So Blessed

I've been meaning to write this for two weeks now, but God keeps blessing me with things that have kept me busy.

On April 25th I watched my youngest be confirmed. I shed more than a few tears from the moment the processional began, while the 24 young adults entered the church, and when I stood while my son was confirmed. For his Confirmation verse, Luke choose Isaiah 6:8

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I, send me.

I love this verse and can't begin to describe my emotions when I first learned Luke chose this for himself.

I am so proud of my son and the young man he has become. In a few more weeks he will graduate from 8th grade and I am sure a few more tears will be shed.

Celebrating

It is a rainy 4th of July here. I hope it clears before darkness falls, but I am beginning to doubt it will happen. Whether it rains or shines, small and large events will still continue around the country to celebrate. I thank God that I am blessed to live in this wonderful country. And, I thank the men and women who fought and continue to fight to keep our country free.

I've been gone from my blog longer than planned. The days have been spent with the kids, working, getting ready for my trip to attend the Romance Writers of America Conference, and preparing for the opening of Suessical.

And, on top of my wonderfullly, crazy scheduled Loving Lydia was released. It was so exciting to see my book on both Amazon and my publishers website - secondwindpublishing.com.

It is a glorious day, despite the rain, and I plan to celebrate. I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July.