Robin McElveen's Blog

Welcome to the scenic route! My post is late again, but in all fairness, I’ve been otherwise occupied. Keep reading to find out what’s been going on lately.

Cover Art for Ripples (Children of Y’Dahnndrya) Book 1

Earlier this week, I received the proof copy of the revised edition of Ripples. I decided to share the joy of unboxing with you guys. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Join me as I unbox my proof copy of Ripples!

You may be wondering where The Tale of Outh’n Durr is right now. Well, ostensibly, it’s available for purchase. However, I found a few things I missed in the final proof. So disappointing! For a novella, which is considerably smaller than a novel, it’s ending up costing me a lot more. Or rather, my own hasty nature is costing me a fortune. Still, once I get those final things seen to, I’ll change the document so that future printings will be correct. Until then, though, expect a few extraneous marks.

I can’t tell you how many times I edit my books. I lost track a long time ago. Before the first printing of Ripples, I think I stopped counting at the fourteenth edit. Honestly, it’s a good thing I enjoy rereading books. It’s even better that I enjoy rereading my own stories.

I think the hardest part of this process, maybe the most frustrating part, was the inaccurate compiling which occurred when I transferred the manuscripts from Scrivener to LibreOffice. In case you were wondering, anything italicized is underlined instead. I ended up downloading Open Office so I could read doc.x files and transfer the manuscript into that format. I haven’t tested it just yet.

A lady thinking as she writes

You may be wondering where I’ve been over the last few weeks. I’ve actually been sick. The particular sinus-related virus our family has been fighting since Tuesday before last has hit us pretty hard. I’ve been particularly exhausted. The congestion is so bad and so determined to stay. But I’m more stubborn. Slowly but surely, I’m healing up.

I’m thankful to my mom for making chicken soup for me during my worst days. I got the chance to pay that forward for my oldest daughter who is the most recent victim. I can make a pretty awesome soup, if I do say so myself. However, I rarely get to do so. I can’t eat onions, garlic, celery, or carrots easily, so there goes most of what makes a soup good. In any case, she was thankful for the soup, too.

In the middle of dealing with this sickness, we got the news that my uncle had succumbed to some serious health issues and passed away. It’s just been one thing and another.

If you belong to a good church community, then you know how awesome and refreshing it is to join in that fellowship every Sunday (and maybe during mid-week services, too). Since my husband had his surgery back in September, our church attendance has been so spotty. I’m definitely in withdrawals. I can’t wait until we’re back to our regular attendance.

Having said all that, I’ve just been so tired. It’s amazing I even felt well enough to record that video as I was already feeling yucky from sickness. You can hear I’m congested if you listen closely.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read and listen today. Drop a comment if you enjoyed the post, or if you have helpful tips to share.

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…

What’s your favorite place to read? I love reading in bed at night before I go to sleep.

Guess what! I’m so happy to be able to announce that The Tale of Outh’n Durr, as well as the revised edition of Ripples (Children of Y’Dahnndrya, book 1) are both available in ebook format. The printed paperbacks for both books will be available as soon as I can get the proof copies approved. The excitement of one’s books getting published in hard copy formats doesn’t diminish. I’d forgotten the awesome feeling of completing such a massive project.

One of the improvements to Ripples is in the front matter. I was able to add two maps. I’d worked so hard on these maps before the first edition was published but I couldn’t figure out how to add them to my manuscript in time to meet the deadline I’d given myself. If you’ve been following my blog for a while, then you know how disappointed I was with that and the first cover. The cover wasn’t at all what I wanted, not even close to what I knew it should be. But I’m excessively happy with it now.

Upon completing these two books and releasing them into the wild, I’m so ready to tackle the final touches on Surge. I’ll give myself a short break to work on some non-writing projects I’m elbow deep in. Then it’s back to the writing desk to see what I can do to make the second book in the Children of Y’Dahnndrya series the best it can be.

Another thing I want to get better at is recording myself. I’m almost painful to watch on video, but I’m stuffing that down to do what needs to be done. I’d like to start doing writing sprints on YouTube and also on my Discord channel. The plan is to do those on different days and at various times so that anyone can join in on one of them. I know work schedules and time zones make a huge difference to one’s available writing time.

