realizing today that it is just a little over a week before we have the 2011 Fall Retreat at my house.. so much to do to get ready.. Help.. SOS. :>

Lisa Anne Kelley Peter
don't know if anyone would be interested in me making up a chord chart for my song here. a tribute to 9/11. but I will if you want it. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIwRx5Iskzk
Only Jesus 0001
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Donna Boyd Ryan like a copy ddsassy@gmail.com we signed put I would love to play it
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Debbie Akers Sister Lisa, I am coordinator and editior for UPCI Daughters of Zion and thought this song might be appropriate for Daughters of Zion. May I have your permission to use it an a future project?
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Lisa Anne Kelley Peter Sis. Akers I would be honored. thank you, you have my permission 100 percent.
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Lisa Anne Kelley Peter Donna, I will get that chord sheet together this afternoon and get it emailed. that is wonderful that you signed it. I bet it was beatufitul.
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Donna Boyd Ryan yes it was red white and blue dresses
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Christy Gunn Lucas BEAUTIFUL SONG AND TRIBUTE!!

Sis Debbie Akers ... you all used a couple pictures of my girls praying in a DOZ video a couple years ago. Loved that and appreciated it. :) Sis Harding in CA had seen them and asked about using them.
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Lisa Anne Kelley Peter Donna check your email, I sent the chords.. Lisa.
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Donna Boyd Ryan ok thanks
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Donna Boyd Ryan yes i would love a copy of the video/cd
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Debbie Akers ‎@Sis. Christy, Love to children praying! I am always looking for items for the UPCI Daughters of Zion eNewsletter. It is published monthly so I need a LOT of content. (^.^) If you have any more please send them my way!
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Becky Vaughn Miller Beautiful and anointed!
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Nancy Rushing Colegrove Beautiful! I would like a chord chart. Colegrove@verizon.net
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Lisa Anne Kelley Peter thank you, sending it right now..
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new song I am working on

Your power and anointing is what I long for, Your power and anointing is what I need... In this crazy world of ups and downs, I find in You a solid ground.. Please send Your Power and anointing down to me. ~ LP

Word Weavers Contest winners Awards Ceremony

Tonight (Thursday May 26th, 2011) was our 6th annual Awards Ceremony. This was held at City Hall at 6 PM. We were sorry that our President of our group (Adrienne Riggs was unable to make it but happy that her reason was a new grandson, Aiden. Margaret Payne, our Secretary, also was unable to make it due to a back injury doing Yoga). However our vice president, John Harris was there and so was our trusty Treaurer Val (who does an awesome job with refreshments), and Al Price who brought yummy smelling meat and cheese rolls. We had a pretty good turn out. All of the winners, except two were able to make it and brought friends and family with them. I took a few photo's not sure how good they are, but will post them anyway.

Poem I wrote today (Sat May 21st)

it is a beautiful and rare thing, when I have nothing to say.....
but oh oh Lord, You take my breath away...
when I am in Your presence, there is beauty all around
for only the brush of Angels wings are there to make a sound
LAP

Word Weavers Writers Retreat

Word weavers writers retreat was this past Saturday at Chicksaw State Park. We had to have it inside the restrauant because it was damp and misting, but we had a good time. Adriene, Glen, Al, Val, Algene, Me, and John were there. We each wrote something and then shared our stories. I wrote two letters, one to Marilyn Tollerson and one to my pen pal Barbara. I read the Barbara's to the group as it told about Uncle Carls death, about how God is blessing my music lessons and how I was at writers retreat. they enjoyed my letter and I know Barbara will too.

it was a gr8 time. we had lunch there. I had sweet potaote fries, earlier I had requested a side of bacon.

Word Weavers 6th writers Contest

Writers Group meets today...

word weavers Christian Writers Group - today, Feb 12, 2011 - 10 AM - Chester County Public Library - Henderson TN. everyone welcome.

