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Online Status: Last On: Jul 3, 2009 - 5:43 PM
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Member Since: February 11, 2007
Location: New Zealand
ShoutLife Address: shoutlife.com/gracebridges
Website: http://www.gracebridges.com
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Primary Publishers: Splashdown Books New Zealand
Influences:
Frank Peretti, Stephen Lawhead, Jeremy Robinson, Caprice Hokstad
Similar To:
Frank Creed, Karen Hancock, Kathryn Mackel, Nancy Moser
General Interests
Cats, chocolate, computers...
a bit of gardening, cooking and baking, travel!!! photography, graphic design, building websites, internet networking, and a bunch of other stuff
Music
Dave Grace, Detour180, Magnify (the New Zealand one!), DCT, MIC, The Lads, and a few movie soundtracks (see movies below)
Books
Karen Hancock, Kathy Tyers, Stephen Lawhead, Jeremy Robinson, Jane Austen; Frank Creed, Caprice Hokstad
Movies/TV
Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Star Trek, Wallace & Gromit, Asterix & Obelix (the one with the real actors!), Back to the Future, Ratatouille
Networks
Camp: Orama Christian Community
Great Barrier Island, NZ, Non-US
1995 - 2008
Church: Glenfield Presbyterian Church
Auckland, NZ, Non-US
1998 - 2008
Church: Balbriggan Baptist
Balbriggan, Ireland, Non-US
2008 - 2008
Para-Church: Lost Genre Guild
Online, Non-US
2006 - 2008
College: University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ, Non-US
1997 - 2000
Para-Church: Elkanah School of Music Ministry
New Zealand, Non-US
1995 - 2000
Published Works
Faith Awakened (2007)
Faith Awakened is set in Ireland of the future and explores questions of reality and virtual reality in a spiritual sense.
A computer technician gets more than she bargained for when she helps survivors enter virtual stasis to escape a raging plague. The technology takes them into a fantasy virtual world which they thought they'd designed, but they find themselves tightly under God's control at every moment.

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About Grace Bridges *writing GODSPEED*
Irish Kiwi, globetrotting, working on a few novels, Shoutlife addict... Here's some tweets that tell you what I'm up to:



You can read some of my writing at http://authorgracebridges.ning.com - including the free e-book download of Faith Awakened, my sci-fi novel released in 2007. You can also listen to a radio interview I did on its release day.

Currently I'm editing Legendary Space Pilgrims; have just finished the first draft of Cyberdublin; and work has begun on GODSPEED, the sequel to Faith Awakened. Watch this space!

Make sure you read some of my blogs here (further down the page) if you want to get to know me better. There's plenty in there!

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I am a cat person. Don't have any at the moment, because of the six people in the house, one is allergic. But as soon as I settle down somewhere of my own, just wait! I will find some. Cats are a necessity of life.

IRISH PHOTO ALBUM HERE:
Grace in Ireland

I'm 28, a science fiction author and also a crazy Irish New Zealander living in Germany. I was homeschooled and because of that, I was able to read much more than other kids - and in the end it made me a writer!

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Blog
Tiltshift Photography   6/25/2009 - 9:48 PM
Hey! Been a while... would you like a look at some of my recent photographic stuff? I've recently discovered the tiltshift effect. The collection below holds my examples of the technique. The photos themselves span a time from early 2008 to now. ... (login or sign up to read more)
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Visit My Volcano   5/19/2009 - 1:36 AM
So I went to Rangitoto on the weekend. I thought I'd be meeting some friends there, but I never saw any of them. Oh well. I was free to putter around with my camera and alternately cover ground at an alarming pace as I wanted to walk around a good pa... (login or sign up to read more)
10 views - 2 replies - Most Recent Reply: 06/02/09 - 1:07 PM
Chocolate Shortbread Twirls   5/07/2009 - 4:31 PM
250g butter, melted; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 cups flour; mix dough and divide into 2 bowls; add a quarter cup of drinking chocolate powder to one, and a quarter cup of flour to the other; knead. I added a handful of choc chip... (login or sign up to read more)
12 views - 1 reply - Most Recent Reply: 05/12/09 - 9:27 AM
It Never Rains...   4/24/2009 - 5:15 AM
...but it pours. Everything happens at once. After a long lull, waiting for things to come together, it's all happening right about now. Here you can see my day's work - the new cover for Legendary Space Pilgrims. I also made the back cover, but I... (login or sign up to read more)
19 views - 2 replies - Most Recent Reply: 05/01/09 - 5:07 PM
Tui and Fantail singing   4/22/2009 - 2:55 AM
Along familiar themes of sharing my piece of bush with you, here is a short video of birdsong clips I recorded on just one walk. The tui in particular sings all the time - we have them here around the house too. The fantail likes attention and often ... (login or sign up to read more)
21 views - 2 replies - Most Recent Reply: 04/23/09 - 1:59 AM
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Recent Guestbook Comments (51)  
David - on 7/03/09 - 6:33 AM
Happy 4th of July from David and Misty
Kristen G. Johnson on 7/02/09 - 6:45 PM
Hi Grace-
Just checking to see how your dad is doing today.
Praying for his speedy recovery
Kristen
Ann-Louise on 6/27/09 - 6:35 PM
Doing fine here, thank for asking. Trying to stay cool :)
cort. on 6/27/09 - 6:25 PM
Oh I see =/ personally i wish that our winters werent cold but oh well
Tammy~John's Angel happily engaged!!! :) on 6/27/09 - 5:09 PM
Thank you for the congrats. We haven't set a date yet.
cort. on 6/26/09 - 5:33 PM
Pretty good! Trying to get cool because its hot here. You?
Michael L. Rogers on 6/26/09 - 5:25 PM
Thanks Grace.
Tammy~John's Angel happily engaged!!! :) on 6/26/09 - 5:17 PM
I great, thanks for asking.
I'm engaged to the love of my life!
He's my #2 friend on here.
J. R. Seus on 6/25/09 - 8:47 AM
Es kalt, nicht? New Zealand. Wow!
J. R. Seus on 6/24/09 - 11:03 AM
Was macht Ihre jezt? Mein frau kommt aus Deutschland. :) I saw you translate German. I bet I spelled something wrong. I'm only a dwarf, you know! Hee hee....
Johnny Newell on 6/19/09 - 11:55 PM
sorry just learning to use the tweets so bear with me. we met on shoutlife a long time ago you are one of my top friends, but then I have written or hit ya up on shoutlife in while. I promise I will write more often.

