Self Publishing

I'm so excited that my stomach hurts. I'm getting closer to publishing my book. Spent some time this morning talking to my Author Representive on the phone. She liked what I wrote and really understood the work without me having to explain it. She liked the way it was written (thanks goes to my editor and also to my mom for all the polishing) and praised me for being able to take a dark subject and make it PG-13. She also knew the importance of it coming out now. We still have to jump through the legal hoops, so I have a call into a Literary Attorney I spoke to last year.... He just called while I was writing this. Gotta go.

Health Care Reform

As most of my friends and family know I don't have health insurance. I have been turned down repeatedly by the big name insurance companies, although I am not sick and I don't take medications. California's major medical option for someone my age is unaffordable. As much as I would like President Obama's health care reform to pass I do not want to pay for, or support abortions. This current health care bill has added on the Freedom of Choice Act. If you want to understand what the Freedom Of Choice Act is and what this implies check out this webcast.
http://www.stoptheabortionmandate.com/

The Daily Cute

The Daily Cute This is a great site for sweet and funny animal videos ;-)

Happy 4th of July

In Memory of Seurat

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change." Our little green rump parrotlet,Seurat, died today and our home is too quiet. His joyous sounds filled our hearts with love, and I can't bear the thought that I will never hear him say "bye, bye baby" as I leave to work in the morning. I have never known a sweeter bird. Heaven is blessed to have him......Rest in Peace.

Resurrection Day

In the saga of the dove, life goes on. For 2 days I looked for remnants of the cat kill, wanting to bury her, but there was nothing but a few feathers blowing on the lawn. This morning as I prepared food for the Easter feast I glanced at the bird feeder, and there on the ground two doves were contently eating. A third close by clung to another feeder happily munching away. We've only had 3 doves visit our yard, so unless one got a new mate then the dove family lives on...Happy Easter.

Good Friday

The mournful calling of a lone dove echoed in the early foggy morning. Opening my kitchen blinds I gasped; the nest was empty. Rushing to the door I saw the evidence I hoped not to see, broken eggs and feathers lay scattered on the ground. Hope dashed in the morning light. My hope that the dove family was a sign that we were out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death ended in a whimper as I cried out to John...another death...too many this year. The symbolism of last nights killing was not lost on me, last night it was Passover and the angel of death visited us again. Then, a vision of the priest at the temple in Jerusalem accepting the dove, the prescribed sacrifice for God to cleanse His people from sin. Another vision: our little dove giving her life to protect her family hoping to bring about new life, and now today, Good Friday, the day I remember that Jesus Christ died for love, to cleanse our sins. The little dove precious to God, Jesus his son precious to Him, and His beloved mankind ransomed when He laid down His Life. There is my hope, a hope that sustains me in this valley.