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My Rant 4/29/2006 11:01:51 AM
Team Mascots! As an Illini fan, I disagree with making them quit using Chief Illinew as their mascot. The Chief is not named after a specific tribe. Since there are a few people offended by the use of the Chief, an Illinois University tradition for many years, I want to express my displeasure of those mascots that use "demons" or "devils" in their mascot name.
As a Christian I object to giving demons and the devil national attention by using them as a team name for a nationally known NCAA team name.
Sorry, my rant for the day. The good news is that I had a wonderful PR release today! I'm sharing it with you as part of my blog today. Blatent and shameless self-promotion! LOL I did use a web-site that Authors Den recommends.
Author Sherri Smith Wins Presigious Award
Sherri Smith was awarded Best New Christian Writer 2006 by www.christianstoryteller.com.
(PRWEB) April 29, 2006 -- The Web Site - Christian Story Teller. Com is pleased to announce the Best New Christian Writer 2006. The honor goes to Sherri Smith for her new book "Bitter Water." Her novel also placed in tenth place on the Preditors and Editors Poll for New Fiction. Smith writes inspirational fiction based on her hometown location in Central Illinois.
Bitter Water-First Novel
They say you can’t go home again, but this time they are wrong! Author Sherri Smith leads the reader gently through Bitter Water. As an insecure teenager, Mara Conley flees from a life of misery, loneliness, and abuse on the night of her high school graduation. Stricken by a genetic eye disease, she is forced to return to the family who emotionally abandoned her years before. Mara is all grown up this time, and she time she isn’t going home alone. God is by her side, and He doesn’t intend for her to endure the tense reunion alone. This character-driven novel will keep you wanting more as you wade into the Bitter Water.
Bitter Water is the first book in a three book series. The second book "Marisol" will revisit the characters in the first novel, and introduce Marisol "Sunni" Martin. Sunni is a working mom of 6 year old Lynnie, holding down the home front while her husband Sam is busy in Afghanistan looking for Bin Laden. She has extra problems when an admirer of her newspaper column, suddenly turns stalker! "Marisol" release date early 2007.
Smith previously published a poetry and personal book named "Simply From My Heart" She is active in playing 8-ball and 9-ball pool, has five children and enjoys her 13 grandchildren.
She has one wonderful husband and two dogs, Boots and Lady. Her hobbies include reading, writing, and spoiling the grandkids.
