My Light Magazine

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Come stop by My Light Magazine at http://mylightmagazine.com and see our June 2009 issue. The PDF version will be up soon.IN the mean time, enjoy the site and some new features including our new column “The Year of the Priest”. This column is based on Pope Benedict XVI theme for this year: The Year of the Priest.

July 2009 Issue

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MEDIA RELEASE
Media Contact: Jennifer Gladen
Editor, MY LIGHT MAGAZINE
Email: editor@mylightmagazine.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pennsylvania (April 24, 2009)– My Light Magazine, a Catholic centered online magazine for children, announces a new member of the My Light Team. Author/Poet Diane Smit accepted the position of Poetry Editor. She will assist in reviewing and editing Poetry submissions.

She is a regular contributor of the magazine with frequent works of Poems and Bible stories. She completed a writing course from the Institute for Children’s Literature. Since then she has had stories and poems published in Partners, AppleSeeds, My Friend, Our Little Friend, Primary Treasure, Boy’s Quest, My Light and Stories for Children. Many of her story ideas come from her volunteer work she does with children, her own four children and her childhood memories. She is now near completion of a second writing course from the Institute and has a chapter book for ages 7-11, ready for publication.

Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Gladen is honored Ms. Smit accepted her invitation to help My Light. “We’re always impressed with her submissions. She has a great eye for poetry!”

Ms. Smit is also enthusiastic about her new position. “I’m honored and would be happy to commit to being Poetry Editor.”
The My Light Team looks forward to working with Diane Smit. To see more of her work, please visit http://dianesmit.blogspot.com/ . Poetry submissions can be sent to Submissions@mylightmagazine.com or directly to her: dianesmit@mylightmagazine.com .
Jennifer Gladen: editor@mylightmagazine.com
Jaclyn Morales: JaclynMorales@mylightmagazine.com
Carol Brook: Carolbrooke@mylightmagazine.com
Diane Smit: Dianesmit@mylightmagazine.com
Website: http://mylightmagazine.com
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Come check out My Light’s interview. Mayra Calvani interviewed Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Gladen at Suite 101.

The March issue in its entirety is now up at http://mylightmagazine.com . We added a new section  titled Puzzles. This is different from the crossword puzzles we put up. These are virtual jigsaw puzzles. We plan to add more in the future.

Also in this issue is a story that will only be available for this month titled “All the Way Home” by Larry Kayser.  Thank you to MCCG  for allowing My Light the use of the lyrics to “Let There Be Peace On Earth.”

There’s tons of stuff to see and do, so come check out our March Issue.

If you haven’t checked out the February issue of My Light Magazine, hop on over and take a look. There’s fun Valentine activities, more puzzles, stories and poems to explore. Don’t miss our Bible story titled “How Saul Became Paul the Missionary” by Diane Smit and illustrated by the talented Feras Nouf. Check it all out soon before the March issue comes out. As always, thanks for reading and contributing to  My Light Magazine.

My Light Magazine is on Facebook.  We set up a cause page and a fan page. Come check us out! Come and share thoughts and ideas you have about the magazine on our Fan Page. Spread the word and meet up with other My Light Fans.

We also have a Causes page. You can find out information about helping the magazine or our selected beneficiary.

Thanks for checking us out!

One of our magazine’s frequent contributors just informed me of a story she has published in the LA times. Marjorie Flathers’ story, The Butterfly Scarf, is a wonderful story about creating our own “luck”. After you read the story, feel free to return to our blog and leave a comment. What did you think? As My Light’s Editor-in-Chief, I enjoyed the story very much. Another great work from a My Light contributor!

The January 2009 issue of My Light Magazine is now up at http://mylightmagazine.com

In this issue we explore the feast of the Epiphany, a new Bible Story, and many poems, including one about the Chinese New Year. 

Don’t forget about our regular features including  Candace J. Hardy’s Paper dolls and Tanja Cilia’s challenging word searches.  We added a bonus puzzle just for this issue.  So, don’t miss out on the fun. Come visit us at My Light Magazine. While you’re there, sign our guestbook and let us know what you think.

One change is that the PDF version is not up yet. We are working on changing our layout and are still testing it out. The other features, such as paper dolls and the coloring page are available in a pdf version.

Thanks for reading My Light!