better with staying focused and writing more often then I used to.
I long so much to finish them as soon as possible, and I get so stressed when I want to write and can’t. However Life is precious and people are too. So ย I tend to choose ย experiences and people over time alone writing if presented the option. ย God’s timing is perfect ย so I try not to get mad at myself ย for not being done yet. I want them to be perfect… Well as perfect as I can be and I am looking for publishers on two of the three books too… Tho I will probably self publish also…. I want to follow God’s will.. I am really pleased with how “God Supplies and Miracles ย Happen” Turned out! ย You need adobe reader for the e-book.. I’m debating paying the money to get it on Amazon, Nook and ibooks…. ย What do you think? Should I? And ย I adore how the print book turned out… You should totally check that out. ย http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/AmyJane27
Well that is it for ย now…
Lots of Love, God Bless you today and always!
~Amy Jane~
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Life Is a Gift!
Hello My Dear Readers,
Life is so precious, and so many people go through each day taking it for granted. ย They miss the simplicity and beauty of everyday things like a cool breeze blowing past;ย ย the sun and moon rising and setting; ย the endless blanket of stars, shimmering in the dark sky;ย the uniqueย variety,ย charm and evenย humor in all theย creatures, plants, and bugs; ย the collage of colorsย all around us: in the earth, and in art.ย ย Let us not forget the poetic beauty of people. We all have wants, dreams, goals, fears, insecurities,ย good qualities and bad โฆAt times we all fail to stop and enjoy every sweet moment lifeย presents us, we get so caught up in worries and needs, we forget what weย have, or receivedโฆ We can easily forget what is really important. ย Itโs those moments that make life worth livingโฆIf you are blessed with people in your life that you care about; make time for them, tell them how much you love them. Time is limited! There is always stuff going on, always something that has to be doneโฆReasons to be sad, or upsetโฆ.Donโt wait for the perfect time, a clean house, etc… You donโt know what tomorrow may bring. Good or bad, one should try and make the most of every day!ย Every chance they get to share time or things with the ones they loveโฆ..ย ย Bad things happen, we are not unbreakable, people move, and pass on to heaven or hell.ย I donโt mean to be morbid and a lot of people donโt think about the possibility of no tomorrow, or no more life with that person or people we cherish…ย ย Life can change suddenly; are you happy with your current choices? Donโt live in the past or dwell on things you canโt changeโฆ.ย Look to the future and aspire to make the most out of what you haveโฆ.ย ย You may not know me, or what I have gone though, that is okโฆ You donโt need to in order to understand what I am sayingโฆย Iโve been through hell and back, and I wouldnโt wish that on any oneโฆ So please learn from me. Donโt live without joyโฆย ย When you wake up, be glad you woke up!ย Be glad you have a new day with new opportunities, new chancesโฆย Take time to think things over before doing themโฆ.ย โIs that persons bad attitude worth upsetting my good moodโ, โwill I regret doing or not doing this?โ, โwill this make them happy or madโ, โwill this help or make things worseโ, Get the picture?ย It is a lot easier said than done, but choose not to waste a minute of your life. It is good to relax and have fun, itโs important to your health to do your best not stressโฆย ย Iย ย know how important it is to embrace lifeโฆย Everything can change in the blink of an eyeโฆย Donโt fret the little things, but look for the light shining through the rain cloud instead.
I have met so many people who have been very sad lately, and some very good reasons to be… But donโt let your sadness cloud your life, and donโt let it steal your joyโฆ. Do not let yourself get lost in a hole of disrepair, hate, resentment, or angerโฆย You are such a special person and are such a blessing to this worldโฆ. I pray you find your purpose, your joy and take time to smell the rosesโฆ.ย ย ย ย Because life is such a gift, such a blessing that so many people donโt get the pleasure of livingโฆ.ย ย Life is the ultimate adventure, the ultimate challenge!!!
I challenge you to make the most of your life, not for me but for yourself… I wish you find joy with living even though life can be complicated and very roughโฆ..
God bless you abundantly!!! ~John 10:10
โฅ Amy Janeโฅ
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whew!
