Presently....

This is a fun post that I saw Chloe do. :) And you kind of get to know Indonesia a little better. ;)

Seeing... the computer screen. ;)
Hearing... the saw meal 
Smelling... fresh air. ;)
Tasting... nothing :P 
Needing... to finish painted skies 
Wanting... to be finished with painted skies
Feeling... myself popping my fingers (it's a bad habit that i can't do anything about)
Wishing... that painted skies was done
Thinking... that i should be writing painted skies
Laughing... frozen
Recovering... a snotty nose. :P 
Believing... that Jesus does help people when they need it!! 
Anticipating... my friends coming to watch frozen tomorrow after church! :D 
Dreaming... going to america in april! 
Praying... that our dog with get better
Reading... an outrageous  number of books, but loving most of all: the maid of fairbourne hall by julie klassen
Singing... waves of mercy 
Wearing... favorite turquoise and yellow shirt and long gray shorts
Preparing... for soccer tomorrow...
Remembering... america three years ago...
Trying... to hurry with this post...
Questioning... why i haven't finished painted skies yet
Fearing... i won't finish painted skies!
Loving... papua
Googling... nothing
Choosing... to let jesus be in control over my dog 
Working... on finishing painted skies ;)
Emailing... mary
Gluing... umm, nothing.
Texting... nothing 
Cracking... my knuckles.....
Considering... why i'm not writing...
Turning... off the flashing image in my head that says i should be writing...
Reducing... the time i spend thinking about catrinity and jillison
Biting... the inside of my mouth... bad habit...
Longing... to watch frozen (ok, really it's writing...)
Suffering... not enough sleep...
Recognizing... i shouldn't be using my shoulders as much as i do
Checking... for emails... none...
Organizing... nothing, I'm a horrible organizer! 
Practicing... writing blog posts and getting better at it, even when writing takes a lot of my time...
Reckoning... that I should finish this post!
Smiling... because painted skies exceeded its original goal of fifty thousand words, and still isn't finished--oops...

hope you liked that post, feel free to do it! :D

abrielle lindsay

i did it

i wrote that outrageous number of words, plus 44 more, in two days. I had to write 9,540 words in order to reach 50 by February 1st (today). *faints* and i made it, somehow. seriously, i don't see how i made it, with two familes of homeschoolers coming over for two hours on thursday and the moms thing, swim lessons, and friday night games, i think my fingers are threatening to fall off.

anyway, now painted skies has 50,044 words, and man catrinity, why can't you end your story there? she's really starting to act up *clucks tongue*

the only good part is, i'm closer to being finished than i was before. :D waaaay closer *sigh* it's nice...

abrielle lindsay

Waves of Mercy

Every move I make, I make in You

You make me move, Jesus

Every breath I take, I breathe in You

Every step I take, I take in You

You are my way, Jesus

Every breath I take, I breathe in You.

Waves of mercy, waves of grace

Everywhere I look, I see Your face

Your love has captured me

Oh my God This love

How can it be

La la la la la la la,

La la la la la la la.

Village ||3||

Yah, yah, I stink at this. :P One other things before I begin, though!! I have to write (exactly) 9,540 words by tomorrow!!! In order to meet my "deadline" for Painted Skies. I doubt I'll make it, but hey, I can try, now, can't I?

Oh, One more thing, Tessa Emily Hall is giving away an ebook of the winner's choice by Alicia Willis! 

Now. Village pictures:

Mrs. K is hanging some pipe-cleaners we made in cans so they'll turn into crystals.

Pretty piggie, right? ;)

We were supposed to NOT get our clothes wet. See how well that worked out?

This hut is AMAZING. No seriously, it reminds them that not all tradition is bad. The story is really cool.

There's no electricity in here, honestly. ;)

Abrielle Lindsay

You know you've been in Indonesia for 3 years when...

...when a 12 year old girl asks how we got water in America. XD And then is told that we used the faucet.
Then she and her 10 year old brother exchange glances and gasp.

Yeah, that happened today, I was the twelve year old, John was the 10 year old. We were shocked that we drank out of the faucet. ;) It's practically against the law for expats here in Indonesia. ;)

America is gonna' be strange.

Abrielle Lindsay

Monday's Minutes

   Every minute that passed was one minute closer to my worst nightmare. And one minute farther from the comfort I had always felt. Sandra's smirk curled her lip as she led me down the long white halls, my soon to be death walls. 
   I pushed away the thoughts of death away, and instead thought of why I had taken Jonathan's place. Why Jonathan was not being led down these halls, closer and closer to the ever coming thought of darkness. It would close in all too soon.
   It was because I loved him. But he didn't see that. Jonathan didn't see that I loved him. He hadn't tried to stop me, to pry me away from the door. No; he had let me come. Without another word. After all, I was just his childhood friend, Kristi.