Another piece of exciting news is an up-coming live event. Our local library offered me an opportunity to meet readers and introduce them to my work. So on December 13, 2025 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, I’ll be at the Eunice Public Library for an author spot-light. I’m hoping to have a few signed books by then for patrons to pick up.

One sad bit of news is that I may not be able to publish hardback copies as soon as I’d hoped. I’m not sure how to create a properly sized cover using the template the printers sent me, so I’ll have to research that. Once that’s done, I’ll have to order proofs of both books until I can approve them, and then we should be good to go. As much as I’d like to offer hardback editions, I must say they are going to be more pricey. It’s much more than I would spend on a hardback book. No wonder I’ve been seeing prices rise in the bookstores! It’s unfortunate but I guess it is what it is.

Enjoy a cup of coffee, like Pusheen.

This month, I took on a pretty big project. We were planning to decorate our trunk for our church’s Trunk-or-Treat event. I made a beehive out of Styrofoam, yarn, and hemp cord. I made bees out of pompoms, felt, and embroidery floss. I pulled out as much yellow fabric as I could from my scrap fabric piles and any available yardage. We planned out a honeycomb sign we were going to make with card stock and paint. We bought three bags of candy and some trinkets to pass out to the kids. I even filmed myself making all the props so I could post them to my personal YouTube page later.

Then we ended up buying a new vehicle. Going from a small SUV to a truck changed the plan up a bit. So I needed a way to hang the bees and set up some greenery. I purchased 4 mop poles to brace in the bed of our truck.

If that wasn’t enough change, the city decided to change the date of Trick-or-Treat. We’d already made plans to celebrate a family member’s birthday so all that work and planning sort of fell through. However, we are the proud owners of a yarn-wrapped beehive and a swarm of pompom bees. I’m sure I can figure out a few ways to use them. I just wish I’d known we weren’t going to need them. I do try to be as thrifty as I can, since my tastes run toward the upper end of upper-middle.

We finally got some autumn-like weather this week. The temps dropped to the mid-60s. I’m happy to be able to keep our windows open and get lots of fresh air circulating in our home. The sunshine is great, too, after the rain brought in by the front yesterday.

Well, I must leave you here for now. I’ll keep you posted on those proofs and the progress.

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…

P.S. I know today is Halloween. Y’all be safe out there!

Ghost Pusheen carrying a jack-o-lantern candy pail at a haunted house - Isn’t it cute?

I know it’s been a while.

I’m super excited today. Read on to find out why.

I have fantastic news to share with you all soon! In the mean time, check out this video I shared a short while back. Click here to visit my YouTube channel. It’ll give you some insight into why my posts have been sporadic lately.

Until Friday, when I hope to have even more good news to share with you,
Keep turning pages…

I’m so excited to share some good news with y’all this week! It’s been rough, but I’m finally making serious progress and things are looking up.

For the last week, I’ve been working hard to finish the read-through of Ripples with my mom. I can’t tell you how many times she’s heard me read my story but she agrees to help over and over again. It’s such a blessing to have a mom like that!

So having finished the read-through, you’d think it was ready for publishing. Not quite! I have to scan through it again to see what didn’t compile correctly when I moved it from Scrivener to docx. That’s quite a process, too, but since I’m looking for only a handful of specific things, I think it’ll be done a little faster. I’m looking, tentatively, at a November release date. I’m praying I can move fast enough and accurately enough to make it.

For The Tale of Outh’n Durr, I know some of you have been eagerly awaiting the print options. They’re coming! I filled out the ISBN info and uploaded the full cover to Draft2Digital today. That’s part of the reason I’m so late with today’s post. If the cover and inside look as cool as the website preview makes it look, I’ll be more than satisfied.

I’ll be so glad to start working on Surge again, as well as another short story. I keep hoping to find a happy rhythm, but I’m just so very tired. Still, I keep pressing on. Here’s a little snippet from Ripples I found especially poignant considering the recent tragedies.

A happy little bookstack

taken from chapter 38 - Stinging Barbs

Who, me?

Rather than write a bunch about what’s been going, just know that my husband has been recovering from surgery. Thanks for your prayers! Our youngest has been really struggling with a few things so we’ve been trying to help her, too. Our oldest daughter is moving back in with us for a short time and, of course, the transition is never easy, though this has been a fairly pleasant transition so far. Otherwise, here’s a few more photos for you to get a glimpse of the last few weeks.

