Change things up

My sister and I are seeing Michael Bolton in concert on Sunday night in Branson. We'll be seeing a lot of different shows as well and visiting with friends, but it's good to do something different just for fun or because it's a new experience. That's what makes life most interesting. Hope you find some creative way of doing something for yourself this week. It's important for good mental health.

Lost is now available in paperback

Book 2 in the Indecision's Flame series is now out in paperback. Follow more of Brylee's story as she discovers some surprising things about herself while on a trail drive with Jake to bring the sheep to Uncle Ned's for shearing. People aren't always who they seem to be. “Look around you,” he mocked. “Do you see any sheep just waiting to be led away? We’ll be lucky to find half of them before then, and just to answer your next question. It would waste too much time to come back tomorrow for any stragglers.”
He gave me a sardonic smile that sent chills down my spine as he climbed of his motorbike and secured his helmet. He used one when it was necessary. “I just hope we don’t have any trouble with dingoes tonight. We’re invading one of their prime hunting grounds.”
I felt a chill envelop me again. He might just be baiting me to get another reaction, but common sense told me he wasn’t. Wild dogs had to eat just like everything else, and domesticated animals were their favorite meal when they could get them."
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"Lost" is coming out

So excited to announce that "Lost" book 2 in the "Indecision's Flame series will be available on Amazon for readers within 72 hours.

Let me know what you think of the cover? I think it's awesome!

Fall Reflections

Love this time of year. The colors and cooler weather cause me to reflect on what I've accomplished during the summer months when there's always too much to do and so little time. It also gives me a feeling of peace knowing that things will slow down, and I'll be able to schedule more time for activities that are a little closer to home like canning produce from my garden, watching the pumpkins turn orange and anticipating the holidays when all the craziness will start again. What do you most like about fall? Love to hear from you.

Look for the unexpected in the most mundane day. It might surprise you. Brylee does just that as she faces challenges almost too great to handle. As she says early in Indecision's Flame:  

"I looked down at the ring on my finger and thought about Ben. He’d encouraged me to make peace with my past before we were married, and he’d helped me understand the importance of family even when they’d hurt me beyond belief. I’d fought him on the idea of going home for months but finally realized that I could never be happy in a new life while the old one was still causing me so much pain. I’d grown up, and I’d changed, but what if I hadn’t changed enough to accept the people who had once meant everything to me?"

  

 That pretty much says it for all of us as we try to muddle through some very difficult days, but we keep going anyway.

Disasters Everywhere

The skies in Utah range from blue to pink to gray to purple and people with chronic lung problems are being told to stay indoors or visit another place until the air clears. As a severe allergy sufferer I get it, but it still makes my heart hurt for all of those whose lives are being ravaged by all the disasters that are raging in our country right now. The coasts are being hit hard by flooding and fires and so many people have lost their homes, businesses and all the little mementos that bring and keep families together. That doesn't even include all the personal tragedies and hard time people live with everyday. Maybe it's time to to take a step back and visualize the things that mean the most to us. Have you hugged the people you love most today or at least contacted them in some way? That's certainly what I plan to do. After all, it usually is the little things that bring the most comfort and joy. 

Happy Moments

I just spent the past two days with my granddaughter doing some of the simple things that make life more amazing like picking fresh raspberries, blackberries and strawberries and watching giant snails creep around the yard. My life here is nothing like Brylee's life in Australia in the book "Indecision's Flame". She has to contend with all kinds of poisonous insects and reptiles, intense heat, no rain, and people who seemed determined to make her life miserable. But then I suppose life can be beautiful anywhere. What makes your life most enjoyable? I'd love to hear that from you.