10Q’s with Lawrence Weill Author of Incarnate

incarnatecoverMed ptbm

What should a woman do if she believes she is the mother of the second coming of Christ? This is the problem Lara Joyner faces when she comes to believe, through her visions, through the look on his face, through her cards, and through the thousands of hidden signs she sees in nature, that her son is Christ Incarnate.

Incarnate is the new novel by Lawrence Weill. I recently had the utmost pleasure of interviewing him, here’s what he had to say.

Lawrence is also a visual artist: ”I try to create an image for the viewer to place herself within the work.  As a result, my sculptures are not generally representational in the usual use of that word, but more abstract.  On the other hand, in my drawings, photographs and, for the most part, my paintings, I am focused on representing the textures and depth of the subject.  The photograph “Bucket,” for example, is my attempt to bring the viewer into the depth of the warehouse space through the perspective of the windows, the reflections, and the vanishing points.  The colors of the wood also help. You can view my art at www.lawrenceweill.com.”

Posted in 10Qs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Profile of FORWARD UK with Naomi Reid

FORWARD – Foundation for Women’s Health, Research and Development.

Through FORWARD’s programs, young women and girls are educated in exercising their rights, and encouraged to take leadership roles in their society. FORWARD also educates the public on the physical and physiological effects of FGM and child marriage.

In part I of my profile on Forward UK, I had the pleasure of interviewing author and ambassador Gavin Weston.

Profile on ForwardUK part IIIn part II I chat with the dynamic Naomi Reid, Events and Special Projects Coordinator at FORWARD UK.

Posted in Good to know | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

10 Creative Use of Recycled Materials [pics]

These days everything can have a second life. From old tires to light-bulbs to CDs. All it takes is a bit of creativity.  Click here to for 10 creative use of recycled materials to add to your home decoration.

Recycled use for a ladder

Shelf made from an old ladder

Tire seating

Seating made from tires

Lightbulb planters

Planters made from recycled lightbulbs

Posted in Good to know, Pictures | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1000-Day Countdown to Global Education

The urgency of the 1,000-day countdown is doing exactly what we hoped: pressuring world leaders and businesses to sit up, take notice, and — most importantly — take action.

Global education

Photo by A World At School

Global leaders came together to hold ministerial-level meetings on education and to commit to concrete actions needed to achieve universal education by 2015.

Some of the most important voices — including youth leaders, more than 250 members of civil society organizations, the United Nations Global Education First InitiativeGlobal Partnership for EducationWorld Bankand USAID, just to name a few, were at the table for a series of events in Washington, D.C. — including one at the White House — where global education was at the top of the agenda. Now that we have the ear of these influential leaders, it’s time to keep pushing and build upon the work we have started. Read more here.

Posted in World Issues | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Quick and Easy Creative Food Ideas

These quick and easy creative food ideas come from Maggie Cooks of TnT.

See these and more at http://www.plaintalkbm.com/quick-and-easy-creative-food-ideas/

Happy eatin’!

Posted in Pictures | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

10Q’s with Rita Mosiman Author of Serenity and Beauty

Serenity and Beauty

Cover by Rita Mosiman

Rita Mosiman is an accomplished classical vocal soloist, pianist and now author. I met Rita about 3 years ago on a Meetup hiking trip. She has the type of personality that makes you feel like you can do anything. She is a strong positive role model, yet has a delicate balance of peacefulness and grace. It is only fitting that the name of her latest labor of love is a book called Serenity and BeautyIn Serenity and Beauty nature is the accompaniment to beautifully written inspirational poetic prose. Read the full interview here.

Posted in 10Qs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Profile on FORWARD UK with Ambassador Gavin Weston

FORWARD – Foundation for Women’s Health, Research and Development.

FORWARD was established in the United Kingdom in 1983 as a result of the raising number of problems caused by female genital mutilation (FGM).

ForwardUK logoFORWARD works with individuals, communities and organizations to eliminate FGM practices and provide support to affected women. Since it’s inception, FORWARD has since expanded its campaign to include other issues like fistula, child and forced marriages.

In part one of my profile on FORWARD, I had the pleasure of interviewing author Gavin Weston, writer of the remarkable novel Harmattan and Ambassador to FORWARD UK. Thank you Gavin it is a pleasure to interview you again. (Continue reading here.)

Posted in World Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Girls Should Be Students Not Brides

Dear friends,

Did you know that child brides are twice less likely to attend school than girls who avoid early marriage? Girls who marry as children are denied their right to education and are deprived of the skills they need to lead fulfilling and prosperous lives.

We also know that educating girls is one of the most powerful tools to prevent child marriage. Girls who complete secondary school are 6 times less likely to marry as children.

So it’s clear, if we want to deliver quality education for all young people, we must address the needs of adolescent girls and child brides.

This is the message Girls Not Brides and our members will share at a High Level Summit on Education next week, where education and finance ministers from 8 developing countries will meet the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, the UN Secretary-General, and the World Bank President to discuss how to ensure more children stay in school.

We’ll encourage ministers to ensure child marriage prevention is integrated into their education, health, justice and social programmes, and to work with civil society organisations like Girls Not Brides members who are working directly with adolescent girls and their communities.

We all have our role to play in ending child marriage. Read more here.

Posted in World Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

10Q’s with A Girl and Her Band

A girl and her band logoWhat is A Girl and Her Band? 

Girl and Her Band is a lifestyle brand for girls of ALL ages. We believe that all girls are born to be boldcreative and confident individuals. Through our products, messaging and programs our goal is to build a sustainable company that will empower girls of all ages to follow their hearts and chase their dreams! Learn more about this company by clicking here.

Posted in 10Qs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brown Bag Monday: Is Whole Foods Friend or Foe to the Organic, Local Movement?

Reblogged from loloslunch:

Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post

I have to admit that I guiltily love Whole Foods.

It is kind of like how I feel about my car. I know it is not good for the environment to drive, but I do it anyway (a lot). We try to carpool when we can, or we combine as many errands as possible in to one trip. We think about biking to work, downsizing to one car, buying carbon offsets and then...none of that really ever happens.

Read more… 341 more words

I never thought Whole Foods like this before. But it's definitely something worth thinking about.
Posted in Good to know | Leave a comment