Link to album of Word Weavers Pictures from one of our Retreats at my house.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2025437&id=1490556768&l=1ed6cd6f67

Had a email from Publish America...

had an email in my hotmail account from Publish America saying that if I didn't proceed with my book publishing contract soon I would be in breech of contract. so yes, I immediately replied telling them that I must have missed their messages previously as I have been wondering about the progress on my romance novel. So... looks like I might be getting it published this year. I hope so....

Three Character Development Exercises

1. Describe your character in detail. Physical characteristics first. Personality traits. Then, motivations. Work and hobbies. Friends and acquaintances. Impact on his/her surroundings. Anything else that makes him/her unique.

STOP. PAUSE. REFLECT.

2. Describe the contents of his/her pockets, handbag, briefcase or backpack: i.e., the items that are always with him/her.

STOP. PAUSE. REFLECT.

3. Choose an emotion. Write about your character in a situation where your chosen emotion predominates. Allow the character to use at least one thing that he has in his/her pockets, handbag, briefcase or backpack to aid him/her in this situation.

Building Characters

Character Name   

Metaphorically, this character is a __________________.
Physical Characteristics
Age

Weight

Eye Color

Hair Color

Male/Female
Birthdate

Birthtime

Birthplace   
Physical Description   
What does the character look like?

How does the character carry himself or herself?

What is his/her life’s work? Why?

Life’s Purpose
From the perspective of the character, what is his/her primary goal?
Why is this important to the character?
Past Influences
What events in the character’s past have affected this view of his/her primary goal?
How did these events affect the character’s perspective regarding his/her goal?
What were key events in the character’s past that influenced his/her present?
Personality Characteristics
Who has/had the greatest influence on this character? Why?
Who does this character hate?
Who does this character love?
What does he/she do in his/her spare time?
What motivates this character?
What are his/her public strengths? Weaknesses?
What are his/her private strengths? Weaknesses?
What is his/her darkest secret?
What are his/her pet peeves? Why?
What is his/her strongest character trait?
What is his/her driving force?
What is his/her personality type?
What does this character hate?
What does this character love?
Personal History
What was this character’s family life/situation like?
What is his/her favorite food?
What is his/her favorite song?
What is his/her favorite movie?
What is his/her favorite historical figure?
Support Characters
What is his/her best friend like? Why do they like each other?
Who is his/her greatest nemesis? Why?

Web Resources
Character Development Tips
Character Sketch Template
Character Development Exercises 

100 Character Development Questions

Character Timeline (also Peers List)
Good Advice
Well Organized Relevant Topics

Advice from Comics Characters

Your Writer's Voice: Step 10

Step 10: Now look at all the versions of your sentence. Is there a prior version that is actually stronger than the last? Which sentence now strikes you as the most original...the one less likely to have been written by someone else?

Your Writer's Voice: Step 9

Step 9: Sometimes the most effective and intriguing way of getting a message across is to whisper it (rather than shout). How would you revise it...to make it more suitable for being whispered?

Your Writer's Voice: Step 8

Step 8: Now imagine that you look down and see that the crowd below has disappeared—except for your greatest enemy. He says, "I didn't hear you. Would you repeat that?"

Given one last sentence, addressing one's enemy, instead of an anonymous crowd, can inspire in different ways. You don't want to give your enemy the last word—to counter in a way that would pre-empt what you've said. Can you alter your sentence in a way that will make it enemy proof?

Your Writer's Voice: Step 7

Step 7: At this point, you now have the option of choosing one or the other sentence. Or, there may be value in combining and/or condensing them.

Setting the Setting

Meant to have posted this earlier. If you need a list of questions, you can copy and paste from here. Also, feel free to add questions to the list (via additional posts, I suppose).

The word “beings” is used throughout this list of questions. This word was chosen so that your stories and thinking would not have to be limited to human characters. The word “creatures” is used. This would be defined as living entities dependent on the higher-order "beings" for their life and existence--"animals," if the story is earth-based and populated with human "beings."

