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3 C’s – It’s Friday

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Cares:
One of my critique partners finished critting my fifth novel on Wednesday and I stayed up until all hours of the night polishing it up, which worked out well since my agent let me know yesterday that the sooner I can get it to her, the better. I’m planning on submitting it sometime today and from there – more waiting! I’m a pro at it by now.

Grandparent’s Day today at school. It’s a fun day for the kids and I enjoy meeting grandparents, but it can be exhausting too.

Please pray for baby Annabelle. You can read her story here. She needs all the prayer she can get!

Concerns:
Lack of sleep. Serious, serious, serious lack of sleep.

I have been to the eye doctor three times this past week, all thanks to the Broganator and his penchant for breaking glasses. Three times. And guess who I had to call on Thursday? The eye doctor. Another pair of frames are on their way as we speak.

Celebrations:
I truly love A Broken Kind of Beautiful. I feel like it’s the story of my heart and I hope God uses it to touch lives and draw hearts to Him. I’m eager to see what unfolds over the next several months in regards to this story.

Ideas for novel #6 are starting to take shape. I’m super excited to dive into a new project.

Brogan is really starting to talk. It’s such a cool thing to watch his vocabulary expand. His new thing is saying, “I’m happy.” It’s the first thing he says when I wake him up in the morning. And when Ryan or I or our daycare provider discipline him, he gets a pouty lip and he says, “I’m happy?” like he’s not quite sure. Do you know how hard it is to keep a straight face?

I got a short story published in CFOM this month. It’s called The Ash Tree.

Author, Jody Hedlund, is having a release party on her blog today to celebrate her debut novel’s official release. Go celebrate with her here!

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What Does Your To-Be-Read Pile Say About You?

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As I brainstorm an idea for my sixth novel, I’m doing a lot of reading. Trying to make a dent in my TBR (to be read) pile.

I just finished Jody Hedlund’s debut novel, The Preacher’s Bride. I wrote a review on Amazon. Seriously, this book is amazing. I read it in two days.

Now I’m working on The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Next…..

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Demon by Tosca Lee
The Perfect Stranger by Christina Berry
Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Chasing Lilacs by Carla Stewart
Belong to Me by Marisa De Los Santos
A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer

Plus, I should be getting Snow Day by Billy Coffee. I’m pumped to read that book. In fact, during one of my appointments at the ACFW conference, I met with an editor who worked with Billy on Snow Day. She’s no longer with FaithWords, so I didn’t put two-and-two together at first, until she started talking about how much she loved one of the novels my agent submitted to her – a novel that should be coming out soon. I asked what it was called and she said, “Snow Day.”

I’m wondering….if somebody browsed through my Kindle, what conclusions would they draw about me based on my TBR pile? Do you ever form opinions or draw conclusions about a person based on what they’re reading?

Question to Ponder: Does what you read send a message about who you are? What novels have you read lately? Do you have any to recommend? What novels are waiting patiently on your TBR pile?

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Picture Friday

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My ACFW roomies!

Posing with Jody Hedlund’s debut novel, The Preacher’s Bride.

The lovely Erica Vetsch! Yes, I’m holding chocolate. It’s a weird story.

Saturday evening lunch!

Saturday evening lunch part two!

Hanging out at the hotel bar on Saturday night.

How much fun are these two ladies? Way fun!

The lovely Cathy West.
My wonderful agent, Rachelle Gardner.

After the banquet!

And now for some fun….

Jim Bell was the speaker for the early-bird workshop. Can I give you some advice? If ever you have the opportunity to hear this man speak, GO! Not only does he know his stuff, he’s quite funny and inspiring. Plus, he’s written three amazing craft books and numerous novels.

So, Jeannie and I are sitting at dinner on Friday and Jim’s sitting at the table behind us. We want a picture with him, but he’s engaged in conversation and I have to admit, we’re a little star struck. So we get our own kind of picture. Later that night, at the bar, we get another picture. And then another. Can you guess who’s in the background? Do you think it’s accidental? You don’t want to know (and neither does Jim) how many pictures we managed to take with him in the background. I did get an actual picture with him, thanks to Keli Gwyn. He’s seriously an awesome guy. Genuine. Humble. Funny. And a good sport! If you don’t own his craft books yet, what are you waiting for? Get theself to Amazon pronto!

I’m either laughing or in severe pain. I can’t tell. But Keli’s laughing. By the way, if you don’t know Keli, you really should. Talk about a sweet spirit and a smile that lights up the room!

Who’s tiny head is that in there? Jim, is that you? Why yes, yes it is.

This time, Jim’s aware the camera is pointed at him.

Question to Ponder: What are your cares, concerns, and celebrations today?

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