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Monday, January 25th 2010

3:30 PM

It has been WAAAAYYY too long!

Okay, MUCH needed update time.

Life has been INSANE! But I'm loving it!

I've been writing like mad (BTW: I have a new blog for JUST my book so I don't have to post about it on here anymore. You can find it here http://acwillard.wordpress.com/ )

I've been going crazy trying to get my new years resolution list under way. I shall list it all for you.

1: Become a published author (Oh I hope this is possible! )

2: Jump Raiah bareback.  (DONE! Yes! ALREADY! I have pics to prove it! They shall come later.)

3: Become more fit and have a healthier lifestyle (On the right path. I eat healthier and work out for several hours a day to burn more calories then I eat (NOT easy).)

4: MOVE!

5: Meet the man God wants me to marry.

6: Enter Raiah in a horse show (Not sure ont his one yet, still working on it though)

And I think that's it....

Alright, now for those pics...

First, the story behind them.

I've been personally training Raiah to jump for about 2 years now. I've never had a lesson nor has she. So we are both learning together.

After 2 years of hard work, she is jumping almost 3 feet under saddle like a DREAM! So I am very pleased (I'm not doing too bad either....But I came to that conclusion because I haven't fallen/been thrown off in about 1 year)

The other day I wanted to go riding, but I was not in the mood to get her all tacked up for just 15 minutes of riding. So I decided to go bareback.

Now jumping a horse bareback means that insdead of sitting in a saddle, you just sit on the horses back. Rather then a bridle and bit, you use a simple halter. So you have much less control over the horse then you would if they were tacked up.

I was nervous. I mean, Raiah isn't exactly the calmest horse. She may be 12, but she's as spunky as a 6 months old. (Only 10 times bigger!)

I got Raiah out, set up the jump and hopped on. We are running towards the jump (which is only 6 inches btw) and I'm thinking "Oh crap..." then she jumps..and I land (well, more like bounce)

But it was SOO amazing! She was just out-of-this-world AMAZING!!!!!!

So the next day, we tackle one foot.

Day three it's 1'6".

Day 4, 2'3!!!!

And each time it gets higher, it's all that much more exciting!

Alright. NOW I share pics (And videos).


Please excuse the blurriness, lol. Most are stills from the videos as I wasn't able to get many good pics.


 


MY FAVE!!! VVVVV

 











Okay, now the vid's are uploading to Photobucket, so I'll post them as soon as they are done.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2010

8:43 PM

BACK!

Yes, I am back

I can't really post anything right now, because it's late, but I shall be back soon with a blog post.

About what, I am not sure. Probably random ramblings.


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Sunday, January 10th 2010

7:51 PM

Taking a break...

Life has become — how do I say it — rather insane lately. I've tried to write, and work on my book, but I've become so angry with it at times, I've felt like deleting it all.


I've realized that my head is just too full. With trying to spread my time our over the internet and trying to write, it's just not working.

So I have decided to take a one week leave of absence — just until I can get some more important priorities straightened out.

During this week, I will NOT be going on the internet at all. I will be using this time to work on ONE chapter of my book — because trying to edit, and re-do 5 chapters at once, just DOES NOT work!

I'll basically be starting from scratch — a clean slate.

So I will be back next week, with updates and a new post.
And if this works, then I will start to take one week off, every other week. Then I can work on ONE chapter each week.

God Bless you all!
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Wednesday, January 6th 2010

1:35 PM

"Evolutions" Chapter 5 Snippet

Alright, here is a chapter 5 snippet. It's long, yes, but only because this is such an important chapter, you have to know all this or else you'll be lost in the future 

Plus, it's actually not all that long, considering the whole chapter itself if about 5 times the size of this