PART 1: THE BASICS. Answer the following questions.
1. Is your story set in the past, present or future?
2. What is the time for your story? Is it set in B.C., A.D., or some other schema? List a year or a range of years.
3. Is your story set on earth, off-earth or in an imaginary place?
4. What is the location for your story? In 30 words or less.
5. What is the mood of the times, mood of the location, or atmosphere for your story?
PART 2: IMAGINE IT. Close your eyes and imagine everything you have written so far. Imagine it richly and colorfully.
6. What colors do you see?
7. What are characters wearing?
8. What do the buildings look like? What do other “being-made” objects look like?
9. What does the surrounding countryside look like?
10. What kind of “creatures” populate the space?
11. What kind of plants do you see?
12. What is the weather like, TYPICALLY? AT ITS WORSE? AT ITS BEST?
13. How do “beings” in this society move from one place to the other?
PART 3: SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. A deeper look into the culture or society of your story.
14. What are the attitudes that prevail in this society? The values? The behaviors toward one another? Toward strangers?
15. What is the best thing one “beings” can do for another in this place? The worst?
16. How do those living in this society feel about authority? Each other? Money?
17. What are the expectations of this society regarding its citizenry?
18. What are the good things about this society? What are the bad things? What are the worst things? What are the best things?
19. Regarding the “beings” in this society, are they transient or static?
20. What are the three to five most significant laws that govern this society?
21. What are the three to five unspoken rules that most everyone follows?
22. What happens to a “beings” who does something bad? Violates a significant law? Breaks an unspoken rule?
23. How do you know if “beings” in this society are in love? Hate each other?
24. How does this society treat its “young”? Its “old”? Its “creatures”?
25. What is their primary source of food? What other foods do they eat? What does a typical meal look like?
26. What is the basic unit of this society? How is this unit recognized? To what extent is this unit valued? What constitutes “family”? Friends? Acquaintances? Enemies? etc.
27. What are their unique terminology, customs, practices, beliefs?
28. How do “beings” in this society greet each other? Shun each other?
29. What is the measure of success? Failure?
PART 4: DRAW IT.
30. Draw a map of the key locations in your story. Draw examples of clothing. Draw splotches of color that are commonly seen in this story. Draw tools and utensils. Anything you can draw to help you visualize your story will be helpful as it continues to develop. Your drawings don’t have to be “good,” they just need to help you visualize the elements of your story.

Your Writer's Voice: Step 6

Step 6: Has your second sentence (from step 5) weakened your first? It usually does. If so, make it stronger than the first.

Your Writer's Voice: Step 5

Step 5: Suppose the person you most love in all the world were to strongly disagree with your sentence. Can you answer his/her disagreement in a second sentence? Write it now. (Note: If your first sentence is original, the chances of another person—even your closest loved one—agreeing with it without the sligthest exception is unlikely.)

ONE THING I KNOW - poem by Lisa Anne Kelley Peter

One thing I know, and I know so well,
and this one thing I've got to tell
No one, no how, no way
can ever take God out of the public domain

I looked for Him in school today
and though I saw no reference to His name
He was there just the same
I saw His evidence everyplace

Where did the brick come from to build the walls,
and the flooring to line the halls?
Who created every human form
Who made everything out of the norm?

I saw pictures on the bullentin boards
of zebra's and rainbows and beautiful snow,
mountans and rivers and a big red rose

At recess I saw the pebbles and sand,
and the sky above and trees and more

In the cafeteria I saw trays of food, milk and juice.
No the students didn't bow their heads,
but in my heart I gave God thanks...

I looked for and longed for a time of prayer
I thought how much more powerful it would be
than the time out chair..

In the morning when I had my break,
you know what I was doing -
I was praising His Name

Everywhere I looked, I saw the things that God had created.
To Him be all the glory and praise!

Lisa Peter Feb 2010 (written after a day of subbing in the Chester County Public Schools)