Thank y’all so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the snippet and pictures. I’m excited and I hope you’re getting excited, too!

Until next time…
Keep turning pages.

Welcome, or welcome back, to the scenic route! This past week was a big ol’ bust for writing but I hope to improve on that later today. Keep reading to find out what’s been eating away at my writing time.

Life’s been some kind of crazy since we got back from our Texas vacation. Check out the latest below.

I don’t know if I mentioned it when I last posted here, but my husband finally got a consult with the surgeon. It’s official. He’s got a really large hernia… And a smaller one on the opposite side. Because we don’t do things by halfway measures in this house.

Our youngest is struggling to manage life with depression which has been a learning experience for all of us. She’s not the first in our family to have to go through that, but she’s a different person with a different personality. I have to be honest that this takes up a lot of space in my head and in my heart.

While she’s struggling with the depressions, she’s also decided she’d like to try the path of the entrepreneur. She’s found a lot of comfort and peace in the art of crochet so she’s building up a small inventory to take to some of the market venues in our area. We’re helping her with a few ideas and options to market to a wider audience. Your prayers are appreciated!

I’ve been working on a couple baby quilts. I think I mentioned that recently. I have the first one pieced and can show you a sneak peak of the pattern.

Baby Quilt 1

I attempted to create a stained glass style with the bright colors, contrasted with the black borders.

I promise to share photos of the complete quilt which show the cute print on the reverse side once I’m finished.

One of the joys this week was this golden yellow moth on one of our windows. As you can tell, it’s in an area which has been hard to get to to clean. The ground outside is a minefield of poison ivy. :/ Still, you can see the impressive color and decent size.

I don’t know how well you can see these photos, but I’ll be sure to share them on my social media sites. They’ll probably show better there.

I don’t know if any of you are familiar with the game Palia. I’m loving it! So much so I have to make sure all my household chores and any work I need to do are done for the day before I even get near it. My son introduced us to it, so he and our youngest and I all play now.

I don’t know if I’ve ever shared how awful I am at shooter games. If you can die in a game, I’ll likely find the most stupid and unlikely way to do so, and in the most humorous way. But this game offers quests I can actually achieve and something I can build on. Good stuff!

I left a link so y’all can check it out. It’s free to play and while they do have some kind of affiliate perks, I can’t access them because I play on PC through Steam, not through a game system. Still, I like it enough to recommend it to you. I’d say it’s not for kids, though, since it’s an open world with chat options. Pity that, since the world is so cute and appeals to so many people, it’ll likely draw a kid’s attention super quick.

I’m so happy you chose to stop by today. I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into one writer’s life. It’s hard to keep plugging along when it seems I’m spinning my wheels but I refuse to give up, no matter how tired and worn down I feel. Taking things one step at a time and allowing myself proper rest moments, feeding myself well and making sure I stay hydrated, doing my best to get a good night’s rest… It all goes a long way toward improving my spirits. But nothing’s better than hearing people are enjoying my work. Thanks!

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…

Hi! Glad you found your way to the scenic route! It’s been at least two or three weeks since my last blog post. A lot has happened so let me get started.

In writing news, I did not win the cover art contest. While I’m a little bummed, there were some really awesome covers submitted this time. There’s a chance to win again during the next quarter, but I may try working on a short story to submit instead. Even if I don’t win any of these, people who vote will see my work. It’s a way to get my name out there, as well as showing my readers I really do mean business.

I worked a little more on the edit of Ripples, but I didn’t get as much done as I’d hoped this month. I have one week left and I’m determined to get as much of it edited as possible during that week. I’m in the very early stages of planning a “Meet the Author” event with our local library. I hope to have more to share about that in the near future.

Here’s what’s been hindering my writing work:

Health issues: Husband discovered a hernia that needs surgery to fix ASAP but it’s not an emergency, so that’s been uncomfy.

Remodeling: We had several things fixed in our house, including a complete master bath remodel and a rotten window/window sill. The carpenter rebuilt it so it matched the originals more closely. But that window happened to be in my work area and until it was completed, I couldn’t even access my desk.