Yours in Jesus Name Johnny Newell
David - on 6/19/09 - 6:22 PM
"Bus" image

Are you on the "shoutlife" bus to heaven. Misty and I are. Don't worry, God loves you and I looking the bus over to find you. God bless you Grace
Johnny Newell on 6/17/09 - 2:46 AM
Hey there! Sorry It has been SOOOOO long but I have been really ill and very busy! Launched my online ezine www.southernsassafras.com and am doing a mininovel called "Misconceptions" which I am publishing chapter by chapter on the ezine. It will also be available in book form as well once it is done on SS.
How and where in the world are U these days? hit me on twitter and lemme know Yours in Christ Johnny
Sylvia on 6/14/09 - 4:54 PM
SUNDAY
Hello my beloved friend! Just wanted to stop by and remind you that you are a treasure, an exquisite jewel, in the crown of God, our Father!

This is Sunday let us celebrate God and His goodness! Let heaven and earth hear us as we boldly proclaim Him Lord and King! Let us Praise Him with joy filled hearts! After all it is He who supplies all of our needs according to the distinct and definite measure of His riches in glory! Let hell stand in silence as you lift up the name of the One who has taken all of your troubles upon Himself. As you praise Him give Him your burdens and receive His gift of the abundant life which He purchased with His own life's blood.

Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Isa 53:4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
1Pe 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness?by whose stripes you were healed.
2Co 4:7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves.
Copyright © Sylvia F. Liani 2009


Have a smashingly beautiful day
Hugs Sylvia xoxoxo
Kelly Karonhienhá:wi on 6/14/09 - 9:05 AM
Hello my friend;

Please visit this web page and read their testimony, 26 days ago I left you a comment, that if you could help in anyway, we would greatly appreciate it. We are down to the wire and have 2 weeks now until they have no more home, if you can find it in your heart to donate anything, it would be a BIG help to Angie and her 4 children.

Daily Bread site I created for this Outreach for this family, in this season of need.
http://horsesandthelifeofangie.blogspot.com

Paypal link to donate
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5586195

God Bless you!
Kelly Karonhienha':wi
Brenda on 6/10/09 - 11:55 AM
Hi, trying to keep up with all that you are doing. You are a very busy person!
David - on 6/10/09 - 6:38 AM
PSALMS 18:2 (IMAGE)
One of my sayings to people is "Good Morning"
Is it a good morning. Well I am saved and I am going to heaven - so
yes it is a good morning to me, but what about those who say good morning and are lost and/or backsliden - Do they really mean Good morning or should they just reply or say "morning"
"Good Morning" is an eye opener for me as a chance to witness to see
if they are saved or lost, going to heaven to hell
So I am saying to you is GOOD MORNING GRACE
Jax Nova on 6/07/09 - 9:37 AM
Yeah, I think i have heard 4 days as an estimate before.

Well... goats are actually picky eaters. The things is the things they like to eat are much different than what most animals like to eat. They will eat lots of things other animals will not, and they chew on things. (like clothing and such) but that's just because they are curious most times. They do have a habit of eating things they shouldn't at times, however. :P
Jax Nova on 6/05/09 - 12:01 PM
*nods* From what I hear NZ has the most vastly different and wide variety of terain as any country. I guess we kind of saw that in LOTR.

I've actually started raising Kiko goats, which originated in NZ so I think it would be pretty cool to go over there and see their natural habitat.
David - on 6/04/09 - 6:12 AM
SMILE
This is the Day that the Lord has made. Rejoice and again I say rejoice. Be thankfull and count all your many blessings. God is an awesome God and He will take care of you.