30. December 2008 by Rachel.

It was a dark and stormy night… well, not really. But I did reach “the end” of another novel. Titled as Passing Storm over three years ago, the name no longer fits, so for now I’m calling it Beyond Yesterday. What a great feeling, completing another written adventure. Matt and Kate will always be two of my favorite characters.

With the completion of the novel, comes the new zeal to find a publisher. Of course, that zeal is held back with a healthy dose of reality, but if the Lord wishes it to be published, I’ll find the right place to submit. While my previous publisher won’t be printing this one, it’s my hope that I will see it in print one of these days as #4 in my published collection.

While that is going on, my devotion book is proceeding nicely. Mom is helping me find the scriptures to go along with each devotion - I appreciate her work so much. Her name will fit in the book somewhere, for all the assistance with this one. What will I do with the book once it’s complete? Same thing I’m doing with my novel, I suppose. In the meantime, the working title is God at the Reins. We’ll see.

New Year’s Eve is tomorrow. It is quickly becoming my favorite holiday - one that enables me to stay home alone, fix the food I want, and watch the movies I want. Some might think it boring. It’s perfect, to me. Even better, Lisa is planning to be online to share the evening “with” me.

As far as the homefront goes, Cody is having surgery today to remove a calcium growth from his mouth. Sounds like a simple procedure, though I’m sure he’ll be a moody dog once he’s home later.

My online experiences are growing as I attempt to become more involved with Facebook and MySpace. Last night was spent attempting to upload some pictures. Not the easist thing in the world with a dialup connection, but I accomplished getting a few memories posted at least.

And, in conclusion, the rest of my spare time (did I say “spare time?”) will be spent picking up yet another unfinished novel. Several years old, the plot has been forogtten, but outlining has begun. I have good feelings about this one. A masterpiece in the works.

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23. December 2008 by Rachel.

…Or once in a blue moon. Seems like that’s about as often as I get a chance to throw a new post up. Better than never though, right?

The bad news is that the economy right now has affected Deaf Missions. The good news is that we’re surviving.

The bad news is that my devotion book isn’t completed yet. The good news is that I’ve picked up one of my novels again, and boy does it feel good. I realized that it’s been over a year since I worked on this particular one, so it took some time to get back into the plot again, but it was well worth it. I’m planning to continue until it’s complete this time.

Christmas is coming up fast. No big plans. Quiet, really, but I like it that way. And as with Christmas passing, New Years will be here. I get the privilege of spending it with my best friend online again this year and I’m looking forward to it.

Must move forward. Must press on.

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