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"Our children's growing minds, They look through caring eyes, I have hope for the world, In them the future lies." This is the last stanza of my poem "Our Children" which was one of my first creative endeavours. I am now a first-time children's book author.
"Benjamin P. Blizzard: Welcome to Christmastown"
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Motivated by family, friends, and life.
Bio mother of incredible daughter who is a loving nic-u nurse, aunt of wonderful niece and nephew, lived in same city always, love travel, movie buff, children's author, in my almost mid fifties & still considering tattoo I was to get at 50. Those things are incredibly expensive. I had no idea.
Check out my tweets as BPBlizzard on Twitter
Ignore my blog at http://journeywithmetoweightlossbykaren.blogspot.com/ if it is not successfully blocked. My weight is the enemy. We aren't good terms.
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Charlotte, NC USA
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I am now a first-time children's book author!
"Benjamin P. Blizzard: Welcome to Christmastown"
My poem, "Our Children" is listed on the website of a wonderful organization that I like to support because they are helping to end violence to children. Love Our Children USA is the group.
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I am now a first-time children's book author!
"Benjamin P. Blizzard: Welcome to Christmastown"
My goal was to create a story showing kids that different is good and beauty can usually be found everywhere, it just depends on how you look at things. I show a polar bear cub learning what he is good at doing while living at the North Pole. To paraphrase myself, Benny learns that while he does not have the nimble fingers of an elf to make small toys, he is great at filling the toy bags and loading them on Santa’s sleigh. I also wanted to show that sometimes great things come out of what we originally viewed as a mess. Hopefully you will find "Benjamin P. Blizzard, Welcome to Christmastown" is fun to read as a family or on your own. My publisher's description is: "Come meet Benjamin Blizzard, Benny for short. He is a 5 year old polar bear cub who has a case of the clumsies. He is curious and fun-loving like any 5 year old. Unfortunately for the elves, Benny has a hard time when it comes to dealing with small things. He makes a wonderful mess of the toyshop right before Christmas Eve delivery, but learns a great lesson in the midst of it all... that even our mistakes can be beautiful."
My publisher, Living Waters based in Monroe, LA, was incredible. They supplied an excellent editor, an extraordinarily talented artist, and their expertise as a publisher.
Best Regards,
Karen Nivens
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My blog - ignore, not working for me
My blog to better health through weight loss, nutrition, activity. Wish me luck!!!
Love Our Children USA
This is a wonderful organization working to protect children in and outside of the home. Please read more about them by following the link http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/
and read the inspirational poetry listed on the site(including one of mine by following this link
http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/inspirational.php
Feed the Children
This is another organization that I support. They are helping feed children and their families around the globe.
http://www.feedthechildren.org
World Vision
Last but certainly not least, World Vision is another organization I support. They are helping children and their families around the globe.
http://www.worldvision.org/
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