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      Then it happened, the music began to blare once again, this time louder then before and I couldn’t resist it any longer. I raised my hands to my ears, dropping the pretzels all over my lap and the floor as I covered my ears. That did very little to quiet things down. The music seemed trapped in my head, blasting away at my eardrums. I almost felt like screaming, my head beginning to throb.
      Erik tapped me on the shoulder and I looked up. His mouth was moving, but I couldn’t hear anything but the music. He continued to talk, but still I hear nothing. When he realized I wasn’t responding, worry creased his brow.
      “I can’t hear you!” I yelled. Everyone in the room quickly turned to me, obviously all of them had heard what I’d just said. Some of them stared at me, baffled as to why I was yelling. Then they all looked away. The music slowly began to fade, but not by much. I lowered my hands from my ears, suddenly aware that they were trembling uncontrollably.
      Jena, are you alright?” I could barely hear Erik’s voice, but his eyes were a clear give away that he was worried.
      I shook my head. As if the music wasn’t loud enough, it began to feel like everyone was standing next to me, yelling in my ear. Even though I knew it didn’t help, I quickly returned my trembling hands to my ears. What was wrong with me? Was my hearing really that sensitive? I knew I could hear things most people didn’t, such as hushed speaking, but that didn’t explain why the music seemed to be a hundred times louder for me, then anyone else.
      I felt another tap on my shoulder, and Erik was talking again, still looking concerned. I shook my head, hoping he would understand that I couldn’t hear him. His lips continued to move. I tried to watch, to see if I could figure out what he was saying, but lip-reading was not one of my hidden talents. My head continued to pound, the music drilling further and further until I felt like I was going to pass out. Slowly, I rose from my seat, knocking the chair over as I staggered to the snack table. Then, as suddenly as it had started, the pounding stopped and everything returned to normal. I was shocked to hear what the actual volume of the music was, and it was hardly anything compared to what I had been hearing.
      “Are you alright?” Erik’s soft, concerned voice quickly filled my ears taking the place of the deafening music. Not in a bad way, but in a comforting way.
      “Yeah,” I replied, not sure if it was completely true or not. I was fine now, but about two minutes ago, I hadn’t been. The pain I had just gone through, was unlike anything I’d ever felt before. The best way to describe it would be to say that someone had been using a jackhammer on my skull, but that didn’t seem to be enough.
      “You didn’t look like it a few minutes ago,” he pressed, staring directly at me.
      “It’s just a headache,” I held my trembling hands in front of me and slowly turned them over, palms up. My heart almost stopped when I saw the bright red streams of blood on my hands.
      “Jena, I think something’s wrong,” Erik’s tone was full of alarm as he looked at my hands, then lifted his gaze to me.
      “No, it’s fine,” I tried to hide the blood on my hands but tucking them into my pockets.
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Wednesday, January 6th 2010

12:07 PM

Prologe:

First I need to start by saying THANK YOU to everyone who prayed for Raiah. She is now as good as new 

Now I've been working on this for a while, it's the prologue to "Evolutions" let me know what you think Sorry it's so short)

Some people call this a gift, others call it a blessing. I thought of it as more of a curse. My mind was beginning to swell with worries and thoughts I'd never given much thought until now. Fears were my constant companion.

What is the line between good and evil? How do we know when we've crossed into the darkness? Can we find our way out, once we've become ensnared by it? How can one be so evil, yet posses such innocence? How can we tell the good from the evil?

And I am certain, that with the sudden arrival of this curse, havoc is soon to follow in my path.
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Saturday, January 2nd 2010

9:35 PM

URGENT! PLEASE PRAY!

I need everyone to please pray for our horse.
She's 11 years old and she hasn't been eating or drinking anything for a few days. She's shaking violently and seems almost depressed. She's lost some weight and she won't stop rolling/laying down.
I'm worried it's colic and because of her age (even though she's not that old) it may be serious.
I believe (As I was warned in a dream that my family will be going under attack) that along with hard times, my filly having stifle lock, my brothers horse being sick and now our mare possibly having colic, that it's all part of the attack.

I've read Job, I know how God allowed Satan to kill all of Job's animals, but I have been praying so hard that God keep our horses safe. I would really appreciate it if you all could be praying for our horse. She is my Mothers horse, but she still means the WORLD to me and I'd just DIE if something happened to her! 
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Friday, January 1st 2010

4:53 PM

"Evolutions" The Characters!

If you are like me, you have a good imagination (maybe at times it's even TOO good.) but if you prefer to watch movies over reading the book, because you like to see what the characters look like, then you might have trouble picturing the characters of "Evolutions" as they should be.

