New Cover and a New book

Several days ago, I got my new cover for my Oct release, Fresh-Start Ranch. It's beautiful...and looks like New Mexico.

I also got wonderful news from my agent. I sold a WWII novel to B&N Publishing. I am so excited. The Last Forgiveness takes place in Amsterdam, 1941. The heroine's fiance betrays her family to the Nazis for hiding her father's Jewish partner. She escapes and runs into the arms of an American journalist. He helps her escape by marrying her. The book is about how she survives the war and deals with her grief and anger.

More of BEA

Pat MacDonald and I, who both write for Love Inspired, went to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Pat took the New York skyline from the camera built into her phone. (I need to get one of those.) The second picture is in a little park near the Woolworths Building. And it was cool that day. 65 degrees. If you're from Texas, you don't bring winter things on a trip when it's close to 100 at home.

I spent a week in New York going to the BEA. I signed my most react book, Redemption Ranch.

These wonderful flowers were give to me by my husband. We celebrated 41st anniversary.

Last Day of April

These are some of my last Iris. The peony is now bloom. I hope to get to them before the ants.

Oops.

Okay, I was out in the garden and didn't watch what I was going and came up under the latch of the gate. The gate won the encounter and I now have 5 staples in my scalp.

But I didn't want to leave you high and dry. Siberian Iris

Sunday flowers

Today we are taking care of Maile. She's one of our granddogs.

Tuesday Flower

The Iris is hiding in the crepe myrtle.

Sunday's Joy

Thursday's Flower

I'll be at Reading Resource today.

Tuesday

I'm a purple girl. The pink Iris had purple edging it.

Easter

A perfect day.

Good Friday.

This year, after studying Beth Moore's "Jesus, The One and Only" I see this day with new depths and thankfulness. What Christ suffered is beyond words. Thank you, Lord.

Palm Sunday

I just finished Beth Moore's Bible study, Jesus, The One and Only. It was amazing. The children's choir marched down the aisles with palm leaves and sang Hosanna.
Enjoy the Iris.

Friday Flower

These are Japanese Iris.

Thursday Flower

Bridal Wreath is waning, but the Iris and my pink buds are going strong.

Ollie

I'm going to pause and do a flower tomorrow. We took care of Ollie this last Friday. These pictures are to precious not to share. He's a great guy, but when he barks, it scares you silly. And if you know anything about Great Danes, well, they slobber.

Sunday pic and hymn

In church this morning, the men's choir sand "Find us Faithful". The link below will take you to Steve Green singing it. It touches your heart.

Find Us Faithful
We're pilgrims on the journey of the narrow road
And those who've gone before us line the way
Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary
Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives

Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful

After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone
And our children sift through all we've left behind
May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover
Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find

Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey

Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRK2Y1cZaME

Spring is Here.

This is my attempt at being artist...at least with photography. My son and husband are better.

Spring 2012

It's been a long time I posted pictures, but Spring is here, and my bulbs are blooming. My glads are saying welcome Spring.
Also, we'll be taking care of Mr. Ollie, so I'll have plenty of pics.