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I really enjoyed that one! Thanks Tessa!! :D

Abrielle Lindsay

20 Random Facts About Me

After seeing Chloe and Natalie do this post, I decided to do one too. :)

What are three of your hobbies? Blogging, Writing, Reading

What is your favorite season? Summer 

Heels or Sneakers? Sneakers

Casual or Fancy? Casual, not a fancy girl

What do you prefer, A birthday party or a girls sleepover party? Hmm, a birthday party

What do you enjoy posting about more? Writing. ;)

How old are you? 12

When is your birthday? Between July 14th and August 19th

Do you enjoy watching movies in theaters? I love watching movies at the theaters!

What is your ideal job in the future? Teaching and Writing 

Are you into sports, if so which one? SOCCER 

In a football party, which are you, the one that jumps while shouting if you're team almost scored? Or the one who isn't that interested in the game, and prefers to eat the snacks while talking to friends? Probably the one shouting ;)

Did you play Playdough as a child? Of course!

What are your fav. clothing stores to shop at? *shakes head* Don't have one.

Are you a bookworm? Totally

Which do you spend more time on..books or internet? Wow. Hard question. But probably more with books

When did you decide to start blogging? 2011

On your honeymoon would you rather go to a rustic lodge in the mountains or a sunny beach house in Florida? Florida

What are five of your favorite movies?

FROZEN

WRECK IT RALPH

TANGLED

MEGAMIND

AMAZING LOVE

So. How'd ya like that? :) Feel free to copy the questions and do them yourself! :D

Abrielle Lindsay

Monday's Minutes

   "I never though I would find you here. Bekah, this is no place for you," My voice was about to shatter like glass. One more blow, and I would be in a heap.
   "No place--what about you? What are your parents doing at home now, when their beloved daughter is here," Bekah gestured to the shack behind us.
   "They're at home right now, wishing they weren't the parents of Melissa Honecorth." I crumpled to the ground, tears streaming down my cheeks.


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This one was lots of fun! :)

Abrielle Lindsay
TW Wright

Back-Cover Blurb

Ok. Finally going to write a back cover blurb for Painted Skies--my latest work-in-progress (or for you writers out there: WIP). :/ Kinda nervous.... But, here is the cover that my friend Journey Lillian made:

SO. Painted Skies is still in the first draft state and will need some major edits. :P Something I for one, do not look forward to--though I guess I should. :/ Painted Skies's genre is Sci-Fi, and I'll admit, it's probably not great. :P The first draft is supposed to be 50,000 words, but I will not be surprised if it surpassed that goal. Considering that she is only ten days into her journey and there is already nearly 30k in the book. *shakes head* Catrinity is a tough character sometimes, but I still enjoy her and sacrifice my reading time to try and get her life under control! :P And blogging time... Anyway. The blurb:

What would you do if you were the one to cause your city's color to fade and die away?

   Kalcastor, Catrinity is one of the three reasons that color drained from her world six years ago. But she can't get out of the hole and live in the now.
   When her friend Manic has disappeared and his cousin, Karina, is on her knees in front of Catrinity begging her to find Manic, Catrinity takes on the challenge. Only to be captured by an old friend.
   The only way to save Manic is to find her city's box of color... in 100 days. Catrinity accepts and sets out immediately--only to soon find out the days have been cut to fifty. 
   Having no idea where this box could be, Catrinity is growing more and more worried. Can she find it and save her friend? Can she give her beloved city its color back?

Ok. That needs to be revised majorly, but that's pretty much what the book is about.

Abrielle Lindsay
or
TW Wright

I've really done it now...

And this isn't going to be as much fun as NaNoWriMo... :/ Hold it. I've signed myself up for two writing things in the same month. *shrugs* At least I can do them as the same thing. Wanna know what I will be doing in March and April?

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DOOM takes place from March 1st to April 30th. In a way it's like NaNoWriMo, except you're writing 50k in 61 days. Which means you only have to write 820 words a day, much easier than NaNo. :) Plus, you don't have to write a first draft! :D It could be a second draft or something like that. :D Which will be what I am doing. I'll be writing my second draft of my NaNo novel. :D

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Annd, then there's NaNoEdMo. Something that I'm not as excited about. :P During March, I have to edit for 50 hours. 50. Five zero. At least it's in March and not April, if it were in April, I wouldn't be able to do that, because I leave for America in April and would never finish 50 hours. :P

So. Wanna join me? Click the source buttons and you'll soon find yourself signing up or finding out more. :D

Abrielle Lindsay
or
TW Wright