In Loving memory

Sorry, not really book related but just wanted to share.

Tough day for me today!

"I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too,

I think of you in silence I often speak your name
All I have are memories and your picture in a frame

Your memory is my keepsake with which I'll never part
God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart."

In loving memory of my lovely mum who was taken from us, a year ago today.

Love you and miss you mum.

This past twelve months has been a bit of a gut wrench and rather than face my grief I buried myself in books. It was easier to escape to others people's dramas, and their high's and low's, than deal with my own.

In September, I believe mum told me enough was enough and planted the seed for "Silver Lining". I honestly believe she is the driving force behind my perseverance to get on with it. Also with the whirlwind that has been my life since Friday when I happened to check Facebook and saw a post about beta readers. Since then I have met new people, okay only cyberly (not a real word I know, but it should be ;) ). They have been supportive and encouraging and I am so grateful to them. I believe in fate and what is meant to be will be, and mum, if you are listening, I'm sure you had a helping hand in it, knowing I was fretting about what to do next.

So Jennifer, Kendra, Jessica x 2, Kay and Ashley - Thank You! You guys are awesome and I haven't been able to keep the smile off my face all week.

Those that have had a chance to sneak peek Silver Lining will see snippets through the book dedicated to mum. Especially a certain scene on a football/soccer field that was drawn from the incident that lead my mum and dad to first meeting. More about that another time maybe.