Speaking of Publishing

Cheryl isn't the only one with "publishing news." Our eldest (Sunshine) has recently signed a "contract" with an online magazine called MindFlights. They purchased a short story she had written about the adventures of a vegetarian dragon (Dad's idea) in the mythical land of Spiggle (who knows where that idea came from!).

You can check out the site, but so far it hasn't actually been posted. They agreed to pay her for the story and publish it within the next year or so, so it may still be awhile. Afterwards, they give her the rights back so she can look to have it actually published in written form somewhere.

We're pretty proud of her, and we're looking foward to all the revenue this new venture will bring into the family coffers. We'll try to post here again if and when we see the story online.

What's In A Name?

We all like to think that we are individuals; our own person; a one of a kind. Imagine our shock then, to discover that there is another lady out there with the exact same name as our Cheryl; middle name and all. Furthermore, she shares many of the same interests and has even written a couple books. Not just any books. But from the sound of it, the very books that our dear Cheryl would like to write!

Consider some of the similarities. Exact same name. Love of horses. Love of animals in general. Interest in Christian books/fiction. Hockey fan (Grandpa Ron used to play, even). This other Cheryl worked in the mental health field, and our Cheryl home-schools four children and is married to a pastor: we're talking major mental health issues!

Now this is not an endorsement of the books. We haven't read them yet. But from early descriptions and from the contact we made with "her people", they sound promising. We just thought the similarities were amazing, and that it was fun to see books written with Cheryl's name on the cover. If you want more info, you can go to this website and find the books.