So many trips to town! We make lists, forget to put something on the list, then end up having to go back because it was important.

Palia: My son discovered an online open world type game that our family can play together. And while it hasn’t taken over completely, it’s going to be a real struggle. The game is cute, keeps me busy with tasks that make sense, and makes me feel like I’m actually accomplishing something, even if it’s virtual. How do you overcome that kind of a draw? “Start as you mean to go on.” I recently read a scripture that suprised me. I thought someone had just come up with that for a story because I read it in a novel. But I read a bible verse that made me think back on that. I wish I’d written it down, because now I can’t find it.

Quilts: There’ve been several babies born in our church and I love putting baby quilts together. I’m working on two right now - one vibrant, one more subdued, but both will be unique and cute.

As you can see, I’ve been kept busy with lots of things. Running errands for others isn’t on the list, nor is the vital practice of meeting with friends to simply rest and catch up, but those things have been going on, too.

I’m glad you stopped by today. I hope you found something interesting or encouraging here.

What’s keeping you from your creative pursuits? Have you overcome those obstacles? If so, what methods did you find helpful? Let the readers and me know in the comments below.

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…

Have you voted yet today?

I finally did it. I’ve entered a contest. The folks at Clean Fiction Magazine host a couple of quarterly contests and I’ve seen some pretty amazing work from the indie community. The first contest is a short story contest. The second is a cover art contest and that’s the one I opted for this time.

You’ll see in the photo above that my cover is number 11. There were 26, I think, in all and I have some pretty stiff competition. People can vote for their favorite cover once each day. I think I missed yesterday. :( But hopefully, my fans didn’t.

If you didn’t know about the contest and if you’d like to help me out, click on the photo above to head straight to the contest page. Or you can click here to go to the same contest page. Then follow the process below:

Once you’re on the cover art contest page, scroll all the way to the bottom and click the blue box labeled “vote now”

A Google form should pop up. Just fill in the required blanks and vote for cover 11: Purpose by Robin McElveen.

Once you’re done voting, if you haven’t had a chance to subscribe for the free story this cover belongs to, then visit my home page. See the notes below regarding the subscription details.

A Curious Little Bird Listening Attentively

Read the next section carefully.

Please Note: I may start running monthly or quarterly newsletters in the future. If you subscribe to my freebies, your email will be in that list. If you want the freebies, you get the newsletter, too. If you ever want to unsubscribe, you can. You’ll get to keep the freebies you have, but you won’t have access to anything I add to my freebie folder after you unsubscribe. I’m not sure of the best way to manage this, but I’ll keep learning. I hope you can bear with me on this journey.

Thanks for stopping by today! Thanks for the votes and for signing up (as applicable). I hope you’re having a beautiful and blessed day. I’ll be going live on Discord after this for those who’d like to listen to me ramble through the world of Y’Dahnndrya. I’m reading through Ripples to get a last look at the content before sending it off to the printers. I’m excited, but it’s the part that is the most harrowing for me. Your prayers are appreciated!

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…

Bible study, America, and a latte with a dash of cinnamon in my favorite mug

Welcome! I usually start my day with Bible reading/study with my husband, then move on to some study on my own. This morning, my latte was so pretty, I decided to snap a photo. This time of day is so important to me. Once we’re all awake and moving around, I don’t get to enjoy the same kind of stillness and peace.

I’ve been fighting some serious exhaustion simply because I feel so overwhelmed lately. The hits do tend to keep coming and I just keep praying for strength to carry on. Our week in Texas was pleasant, but the drive home wasn’t easy or comfortable and I just haven’t even had much time to breathe since we got back. Vacation Bible School took up the first week we were back home. Then we had some repair work done on our home. We end up going to town almost once every day. We’ve had multiple doctor visits since our return. It’s just been a constant go-go-go! I’m tired.

Next, we found out recently that my husband has some health issues that need to be seen about. There’s probably a surgery coming later in the year. And there are some changes we’ll have to make, once again, to the way we are eating. Then again, it’s about time for that to happen anyway. Regardless, God is good all the time.

