: About Me

HELLO,
I'M A NEW MEMBER HAILING FROM THE MIDWEST HEARTLANDS. I AM A NATIVE OF OHIO, BUT LEFT THERE MANY YEARS AGO TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS TO LIFE. OVER A SEVENTEEN YEAR PERIOD, I PENNED MY FINDINGS IN A PUBLISHED NOVEL, THE CHILD IN THE MIRROR, UNDER THE PEN NAME OF DARNAIL. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM, AND LESS EXPENSIVE ON WWW.AUTHORHOUSE.COM.
I ALSO HAVE SOME POETRY PUBLISHED IN AN ANTHOLOGY ENTITLED VISIONS, AND A POEM PENNED ON THE 1991 WORLD PEACE BANNER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
I LOVE TO TRAVEL, AND INCLUDED SOME OF THOSE ADVENTURES IN MY BOOK. CREATING VIDEOS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ARE ALSO MAJOR LOVES. ALL THE PHOTOS IN MY BOOK ARE COPYRIGHTED, AND ONE PICTURE TAKEN NEAR MARK TWAIN'S BOYHOOD HOME IN HANNIBAL, MO., IS FEATURED ON WWW.PICTURE.COM. I NAMED IT ROCK FOUNTAIN, AND IT'S LISTED UNDER THE NATURE CATEGORY, UNDER THE NAME LYNDA PHILLIPS. THERE ARE TWO OF US, BUT MINE IS THE SECOND ONE. ROCK FOUNTAIN MAKES A BEAUTIFUL DESK TOP, T-SHIRT, PUZZLE, AND MOUSE PAD.
WRITING TO ME IS LIKE BREATHING. I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE I WAS A SMALL CHILD, BUT NEVER DIRECTED TO PURSUE IT PROFESSIONALLY. YET, THE LOVE AND URGE TO SELF EXPRESS AND CREATE NEVER LEAVES A WRITER'S HEART.
I RECENTLY LOST MY LOVE AND BEST FRIEND AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. OUR LAST DATE WAS FISHING ON THE BANKS OF A LAKE, WHILE MANY BUTTERFLIES CIRCLED AROUND US. HIS CHARACTER IS FEATURED IN THE CHILD IN THE MIRROR FOR GIVING ME A NEW LIFE. NOW THAT HE HAS LEFT THE PLANET, MY HANDS ARE FULL WITH MY ADULT DAUGHTER LIVING BACK AT HOME, AND HER TWO LITTLE BOYS, EMANUEL AND ADAM.
EMANUEL IS THE SURVIVOR OF BEING DROPPED AS AN INFANT, AND GIVEN UP FOR DEAD OR BECOMING A VEGETABLE. THE LITTLE MIRACLE TURNS TWO IN JANUARY, AND HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO MIRACULOUSLY WALK! AND WITH FAITH AND LOVE, I KNOW HE WILL SOMEDAY TALK.

FOR ALL OF MY WRITING PEERS, THERE IS JUST SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE WORLD, THAT THINGS TO WRITE ABOUT ARE ABSOLUTELY ENDLESS! HELIUM HAS GIVEN US ALL A WONDERFUL PLATFORM TO PURSUE. WHILE ENJOYING THIS OPPORTUNITY MAY WE ALL REACH OUR WRITING DREAMS.

-LD

My passion is ...

TRAVELING, WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOS

I know too much about ...

THE PAIN OF NOT KNOWING ONE'S FATHER

My parents always told me ...

MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME " A LOOSE LIP SINKS SHIPS."

My childhood ambition ...

TO WRITE A BOOK

My favorite memory ...

BEING IN WEST SIDE STORY

Why I write ...

I WRITE FOR THERAPY, EXPRESSION, AND FOR ME IT'S OFTEN EASIER TO WRITE IT THAN SAY IT.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'M READING THE ENTIRE BIBLE FOR IDEAS FOR ANOTHER BOOK.

My first job ...

MY FIRST JOB WAS OFFICE WORK AT MY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SUMMER.

My best moment ...

LEADING THE SONG, "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY", AND GETTING A STANDING OVATION. HEY! I'M ONLY AN IN THE SHOWER SINGER!

My inspiration ...

IS FOR THE CHILD IN THE MIRROR TO BECOME A BEST SELLER AND A MOVIE

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Do the Ten Commandments matter?

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The Ten Commandments matter just as much as breathing clean air. Note the word clean. If we breathe dirty, contaminated air, our lungs will labor and we will begin to gasp. It has been said that most fire fatalities are due to smoke inhalation killing the victims even before the fire burns them. Every year people die with carbon monoxide poisoning. In short, clean air is essential to healthy physical living, and laws or commandments are essential to healthy moral living. The commandments are laws to live by among other people, and teach us ways not to degrade our own moral character. ...

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