A lot happened today. I’m not sure what to write without boring 99.9% of you. Ok, maybe 100%. I woke up in the Wal-Mart parking lot alive and Bertha was unscathed. I’d call that a successful first attempt. I drove to a very cute little town that reminded me of McCall called Sisters and spent almost four hours in a coffee shop that was playing a Christian radio station and had a huge “Jesus died to pay for your sins” sticker plastered to their fridge, but oddly enough, it didn’t seem to be harming business! I had a really profitable discussion with the publisher that gave me a lot of things to think about. And I drove awhile through some just absolutely stunning scenery that made me highly ticked I wasn’t famous enough to have a driver so I could just sit and stare. ;)

I’ve ended up at a place I won’t identify by name as I’ve already been accused of infringing upon my Risk Management plan, but let’s just say it’s marvelously pretty. I went for a long walk along a body of water (either a lake or a river, but you’ll never know…until tomorrow). Now I’m sitting in a chair placed precisely so I can see through a stand of trees to the … body of water. Cali is chained to the chair leg by her leash and crawls in a different direction every few minutes testing the length.

For any of you who want to pray, there are two big opportunities looming. I don’t want to go into too much detail, but I’ve had two very cool networking things happen. One, a person with influence is going to contact a national radio host to see about interviewing me as my book is right up their alley (and don’t get your hopes up – it’s not Rush Limbaugh!) Second, I have an entry point to send the mother-in-law of an author most of you have heard of a copy of my book.

I have such a hard time praying -- or asking people to pray -- that I’ll sell a kazillion books. One, because I can’t imagine the horror of my life if it was in the spotlight and two because, well, who can ask for prayer for that! But I could ask you to pray like I do, that God will use the book, and me, and this trip however best suits His kingdom.

The sun has gone down and Cali has managed to roll herself completely in dirt and pine needles…so I guess it’s time to sign off.