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Added by Sharon Moore Stenhouse on December 24, 2008 at 5:15pm — No Comments

One day by chance I mentioned to an instructor where I work at a major university, that I wanted to self publish a book. Other than making a decision on which publisher to use, financing the project was a huge concern. The instructor said, try Lulu. Immediately I went to my browser and typed in Lulu.com. What I found was a treasure trove of information on self publishing hard and soft cover books of various types and sizes, eBooks, photo books, manuals,… Continue

Added by Sharon Moore Stenhouse on June 1, 2008 at 3:15pm — 15 Comments

What IS Important in Relationships?

What I have come to realize after being divorced for many years is my ex-husband and I did not share the same core beliefs. For him, the ideal marriage was keeping a wife "barefoot and pregnant", to use an old phrase. During our relationship before we got married, this deeply embedded conviction, passed down from generations of men in his family, never surfaced. We both way too young to even think about getting married --at least I was, and perhaps that blinded me from recognizing the signs of h… Continue

Added by Sharon Moore Stenhouse on May 29, 2008 at 11:37am — 2 Comments

Daddy... Benjamin Franklin Moore

Daddy... Benjamin Franklin Moore by Sharon Moore Stenhouse (aka) a’Kihoro Benjamin Franklin Moore –no, not the wall paint manufacturer; my father, was the kindness, most gentile man I have ever known. People often flocked to be in his presence. He was born, along with his twin brother Joseph, on a tenant’s farm in Abbeville, South Carolina sometime between 1910 and 1920, no one alive knows for sure. Most in the family called him Ben although I can remember he loved when the churchwomen… Continue

Added by Sharon Moore Stenhouse on May 28, 2008 at 9:36pm — No Comments

From my book... Amani na Mapenzi: Love & Peace

A shortened version of the poem Beauty Is from Amani na Mapenzi: Love & Peace...the poetic writings of a'Kihoro Sharon Moore Stenhouse (aka) a'Kihoro © 2007 Beauty Is... The sky the clouds the flowers and trees birds perched upon carved branches to the warmth of a summer breeze Close your eyes draw air through your nostrils a soft whisper in your ear you hear beauty is … never, ever fear Works of creation for all to savor pallet of colors loading the brush reg… Continue

Added by Sharon Moore Stenhouse on April 7, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

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