Okay! Okay! I know that I told you all just yesterday about the soon arrival of the Printer's Proofs. But I can't help myself!! We drove into our driveway after work today and saw the UPS delivery we have been dreaming about for months wrapped in a plastic bag (due to the inclement weather this morning) and hanging on our front door's handle! We rushed into the house and my wife, Marilyn, quickly pulled out the Next Day Air PAK. We opened it and stared in fascinated unbelief at my book in its' proof form. It came with a "cover" that is exactly what the book cover will look like, but with lines indicating where the trim and spline locations will be. The book itself is three-hole punched with a separate ring in each hole. The proof is put together exactly in the order the book will be printed. As soon as I finish this post, I will spend the remainder of the night checking it over carefully for any mistakes. I pray that I don't find any because at this late date they are very expensive to correct. Hopefully, all the previous proofs by me and my editors will have already caught anything that was wrong!
And before I finish this post I want to ask your prayers for a few extremely special people in my life.
My mom, my niece, and the daughter of a dear friend, are all fighting different forms of cancer. My mom has bravely chosen to undergo chemotherapy to prolong her life. There is no cure for the advanced stage of cancer she is fighting.
My seven year old niece, Keegan, is also undergoing chemotherapy. She has leukemia. The form of it that she has is the more curable type, but Keegan has been battling the cancer on more than one front. A few short days ago she was rushed to the hospitlal with a life-threatening blood clot. And she has more than two years of difficult treatment still in front of her.
And, Ava, the daughter my dear friend, Esther, has been diagnosed very recently with the worst type of leukemia. Ava is only five. Her parents are heartbroken over what is happening to Ava.
My three year old grandson, Hudson, is struggling with life-threatening allergies. We have all been trained in how to use an epi-pen. And this weekend we are attending a CPR class so that we will be prepared for any anaphylactic emergency.
So, as much as I am enjoying this season of excitement surrounding my book, I am also acutely aware that the world doesn't revolve around me. I am thankful that these wonderful loved ones have helped me to realize how precious the gift of life, and especially love, really is. So if you are reading this, thank you for caring enough about me to follow my publishing journey. But may I ask you to say a prayer for those loved ones, in my life and yours, who have opened our eyes to what is really important. May God bless you..
And before I finish this post I want to ask your prayers for a few extremely special people in my life.
My mom, my niece, and the daughter of a dear friend, are all fighting different forms of cancer. My mom has bravely chosen to undergo chemotherapy to prolong her life. There is no cure for the advanced stage of cancer she is fighting.
My seven year old niece, Keegan, is also undergoing chemotherapy. She has leukemia. The form of it that she has is the more curable type, but Keegan has been battling the cancer on more than one front. A few short days ago she was rushed to the hospitlal with a life-threatening blood clot. And she has more than two years of difficult treatment still in front of her.
And, Ava, the daughter my dear friend, Esther, has been diagnosed very recently with the worst type of leukemia. Ava is only five. Her parents are heartbroken over what is happening to Ava.
My three year old grandson, Hudson, is struggling with life-threatening allergies. We have all been trained in how to use an epi-pen. And this weekend we are attending a CPR class so that we will be prepared for any anaphylactic emergency.
So, as much as I am enjoying this season of excitement surrounding my book, I am also acutely aware that the world doesn't revolve around me. I am thankful that these wonderful loved ones have helped me to realize how precious the gift of life, and especially love, really is. So if you are reading this, thank you for caring enough about me to follow my publishing journey. But may I ask you to say a prayer for those loved ones, in my life and yours, who have opened our eyes to what is really important. May God bless you..
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