Talk about anย adrenalinย rush!! I ย just cleaned out my office ( for the most part) in ย under an hour!!! ย Along with unpacking 3 boxes, ย dishes, ย sweeping, ย and watching an hour show!! ย I got more ย done in this hour then I have had time to do in weeks!!! ย Do you have ย times like these too? It is so amazing how much you can done when you workย likeย that. ย Yet it happens; I moved so fast. I felt like the woman from “No Ordinary Family” with her super speed!! Seriously, WOW! If I had a before and after picture of that room you would be amazed.
It seemed like; Every time I started working on just that room, something would always come up… ย Good thing, ย my aunt and uncleย surprisedย me and are coming in the morning!! ย They will be the firstย relativesย to see my house besides my baby sister, and my parents since I moved in… ย I though I had more time like til the end of the month when my Nanna and Baca (grandma n’ grandpa) are coming; and soon after my boyfriend earlyย Octoberย . ย Good thing I started doing the other chores yesterday and thisย morning. My house has not been so clean since my sisterย visited. It is not hard to clean but I was pet sitting and and not putting things away, notย folding, kind of adds up ;p
I am glad they are coming. I meant to sleep but didn’t wanna leave the main stuff ย forย morning.. Now I just have lil things to do… ย shower, and clear off ย dining room table, and hopefully finish folding the clean ย cloths ( in 3 garbage bags…) ย That is the chore I hate most! ย folding, boo! ย I don’t have a dryer, it is in the lease that the washer and dryer belong to the land lord. Even if Iย couldย get one I can’t afford one, so thankfully I can wash my stuff at my beloved parents house not to far from here. ย God is so Good!
In the last 8 months I have really leaned to treasure the little things, the pleasure of aย shower, a cozy bed to sleep in at night, aย vehicleย to get around, ย doctors, ย pots n’n pans, dishes, silverware, hotย water, soap, loved ones, a helping hand, patience, joy, health, food, internet, a phone! Praise God I have them! After living out of a suitcase for 5 months travling back and forth from ย family homes, it is so nice to have a place to be proud of, a place God has blessed me with to keep me safe, and where I can share my time with people who are important to me!!
I had this whole other blog I was gonna write, but it will have to wait till latter, sleep hasย finallyย come and now I am saying ย good night! God bless you, and take time to remember and treasure the people and little thing in your life that are important.
~Amy ย Jane
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“Miracles Still Happen Today” Intro
“Miracles Still Happen Today”
This Book is dedicated to:
First and foremost God my Father the Alpha and Omega! My beloved family! And every one who believes in God and has Jesus in their hearts!ย But also to those who do not believe in Jesus or my Father God yet.
!This is to Everyone!
~With all my Love~
I want you to know that God Loves you and cares about your life. Whether you think so or not.
And I would like to addโฆ..
โShit (always) happensโ
โForest Gumpโ
My Opening Words to you my readers.
You are probably wondering what this book is going to be about… Well, honestly I donโt know what exactly myself… I am just following Godโs orders and writing it. This has been years in the making. The book should have been done well before now, โI thinkโ. However Godโs timing is always perfect and more has happened to me and I now have clarity and wisdom I can use to better express myself.
I can also tell you it will have key points of my life story and people I know which will all be based on facts. I promise I wonโt bore you with the little things in my life. ย I will be pouring my heart out as I write this. It has not been and will not be an easy task. It has brought some very raw emotions to the surface, for me and for the others involved in my life. Nevertheless these events have to be told so that you may learn from them and find your own strength, clarity, peace, healing, and most of all JOY!
To reiterate the main topic is about my life. How it has not been easy to live for me. How it is not easy to live as a believer for any one Christian and non Christian a like. And how time after time we find the strength we need, the faith, the grace, and miracles big and small. You will be amazed by some of the stories and maybe brought to tears at times too. But in the end I hope you will smile and find a personal walk with My Father and yours; in your own life!
Please:
I ask that you please take the time and read each bible verse I list as they come up so that you understand the points, examples, I am making as I go. I am compiling a list of the ones I am using in full, in this book. In King James Version and [1]N.I.V. for your easy access and in case you do not have a bible or internet access. I do suggest you look it up on your own when you have some free time too.
Disclaimer: I will have you know:
I am writing what I know to the best of my ability on the many circumstances in which the events happened to me with accuracy. And not exclusively in the order the events took place. So I will also add a time line in the back of the book. But I will try my best to stay on the main time line. Everything I describe is indeed FACT not fiction in anyway. Please read with an open mind.
Thank you!
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