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Just know that you are and will always be our friends. Creative thinking brings us nearer to our true self and the Creator, whether writing, sewing, singing, drawing, repairing, gardening, or simply contemplating our backyard wonders with a cup of coffee.

This is my Christmas wish for you and yours:
That you have plenty of love shown and spoken to you
That peace dwells in your home and with your family
That you are and will stay healthy

Was your year full of challenges, opportunities, and surprises? Oh, my, ours surely was!
Two grandsons graduated, Camden from high school and Julian from college, but with our health challenges mentioned below, Bob and I weren’t able to attend.

Joyful greetings and heartfelt thanks for reading this month’s news! I hope your September has been a good one. For me, it was rife with computer program glitches, causing my brain to drown in uncharted territory. Nothing feels safe right now and this anxiety isn’t conducive to writing.

Progress report: The last quarter of Book Two is very nearly finished. Alas, beginning is the easiest part, and finishing is the hardest part.

The Christmas Novella I wrote in the spring, then put aside is now almost rewritten. It should be released in late October.

“Dog Days”: the never-ending days of summer:

If you think of a dog, lazily sprawled on the deck in the shade, his tongue hanging out of the side of his mouth….you get the idea of how we feel in Texas watching those 100-plus days slowly tick by. I hope your weather hasn’t been as hellishly HOT as here.

July is about over but this newsletter is scooting in to greet your Inbox to encourage your ‘sweaty endeavors’ in this hot month.

My particular ‘sweaty endeavor’ is, as usual, and what I love the most is to continue and finish the writing of Book Two, Etched on the Heart.

I’m finished with the first, semi-final draft, having it edited, and reviewed by a German consultant. So, things are cooking up real fine. I am so excited and thankful that I get to do this!

Speaking of travel—Bob, Jakob, and I drove (not so remotely) four hours south to the Gulf Coast and Padre Island, TX. There we found beautiful, white-sandy beaches and clean surf. It’s not over-run with tourists, but home to Kemp Ridley turtles, great fishing, reasonable restaurants and accommodations, and absolutely lip-smackin’ seafood!

May is upon us and it is…..
“Get Caught Reading Month.” As for me, I’m reading Tinkers, by Paul Harding for the 2nd time.
Why a second time, you might ask?

When son Jakob got a good job and moved to his own apartment, he left his four-legged, long-tailed pet in his cage, looking lonely and hungry. Aww. What was I supposed to do then? Feed him! Right?! And then let him work his way into my good graces.

Etched on the Heart is coming along just great; my fingers are back to the keyboard again. As they say, “life happens.” I’m ready for 2024 to smooth out like a starched business shirt!

Here’s something good to read! Etch of a Promise is featured on Reading Nook’s bookstagram site, along with her interview with me. It was such fun! Check out this active link…

I’ve thought for a while of letting you see “behind the scenes” of a writer’s life. I’m excited to share it and all the fun I’ve been having. I pursue these facets below so that my book is enjoyable, inspiring, and may offer a mirror for other’s lives.