Spring has sprung and flung the blanket of gloom from my shoulders. I’m excited!
If you’ve followed my posts, you know that I’ve been in the valley with some serious family problems, relationship issues, and missing my two YA kids who live in Colorado. I was in sad poetry mode.
The great news is that my brother came out of the hospital, on his own two feet, after three weeks. He needs almost around the clock care, but that’s okay, the family is there for him and he gets a little better every day.
I just returned from visiting my YA’s and they are getting along like a grouchy married couple, much to my son’s chagrin. I had to do some counseling with the both kids.
The recurring snow, distance from family, jobs and college is getting to them-they are banking on a vibrant spring to ease their frustration.
My relationship issue is now a moot point-it ended. I’m doing my best to let this go.
We all go through tough times. It’s a given in life.
Through this past episode I tried to remember to be grateful. After listening to meditation music on Pandora, to help me sleep, I’d list five things I was grateful for that day.
During my first rough week, a good cup of coffee was the best thing on the grateful list.
On the third week I had a very pleasant surprise.
My Young Adult novel made it to the second round of the Amazon contest. Out of 10,000 entries, two thousand were selected for second round.
Yes, I did the silly big grin for a few minutes while my mind said, “WHOOP-WHOOP!”
On April 14, 2014, the Third Round announces the top 500 entries selected for the Quarterfinals.
There is much to look forward to in April, besides the third round of Amazon’s contest. I’ll travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow and then on to Taos and Santa Fe, N.M.
Spring is blossoming, health is restored, there will be new beginnings, maybe opportunities for my novel, and exhilarating places to visit.
I’m excited !
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