So for those who like pictures, please let me introduce, my wonderful cast.

Introducing.....


Jena Marshal (17)



Erik Hayes (18)



Robert Hayes (19)



Carol Marshal (34)



Courtney Reid (17)




Jeffrey Hawkins (17)



Sara Collins (17)


(And soon to be introduced later in the book)


Dr. David Grant (36)



Well....are they how you imagined them?
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Friday, January 1st 2010

4:46 PM

"Evolutions" Chapter 4 Snippet

"I lived with people who made me feel worthless, and told me my parents were better off dead. Just when I had made up my mind that all people were uncaring, and merciless, I met Carol, and for the first time in four years, I felt loved again." - Jena Marshal


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      I went back to the deck and sat down. Erik’s eyes flickered over to me, and his smile vanished. I met his gaze head on, my heart rate began to quicken as I frantically looked away. “Can I talk to you for a second?” I stammered, not letting my gaze meet his. Silently, he moved over to the steps and sat down next to me. I slid over a bit, not wanting to be too close to him. I wasn’t sure why, it just felt awkward sitting so close to someone I never expected to even say hi to, let alone be starting a conversation with.
      “It‘s about your car,” I started quietly.
      He looked towards his car, which sat parked on the side of the road.
      “I’m really sorry! I…”
      “I know it was you Jena, but I’m not mad,” he sighed lightly. “I just couldn’t understand why you didn’t tell me. Instead you got your friend Jeffrey to cover for you.”
       I shook my head back and forth violently. “I didn’t tell him to. He did it because he thought he was protecting me,” I blurted out unthinkingly.
       Erik looked confused. “Protecting you? From what?”
      “It’s not so much ‘what’, as ‘who’,” I muttered. I hoped he wouldn’t be offended by that.
      "Me?” he sounded startled.
      “No,” I shook my head. “apparently everyone thinks Robert is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” I laughed, then stopped. Was I really talking this openly with the guy that completely fascinated me to a point when I couldn’t even put a sentence together right?
       Erik chuckled intensely, amused by my assessment of his brother. “People tend to jump to conclusions with us.”
     “I’ve noticed,” I looked at him. Bad idea. His deep brown eyes shot over to me, catching me in his stare. I quickly looked away before he could see my cheeks flushing deep red.
     He looked ahead.
     Suddenly the front door swung open and Courtney emerged. Erik jumped up and moved a few feet away, standing still, his eyes on Courtney. I looked at him, perplexed. Was he ashamed to be seen talking to me?

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Thursday, December 31st 2009

9:33 PM

Please Join My Facebook Group!











I've decided that I shall post chapters 1-4 of "Evolutions" for you. What's the catch? There is none. All you have to do is invite your friends to join. It's easy and fast. So invite your friends. Once we hit 50 (only 5 fans until then!), A link will be posted and allow you to read the first 50+ pages of Book 1 of "The Extra-Ordinary" Series, "Evolutions"



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Tuesday, December 29th 2009

3:33 PM

Ring in the new year! Or not...you could just be like me and ignore it...

Can you believe it?   It's almost 2010! Yes.. I know....if you are like me, you may scream now.

I find it so hard to believe that so many years have passed. It feels like just yesterday it was only 2000, and I was 9 years old, wishing to be 16 and a teenager

Anywho.....enough pointless ramblings.

Christmas for me was awesome. I got many wonderful things, including one of my all time FAVORITE movie, "Pride and Prejudice" LUV IT! And a LIGHTS CD...Fave singer

I also got a "Wild about Horses Bible" and I LOVE it! Seriously, a Bible....with a horse on the cover....What could be more perfect?!?!?!!

If you are curious, this is the Bible...

 

The foal even looks JUST like my little girl

I haven't posted in a while..probably because I have been trapped in my own little world. Consumed by the fictional world I have created around me.

Yes...My time has mostly been consumed (controlled may be a better word ) by my writing. It is fascinating though, isn't it? Just by sitting down, and putting a whole lot of words onto paper, can become like an addiction? It is hard to explain....

I haven't much time to write much more, I must hurry over to "Reaching Higher" and post a MUCH needed post on there as well.

So until another time...toodle loo

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