Starting Over, Hello 2017!

Hello everyone, I am finally getting around to reviving my blog (I also have plans for my YouTube channel) I made some efforts to begin posting again over the past year, but was largely thwarted by my busy schedule. Now, I've made some time for my writing and my blog is included in that.

Firstly, I intend to make good on old promises and write some posts which I have promised for a long time - some reviews, some short stories, fan fictions and other fun stuff.

Also, it is noteworthy that while I have no immediate plans to continue my journalistic interviewing endeavors, you can read my short lived "ZEM Interviews" blog right here on "zem2point0." My interviews with Neil Jackson, Kristin Booth, Cara Gee, Miranda Frigon and Matt Price were all merged into this blog when I no longer had time to maintain the other one. I figured this blog had more of a future and potential traffic than the other.

As for the forthcoming reviews I mentioned, in lieu of all the reviews I had talked about writing over the years, evaluating various Thomas & Friends productions and such I've decided to review "The Great Race" and the show's 20th season as well as 2 of my favorite films, namely "Valkyrie" and "12 Angry Men." (Read my previous reviews here: "Sidney Sings," "Toby's New Friend," "Henry Gets the Express," "Diesel and the Ducklings" and "Bradford the Brake Van.")

Hopefully cooking and recipes will have a chance to shine too! Like when I posted one of my Mom's favorite recipes (Asian Broccoli Noodles).

Now, for the really good stuff: The most important thing in my life is my Christian faith. I want my faith to shine through in my original writings, which is why I'm so excited about the books, films and online content which I'm currently writing. (See my previous faith-based posts: zem2point0, Jenny the Cat, The Cross, Practice Makes Perfect and Jesus - more than you think He is). Also, I love to share the fun little adventures I've had with my family and animals, life is truly full of blessings and wonder and I enjoy sharing that too. (Check out my adventure-related stories: The Cow(s), The Ostrich of New Jersey, Alligators and Ebony the One-Eyed Dog).  Ultimately, more posts like these are the goal.

This photo of dear, sweet Ebony was taken on New Year's Day 2014. Ebony passed away in November 2016.

I'm so excited about this new year! I want to make the most of it! Like I said on Facebook:

"It's a new day, a new year, to make the most of every minute and show our love for one another! Just like every day when we wake up, we have a chance to do our part to make the world a better place and to do everything to the best of our ability; and to pray and listen for direction in how to do that.

"...behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2 

"...whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31

"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:34-35"