The Christmas tree is up. Bryan Duncan sings from the stereo… “And everyone would have a friend, and right would always win, and love would never end. This is my grown up Christmas list…” I’m tired, hot and blurry eyed. We had a time with the tree lights this year. Picking the tree was easy. Found one we liked almost …
A Heart of Thankgiving
It started this morning. I braved the scale. I did not gain weight! Amazing. A miracle. After all the Guate food. I felt for sure I’d put on ten pounds. But yeah, I’m didn’t! So, I took a long walk this morning, cleaned house, did laundry and edited today. Actually, today was a scene rewrite so that’s a little slower …
Random thoughts
Did you hear about Breakup Babe getting a book deal with Random House just from her blog? Her blog! And here I am straining and planning, digging deep, thinking, praying, trying to come up with a new angle for my next story while editing an existing one I want to really shine. Add to that a testimony from a friend …
Dorothy was right, there’s no place like home
Home! Wide, paved roads, air, carpet, real Diet Coke, my own bed, ability to flush toilet paper, my dogs & cat, Cassie and I talking until 3:00 a.m., ah, home. Santiago – Our time in Guatemala went very well. We shopped twice! The hardships of modern missionary life. We spent Monday and Tuesday up in Santiago where the people are …
Hola, desde Guatemala!
It’s a beautiful Monday morning in Guatemala City. The weather is fantastic. Cool and breezy, sunny, like a fall day in Kentucky or Tennessee. But the tree leaves are still green and lucious. Chris says this is the dry season and soon everything will be brown. We arrived Friday and set up at the missions house. A very, very nice …
Sometimes a wasted day is a good day
What, you say? A wasted day is a good day? Lemme explain. I spent the afternoon in the library editing my chic lit. Reworking, rewriting, thinking, digging deep. When it was time to leave, I walked out to my car thinking, “Well, it’s okay, but not great. Have to keep working.” Then, it hits me. I know what the story …
Day after day
This week is going by fast. I missed the RWA meeting tonight cause I needed to stay home and take care of stuff. Wow, just remembered. Dishes are in the sink! I had lunch with CJ and picked up my Premier Jewelry order. Before meeting CJ, I ran an errand and was talking with a friend, Rose Marie, who told …
Today, we celebrated
Signed – I signed my Steeple Hill contract. Big smile. Tony and I celebrated by going out to dinner at Texas Road House. First time I’ve really celebrated a contract. I’m so grateful Karen, Krista and Joan believed in me and this book. Speaking of… worked on edits today. But, it’s going well. I feel good about how the story …
The Art of Hearing God
I attended Streams Ministries (John Paul Jackson www.streamsministries.com) 101 Course, The Art of Hearing God Thursday night, Friday and Saturday ALL day. Literally. While much of the course was basic, it was great to be reminded of every day things we forget in our walk with the Lord. The biggest “every day thing” we must have? Character! Character, Character. Character …
It’s official…
… I’m procastinating. I don’t know why, if I did I wouldn’t be procrastinating. I am a little tired. I stayed up until after 1:00 a.m. editing and checking on the election. Then got up at 6:30 for prayer. Does that qualify me for sainthood? My confidence is a little low. What is it with writers and low confidence. Some …