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May 29, 2008

 

Prayers needed

I have a sick cat. Hershey, my three-legged, slightly brain damaged cat, has been living with us for five years. We found her on the highway after she'd been hit. She's such a pretty kitty with a chocolately reddish brown coat mixed with white. She almost looks like a s'more. She has a little chocolatey smudge above one lip, hence her name -- Hershey. About six weeks ago, she developed a bad ear infection. It threw her off balance, which for a three-legged cat is bad. The ear infection has been difficult to battle. The vet thought something might be causing it such as a tumor or growth. But hard to tell. Since we were going on vacation last week, we boarded Hershey with our vet while we were gone so she could get the care she needed. But she didn't eat well. The vet had to force feed her some. I hoped she would eat better when she came home. But she hasn't. And she is looking worse and worse. She seems to be having trouble swallowing tonight and is not eating at all. I held her for a long time tonight and just loved on her. She purred as she always does. I'm taking her back to the vet tomorrow morning. All prayers are appreciated.

May 27, 2008

 

A Rollercoaster Ride!

Nine days at Disney World and I'm finally home. I'm sitting at my computer and it feels as if I'm going up and down on some rollercoaster. Happily exhausted, we had a lovely trip. The kids (9 and 8) didn't want to come home. My daughter cried the last night at Magic Kingdom. But my hubby, my sister and I were crying because our feet hurt and we were definitely ready to return home. My 77 year old mother went with us for a few days. She was smart, staying only 5 days. And she wore the rest of us out! What a trooper!

While I was hanging out with Mickey and Minnie, where all the world seems like a parade, I had family and friends dealing with difficult issues. Life is like a rollercoaster sometimes, isn't it? Spins you around. Takes you up death-defying hills. Plunges you into the depths of darkness. Makes you white knuckle your faith. Takes your breath away. The hills and valleys, the twists and turns, are there to make us look heavenward.

How's your view these days?

May 16, 2008

 

Writing is ...

Rewriting! So said some famous author. Can't remember who right now as my poor brain is fried from my last rewrite. I just turned my book in this week. Yea! I so wish I'd had James Scott Bell's new Writers Digest book, Revision and Self-Editing. I loved his Plot and Structure book. Excellent resource! And Revision and Self-Editing will be a great asset to writers. Because the fact is, we all have to rewrite, edit and polish our work. Revision and Self-Editing will help you get your writing ready to sell.

May 10, 2008

 

Happy Mother's Day

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a long while. I've been in heavy revision mode, rewriting a story. I'm almost finished with it and am feeling a lot better about it. It's been one of the hardest books I've ever written. Anyway, I was able to get out of the house last night and go see a movie with the kids. We saw Speed Racer. Hmmm. I suppose if I was 9 I would have enjoyed it. I wasn't a big Speed Racer fan of the tv show, and I'm not really into cars. So not really my thing. But my kids enjoyed it.

Today, I went to a church for a mother/daughter tea. Their book club had chosen Elvis Takes a Back Seat as their book of the month in April and then asked me to speak at this special tea. It was quite an honor and I had a lovely time. What a wonderful, welcoming group of women. One woman came up to me and told me how much my book had ministered to her. She had just been through a very difficult time and my book helped. It was a special moment, when all those hours of labor that a writer puts into her work pays off. It's not the first time someone has shared something deeply personal with me and how my book moved them. It is such an honor when that happens. It makes me feel very blessed to have this job, to be able to write, to have the potential to touch people's lives in ways only God can imagine, and then to hear back from them. It's very humbling and moving for me.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day! Hope you are hugging your mom close. This will be the first time in years and years that I haven't been with my own mom on Mother's Day. But I'll be able to see her Monday, so that makes me happy. Plus, she's going on vacation with us later this month and I'm thrilled about that!

Wishing all you Mom's out there a very blessed Mother's Day. How you have touched your children's lives is pretty spectacular. But also, how your children have touched your life is pretty amazing as well. So does anyone have any mom wisdom that their mother shared with them growing up? My mom liked to repeat the bible verse, "Be ye kind one to another..." I heard that a lot growing up. Hmmm, wonder why? :)

Blessings,

Leanna

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