New Year's Eve Party Planning and We Need You!

Hey, Ruthy and Audra here, and it is Party Planning Time! Run, quick, grab your notebooks, let's do this!!!

I love the holidays. I love the prayerfulness, the joys and the pains of times gone by and the reality of a child born to the poor and a people, saved and solaced.... I ignore the commercialism and go to the heart of the story, a baby... born in a manger. Sigh..........

And then comes a New Year.

In Anne of Green Gables, Anne says, "Today is a new day, with no mistakes in it YET."

:)

Well, 2016 is a new year with no mistakes in it yet, but we're going to kick it off with joy, laughter, and prizes while we lock up our fears and take charge of our lives and our careers.

Now you're most like wondering if Audra and I want you to look back at 2015? Sure, if it makes you feel good. But if it doesn't, if it wasn't what you expected, if you're disappointed in outcome or income, Do Not Look Back.

Kick it to the curb.

Don't beat yourself up.

Face forward, for we can learn from the past, but we gain nothing by dwelling in the past! This year our New Year's theme is "Reach for the Stars". It's a year to look up, not down. To stretch farther, push yourself further.

To boldly go where no man has gone before... :)  Okay, Trekkies loved that! Geeks abound!


From Audra:

"Writing is easy work." We learned to scribble thoughts into stories as we perfected our penmanship. So, in a way, people are right when they say, “oh you write stories? That doesn’t sound tough."

But we authors know better, don’t we? Writing good, solid, quality fiction is not for the faint of heart. We grapple for the right word, examine scenes from every angle, rack our brains over clever twists and turns so our books will shine in a sea of thousands of titles.

Writing books might be easy. Authoring creative plots, memorable characters, unforeseen black moments is not!

Sometimes authors just need to take a break. Like me. I haven’t written a word since July. Believe it or not, the thought of NOT writing scared me to death. For as long as I can remember, my imagination and I have been the best of friends. Talking to the people in my head is second nature to me, but when you’re talking and not receiving anything back…well, that can borderline certifiable.

I needed a break and I took one. Thankfully, I’m not currently under contract so I have that luxury. But many of my fellow Seekers are under contracts as are many of you, our friends.

Can I have a hallelujah?! That is awesome!!

So, I’ve directed my energy into my day job (a very draining situation at the moment), and then coming home and watching Hallmark movies, reading books, talking with my family – you know, all that stuff normal people do, LOL! I’ve even invested in a gym membership and have been encouraging an adjust in both mind and body.

The break was good and needed, but my voices are whispering to me again and I’m ready to get back to this business of writing. We have a new year looming ahead of us. How do we make the most of it, stretch for new methods and techniques, push the walls of our boxes for new ventures?

I’m tired of the same old, same old. Tried and true methods are comfortable, but comfortable doesn’t allow you to grow. Let’s make this the year we make a statement. We get excited over what we’re doing. We look forward to sitting down and writing. It may be spooky trying something new, but we’re not stepping out alone. We’re all here for one another, aren’t we? That’s what friends do, they cheer each other on – rah, rah!! 

Ruthy again: That's the spirit, Audra!!!

Now here's the plan, Stan: We need co-hosts and hostesses to lead the party through the day from 6:00 AM on 12/31 until Midnight Pacific time (which is three AM on 1/1/16 on the East Coast.

Let me know in the comments if you're interested. I've got a few evening slots open, and one or two daytime slots... Everyone that says they're interested will be tossed into a... NO! Not a cat dish, not at Christmas time! Into a festive candy dish!!!!

Huzzah! We're going all out for this!  :)

The party will be filled with hourly drawings of books, electronics, gift cards, wonderful fun things we all love... And a grand prize drawing of Very Big Gift Card at midnight, Pacific time!!!!

We'll have recipes! And a FEAR BOX, which is nothing to fear. This year we're going to box our fears. Put them away. Lock them up! So bring those fears you can share and any "quiet" ones, too. We'll take care of them for you. And during the year we'll do the occasional call out to celebrate facing those fears and conquering them.

So let's do this! Our Riotous New Year's Eve Celebration will be a party day of thanking God for all the grace and good of 2015 and then gazing forward together for 2016!

Don't youse be makin' us do this alone, now! You know I need, love and want your help, so I'm expectin' the comment box to blow up. BOOM!!!!!

Let's be each other's prayer warriors. Let's be the jam that holds the pieces of bread together. Let's go into 2016 with our faces forward, our fears locked down, ready to climb those mountains or tread water!

Bring your party hats, your noisemakers and dance the day away in Seekerville! (Unless, unlike me, you have a life and a New Year's Eve date! In that case, party with us until it's time to put the heels on!)

Coffee's ready.... And today we're drawing for a $20 Amazon gift card because who wouldn't love an extra $20 in their pocket in December? Stop in and comment to have your name thrown in and let me know if you'd like to be in the host/hostess drawing!

Ruthy and Audra are two strange but delightful people who live on opposite sides of the U.S. thus enabling them to pull off a New Year's Eve Extravaganza while both getting some sleep. It is, they have decided, the perfect plan!

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Christmas cookies are inside on the back table... with sprinkles!  And there is EGGNOG PIE over at Yankee Belle Cafe today!!!!