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My wife and I spent four months earlier this year traveling the country with our four kids on a forty-foot RV – they are pictured to the right. Sam is the one reaching toward the camera, as if to ward off writer’s block.
If this is your first time here, you can check out the blog posts regarding our 10,000-mile trip around the country. Or the story of how my business failed in 2009 and my wife and I moved our family of six into my parents basement so that I could pursue my dream of writing full time. That story starts here: Falling Through.
I’ve written five books. You can check those out HERE.
When I’m not here at the blog you can follow me at Twitter and my writer’s page over at Facebook.
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Shawn, I’d like to send you info re: FaithVillage and how your blog could play a role in this new site. If you could send me your email address, I can send you the information. Thanks for your time.
Dear Shawn,
Hello, my name is John D. Blomquist. I am the Co-Editor on the Family & Parenting Page for the website http://www.AllThingsHealing.com (ATH). I am seeking permission to post in rotation your article “A Reminder to Fathers for 2012″ found here: http://shawnsmucker.com/2011/12/30/a-reminder-to-fathers-for-2012/
Full credit will be noted, and I will include any links for more info that you would like to include. I will also post a bio/photo for you and will take it from here unless otherwise directed:
http://shawnsmucker.com/about/
I would be pleased to bring more exposure to you and share your thoughts and writings with my readers.
More about ATH: Our site has been live for over a year, and we are currently exceeding 320,000 pageviews per month. We have 39 healing categories and 85+ Editors/Forum Moderators from all over the world. We are also doing work with Kathy Smith (Guest Editor on our Exercise/Fitness page), Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum (Guest Editor on Integrative Medicine) as well as Judith Orloff, MD (Guest Editor on Energy Medicine), to name a few.
Thank you for your consideration – John
PS – Please note that if you grant me permission, your article could also appear on a variety of our other social media channels. We are also in a content sharing alliance with Care2.com – so your articles may also appear there.
Hi Shawn -
I’m Jere Gish, a reporter with WGAL News 8. I read the article about your family’s adventure and found it fascinating. I would love to do a quick story with you before you leave. I’m sure you’re busy, but I think that many people will be inspired and interested by your story.
Please email me at jgish@hearst.com.
Thanks and I look forward to talking to you.
Jere
I LIVE IN NEWPORT, PA AND READ THE STORY ABOUT YOU IN THE PATRIOT NEWS THIS MORNING. I USE THE UPPER CASE TO WRITE, NOT OUT ANGER, BUT I AM ALMOST 74 AND MY FINGERS CAN NO LONGER TYPE 85 WORDS A MINUTE.AND IT IS EASIER THIS WAY SO I DON’T HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING EVERYTIME I NEED TO CAPITALIZE. AFTER ALL THE MANY YEARS I WORKED IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, I CAN ONLY TYPE WITH 1 OR 2 FINGERS NOW BY YJE TIME COMPUTERS ARRIVED, I WAS IN MANAGEMENT AND NO LONGER TYPED. WELL, ANYWAY, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS JUST GREAT. MY DAUGHTER JUDI AND HER HUSBAND, SAM TRAVELED TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK (GONE FOR 2 MONTHS). THIS YEAR (SHE GAVE ME THEIR ITENARY YESTERDAY) THEY LEAVE JUNE 12, AND BACK HOME END OF AUG.. THEY VISIT NATIONAL PARKS, AND AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, STAY AT THE PARKS CAMPING GROUNDS. THEY ARE OLDER THAN YOU ARE, SHE TURNS 50 THIS YEAR, AND SAM EARLY 70;S. HE IS RETIRED, SHE GETS A GOV;T DISABILITYT, SO THEIR FOR LIBRARY, TIME AT HOME IS SPENT ON VOLUNTEERING FOR FOOD BANK, LIBRARY, FREE CLOTHING BANK, AND FITTING COOKING FOR US IN ONCE A WEEK. WERE IT NOT FOR US, THEY WOULD SELL THEIR HOUSE AND BE FULL-TIME CAMPERS. THEY ARE CHILDLESS, SO IT IS JUST MOM AND DAD AND HER SISTER WHO HAS MS AND LIVES WITH US. THEIR FAVORITE STATE WAS SOUTH DAKOTA, ITS BADLANDS. IT HAD SO MUCH TO SEE, SO MUCH THEY MISSED LAST YEAR, SO THEY ARE GOING THERE AGAIN THIS YEAR.. OTHER THAN THAT IT WILL BE ALL NEW STATES THIS YEAR. SHE EMAILS ME, AND SEVERAL OTHERS, DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR SIGHT SEEING. I HAVE A FRIEND I MET BY BUYING BOOKS ON EBAY, THAT I FORWARD JUDI’S TRAVALOG EMAILS TO HER. SHE SAIS WHEN SHE WAS A TEENAGER THAR ;ROUTE 66′ WAS ON TV, AND SHE AND HER FRIEND PLANNED TO HIT THE ROAD AS SOON AS THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH, AND OWNED A CAR. WELL, AS SO MANY TEENAGE DREAMS., LIFE CHANGED THEIR PLANS. JUDI’;S TRAVALOGS ARE VERY DESCRIPTIVE, AND SO INTERESTING (THAT COULD BE JUST A MOTHER’S PRIDE SPEAKING, BUT ANN FROM PORTLAND, OREGON AGREES WITH ME. WELL, LOOKS LIKE I HAVE MADE THIS COMMENT AL ABOUT ME, BUT I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE TRAVELS, GOOD HEALTH, AND THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. PS – DO YOU EVER WRITE ANY COZY MYSTERIES? MY READING IS PRETTY MUCH LIMITED TO THEM THESE DAYS, AS THEY ARE SO QUICK AND EASY TO READ. YOU ALSO HAVE MY LOVE, AND I WILL PUT YOU IN MY PRAYERS. MOST OF ALL HAVE LOTS OF, ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR TRAVELS ( MAYBE I SHOULD SAY, TRY TO FIND SOMETHING TO ENJOY EACH DAY. AGAIN, JOYCE
I heard about your trip yesterday on WGAL. God watch over you and your family on your travels. I won’t say enjoy yourself because I know you will. With my mom and dad and my wife ( all of which are now with God) we went on a 26 state trip in 1986, with the thought of doing the rest of the states on a subsequent trip. I am now married to a very lovely lady and we will do the other states in the future. We had a wonderful trip, met some great people and fell in love with the US of A anew.
That sounds like a great plan, Carl. Thanks for checking out my blog.
I thank God that I stumbled upon your words this morning, Shawn, and thank you for sharing your “crazy” with us. It was just the encouragement that I needed!
My husband and I, at around the half century mark, decided to jump off the cliff in our own craziness last July, believing that God shall supply all our needs as we chase this dream to share our stories and more with others at Longings End. We are in the start up phase and some days things can be a little dicey, but we are doing what we need to do piecemeal (like consulting gigs and freelance copywriting and PT jobs) to keep it all together and bring Glory to God.
And we are learning more about Him and about ourselves each day, growing in faith all along the way.
Loved reading of your travels. We took a 5,000+ mile road trip out West {my first} to visit my grown sons in October, had a great time, and look forward to more in the future.
God bless you and your wife and your darling babies…hold them tight every minute for the grow up REALLY fast. :)
Thanks for taking the time to write this note, Sheila. I appreciate your encouragement. Keeping hoping and believing and following.
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