Sittin’ & Sippin’
Bible study, America, and a latte with a dash of cinnamon in my favorite mug
Welcome! I usually start my day with Bible reading/study with my husband, then move on to some study on my own. This morning, my latte was so pretty, I decided to snap a photo. This time of day is so important to me. Once we’re all awake and moving around, I don’t get to enjoy the same kind of stillness and peace.
I’ve been fighting some serious exhaustion simply because I feel so overwhelmed lately. The hits do tend to keep coming and I just keep praying for strength to carry on. Our week in Texas was pleasant, but the drive home wasn’t easy or comfortable and I just haven’t even had much time to breathe since we got back. Vacation Bible School took up the first week we were back home. Then we had some repair work done on our home. We end up going to town almost once every day. We’ve had multiple doctor visits since our return. It’s just been a constant go-go-go! I’m tired.
Next, we found out recently that my husband has some health issues that need to be seen about. There’s probably a surgery coming later in the year. And there are some changes we’ll have to make, once again, to the way we are eating. Then again, it’s about time for that to happen anyway. Regardless, God is good all the time.
What else could possibly be adding to the tension? I thought you’d never ask! I haven’t been able to do any work on my writing this week. The carpenter came on Tuesday to finish up the last of the work that needed to be done on our house. Not on his list originally was a window in my work room. The sill was rotting due to some water damage and really needed major work. He basically built us a new window to match the original antique windows which I love. I’m super happy with the work he did, but it all wreaked havoc on my plans. I think I spent two days trying to recover from that shift in schedule, mentally, all while cleaning up the sawdust and grass and dirt that got tracked in during the process.
I do have some exciting news, as well as something to look forward to tomorrow. First the tomorrow news. It’s time for this month’s open mic event at our local library. I always love getting to read my book aloud. I think what makes me most happy is hearing people say they can’t wait to hear more.
Voting for the cover art contest at Clean Fiction Magazine runs from July 28-August 9. Vote once each day!
The second bit of exciting news is a contest. I decided to enter one of my book covers in a cover art contest hosted by Clean Fiction Magazine. If you haven’t heard of them and you love any kind of clean fiction book or story, then you should definitely check them out. A subscription won’t cost you much, either. They only asked me to post about the contest, not necessarily give them a plug, but I’m doing that anyway. Small companies need all the help they can get. And these guys are all helpful to indie authors like me.
If you would, please stop by, starting July 28th, and drop a vote for my cover. If you’re so inclined, you can vote once each day through August 9th and I’d really appreciate it. My cover (shown above and below) looks like this:
If you signed up to receive access to the freebies I share with my readers, then this image is familiar to you.
I wrote Purpose several years ago to introduce one of the important secondary characters in Ripples and I’ve since updated it so that it reads a little better.
If you haven’t signed up for those freebies yet, you can find the form at the bottom of my home page.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed your time here. My post is late, but the fact that it exists is a win today. Y’all be sure to find joy in the small victories!
Until next time,
Keep turning pages…
