Wornoutwoman

It's no secret anymore... KD was announced as our MVP. Let me tell you why he's always been OKC's MVP: Because of his joy on the court Because of his easy leadership of his team, leading them all the be appreciative of the gifts they've been given. Because of his humble heart and resilient spirit. Because he loves his momma. And because he's not afraid to speak of his faith and humble beginnings. Because he inspires everyone around him to be a better person. As for the toppling MVP votes cast in his favor - they just cemented what we already knew. Kevin - you're our most valuable person and player.  Keep being you.  Keep giving the glory to God and Jesus.  Keep playing your heart out and hugging your mom.

What is something about you - that most people would find surprising? We all have our story!! I'd love to know a tidbit about you that makes my eyes light up and makes my mouth water. It could be anything from 'I'm double-jointed' to 'I speak three languages' to 'my dad was a spy'. I'm running a contest at my FB page - and asking people to share and reveal their surprises. Whoever gives me something I can't live without, which also needs to easily fit into the fifth book I'm starting, Second Chances will win their surprising fact as part of the story. Go to my page here:   https://www.facebook.com/authorkimberlymckay/posts/544929815615965 Or leave me a comment here if you're not on FB.  I want to know about you!! And I can't wait to hear from you.

Loving meeting new contacts, and hearing the speakers.  At #OWFI14 right now, and some sessions are standing room only.

It's interesting to see a story evolve and characters grow, as one writes a book.  In writing my third book, Coming Home, I have grown leaps and bounds as an author.  I've been stretched and refined, which I think will result in wonderful things for this book. Initially, my intent was to weave a great storyline around Anne La Sal, a character from my first two books, Finding Kylie & Facing Redemption.  In both books, she is the ever-supportive best friend who is developed more in Facing Redemption to garner the character to withstand her own story. Coming Home was originally going to be a dual storyline about Anne and her estranged sister Grace, however, I started to fall in love with Grace's character so much that I decided to give her own story with Saving Grace. These four books are the Forgiveness Series. That being said I've got two books releasing this year... Coming Home & Saving Grace. They will release at the time so that readers do not have to w...

I've been patiently waiting and can now officially say it's here... a movie of gigantic proportions, starring Russel Crowe. The synopsis is such: After visions of an apocalyptic deluge, Noah, the world’s only righteous man, is chosen to undertake a divine mission to build a massive ark to save his family and all of creation before the impending rains fall and the floodwaters rise.  Joining Russell, are such highly acclaimed stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly, and Emma Watson.  This cast will no doubt surprise us with their gifts and their dedication to their craft... However, the staff isn't the only exciting thing about this film.  The imagery and music is amazing.  Director Darren Aronofsky's creative genius set the bar high with this film. Watch the trailer and see for yourself.  It had me on the edge of my seat. To view the trailer click here .    ...

In the car this morning, while we were driving to church, my son and I were having a nice little heart to heart. We were talking about the difference between boasting and being humble, and I asked him if he knew why it was important to show class and humility.  However that it was okay to be confident about your abilities as long as he was humble about them ... no one likes a bragger. He nodded his head and said nothing. I then asked him if he knew what some of his special abilities were.  I try to bolster his confidence when I can. He said, "My abilities to play video games?  I'm great at video games!" I laughed, and said, "Yes, but I was thinking along the lines of your kind spirit, your willingness to share, the way you make people laugh..." Then I asked him if he could think of any other special gifts that he had, just to see if he could think of anything else other than how good he was at video games. When we stopped at a red light, I turned ...

So, it seems that every Wednesday that rolls though brings severe weather and tornadic possibilities. The tornado that hit last night was a nail biter - like all of them are.  But this one hit a little closer to home than I'm comfortable with. First let me state that we, in Oklahoma, have some of the most amazing meteorologists in the world.  They predict this terrible stuff hours before clouds even roll through our sky. So when they say, 'it will hit within the hour - find your safe spot', and you look up to the sky and see nothing but blue sky ... heed their warning as they're usually on target. Yesterday, there were conflicting reports on when it was going to hit.  Some stations said 3:45 while others said 6:15.  But all said to find your safe spot by their predicted time. And as a mother ... I'd rather be safe than sorry, so I took my kid (at a time somewhere in between the two), packed him in the car, stopped at home to ...