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Blogging for Dollars

One of the advantages of home schooling is the freedom it gives the kids to pursue their interests. My girls interests are pretty evident, but a while back I was asking God to show me something for Gameboy to pursue. When I asked him what he liked, video games was his standard response. Oy! Oh, well, I knew something would come about eventually. Little did I know it would be so soon and right under my nose fingertips.

I was also pondering what skills I could pass on to my children. Cooking? Ummm...no. Sewing? Yeah, right. Rug making? Haha. You get the idea. What about blogging? Though I'm no expert, I know enough about it to teach my kids to use blogs safely. So, off I went to Homeschoolblogger.com to set up blogs for all the kiddos.

Gameboy, took to it right away.

Then, it hit me....like a Reese's Cup. (Two great tastes that tast great together.) My dear friend Rappin Ron' has a blog where he posts his rhymes he's written over the years. Finding time to post that materials is a challenge, so he hadn't updated the blog recently. What if him and Gameboy worked a deal that would benefit them both?  Mr. Ron could send Gameboy the material and Gameboy would post it to the blog for a small fee.

Thankfully, Mr. Ron agreed.  He's been very generous, going above the per post price we agreed on.

Now, Gameboy goes into MS Word, formats the rhyme and verses, hyperlinks the verses, edits the linebreaks, logs in to Tyepad, cuts & posts the text and saves it as a draft for my approval.

He's also learning Excel and money managment skills via his income.

I'm thankful and thrilled at this opportunity. Take a peek at Ron's Word on the Word and see what my 8 year old has been doing lately.

 

 

Mr. Ron's Round up

Mr. Ron has been dilligently bringing the Word to the blogsphere.  Here's one of my recent favorites:

Committed to Inspire

People who have passion

For what they do

Will always show up

Committed through and through.

But people not captured

By a hunger in their heart

Will soon grow weary

And finally depart.

So you be the leader

Committed to inspire

And soon others will follow

To the church on fire!

How to Fight

Mr. Ron did it again.

Spiritual Warfare

You can be cut, chiseled and buff, six-pack city and doo-wah-dity; but without the Sword of the Spirit, the devil's gonna whip you like a kitty!

Ephesians 6:17 - And take the helmet of salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.  KJV

Mr. Ron's in His Groove

For a daily dose of wisdom wrapped in rap, bookmark Ron's word on the Word.

His vision: "I've come to inspire, to bring forth desire, to put you on fire, for the Word to acquire."

I can testify that Mr. Ron not only talks the talk, but he  walks the walk. Now he's bloggin' his blog.


5 minute post result:  8:45.

The Man Behind "Rappin' Ron"

The past week I've had a ghost writer providing "Rappn' Ron Quotes".  Yesterday I spent some time with him and his lovely wife setting up his blog: "Ron's word on the Word"

His blog catchphrase captures the heart of his ministry and life:

"I've come to inspire, to bring forth desire,
to put you on fire, for the Word to acquire."

Check out the about on his blog. His blog will contain the "Rappin' Ron Quotes" as well as other Word inspired writing.

We go to the same church as Mr. Ron and Ms. Katie. Strong handsome husband & I have known them for over 10 years. They are two of our favorite people. Their marriage and family are a testament to the grace of God.

It's a Hard Knock Life?

Not only will the sun come out tomorrow,
Rappin' Ron reminds us that:

Life may be rough, but God is enough
to get you through your stuff! 

Romans 8:37; I John 4:4, 5:4
 

Defy Your Giants

  Hot off the Holy Spirit press
  via Rappin' Ron:

  You can be defiant
  In the face of a giant

  If you just remember
  Upon God be reliant!

                            Psalm 60:12; Psalm 108:13

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Whiners & Shiners

Here's a quote from "Rappin' Ron":

Whiners are consumers
who complain and drain.

Shiners are donors
who serve and remove pain.

Whiners have a hand out
looking for a stand out.

A shiner is a stand out
who mercifully looks for the hand out.

"We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak." Romans 15:1 (KJV)