Little Things That Bring Joy

On April 4, 2020 By dotluvs2writeIn Beauty, blogging, humanity, Inspirational, Musings, Nature, Religious3 Comments

dove sparkles and colors

Today, I had a break from working on the publishing process/steps. My family watched Ben Hur together. My sons had never seen it before. What a wonderful movie to see during Lent and just about two weeks before Orthodox Christian Pascha (Easter). 🙂

The past three weeks, I’d been sick with a stomach upset/virus (two of the three weeks), feeling run down, and then the allergies/sinus issues started up. After all, it’s spring now.

So, today was special.

Not only because my family sat down to watch a classic movie together, but also because I finally got out on a short walk, enjoyed the fifty-something-degree sunny weather. In the midst of my walk, I came upon (and worked my way around) several inspirational chalk messages by kids on the sidewalk in my neighborhood.

Thankfully, I had my cell phone with me, and I felt compelled to take pictures.

Apr 4 2020 chalk message were in this togethre

Apr 3 2020 chalk message smile kind love

Apr 4 2020 chalk message behind every storm is rainbow

Apr 4 2020 chalk messages just keep swimming find joy in the journey

Apr 4 2020 chalk message smile its beautiful day

I hope your day is full of beauty, love, joy, peace, and big smiles.

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The Best Gift at My Door

On April 1, 2020 By dotluvs2writeIn blogging, Fiction Writing, humanity, InspirationalLeave a comment

Me with my book Passage of Promise April 1 2020

While eating dinner, there was a knock on our front door. Troy, my husband, opened the door, stepped outside then came back inside with a box. A box that looked like it was holding a book. MY Book. And sure enough, it was!

My print copy for me to inspect came this evening. And with all the hard work and struggles I went through today with a website for authors that led me to discouragement and tears of frustration, this totally made up for it! I can’t believe it’s my book, and the thickness of it. Man, I really wrote a lot! Ha ha! Celebrating time. Publication date is May 4, for those interested. 🙂