What else could possibly be adding to the tension? I thought you’d never ask! I haven’t been able to do any work on my writing this week. The carpenter came on Tuesday to finish up the last of the work that needed to be done on our house. Not on his list originally was a window in my work room. The sill was rotting due to some water damage and really needed major work. He basically built us a new window to match the original antique windows which I love. I’m super happy with the work he did, but it all wreaked havoc on my plans. I think I spent two days trying to recover from that shift in schedule, mentally, all while cleaning up the sawdust and grass and dirt that got tracked in during the process.

I do have some exciting news, as well as something to look forward to tomorrow. First the tomorrow news. It’s time for this month’s open mic event at our local library. I always love getting to read my book aloud. I think what makes me most happy is hearing people say they can’t wait to hear more.

Voting for the cover art contest at Clean Fiction Magazine runs from July 28-August 9. Vote once each day!

The second bit of exciting news is a contest. I decided to enter one of my book covers in a cover art contest hosted by Clean Fiction Magazine. If you haven’t heard of them and you love any kind of clean fiction book or story, then you should definitely check them out. A subscription won’t cost you much, either. They only asked me to post about the contest, not necessarily give them a plug, but I’m doing that anyway. Small companies need all the help they can get. And these guys are all helpful to indie authors like me.

If you would, please stop by, starting July 28th, and drop a vote for my cover. If you’re so inclined, you can vote once each day through August 9th and I’d really appreciate it. My cover (shown above and below) looks like this:

If you signed up to receive access to the freebies I share with my readers, then this image is familiar to you.

I wrote Purpose several years ago to introduce one of the important secondary characters in Ripples and I’ve since updated it so that it reads a little better.

If you haven’t signed up for those freebies yet, you can find the form at the bottom of my home page.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed your time here. My post is late, but the fact that it exists is a win today. Y’all be sure to find joy in the small victories!

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…

Lady at a writing desk

That’s right! I’m in sunny, and sometimes rainy, San Antonio, Texas as I’m writing this post. It’s been nice to get away for a while. I’m taking in sights and sounds and filling up my well of experience for future writing projects.

I’ve been to the city a couple times before, but my first visit was for a church related convention and our time and schedule were strictly regulated. We visited Sea World, the wax museum, the Alamo mission, and the shopping area. My second visit was for a specific event on one of the Air Force training bases. My husband’s original career field was celebrating it’s 100th class graduation. He wanted to attend, so we were in town long enough to attend that, then headed directly to another town to visit some friends of ours. Whirlwind trip sums that one up nicely.

On the agenda this week was:

Find acceptable places to eat. My diet being what it is makes this quite difficult. Found this gem of a place I’ll hate to leave behind - Bakery Lorraine. If you’re ever in the area, do check it out. It’s amazingly good.

Work while husband is working at the convention he and his coworkers attend annually.

Swim while we can, in between the rain showers.

Find sites to see which don’t break the bank. This is difficult, but not impossible.

I picked out several brochures to choose from:

Historic Market Square - A shopping area - free to get in but don’t expect to exit with the wallet unscathed…

Tower of the Americas - A super nifty venue with a purportedly amazing view

Go Rio River Tours - I took a river cruise on my first visit and it’s really nice! Being on the water has always given me a measure of joy, especially on lakes or rivers. They’re just so peaceful, even in the middle of a busy city.

San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site - If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know I’m crazy about World Heritage Sites. This one offers a driving tour and free access into five different mission churches, including the Mission San Antonio de Valero (or the Alamo). We’ll also check out the Vietnam and Korean War Memorials while we’re in the Alamo area.

The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum & The Texas Ranger Museum - A whammy combo of the oldest saloon with the oldest original bar and historical memorabilia of iconic Texas Rangers, all in one place. Even if we miss this one on this visit, I do want to catch it at some point.

The Twig Book Shop - I was so excited to find an indie book shop downtown. It makes me sad that these little shops feel like they have to be political, though. I mean, offer the information within the books and let readers form their own opinions, yeah? It’s what makes our country truly great! My daughter and I found a couple of fun books, one of which I’ve been wanting to read for a long time. This was not on a brochure, by the way. We just happened upon it while walking to the bakery.

Caverns of Sonora - I so badly want to take a guided tour of some caverns somewhere. It won’t happen on this trip, though. Sonora is out of the way. The website offers a virtual tour…but all the sensory stuff would be missing, except maybe sound, but even that would change.

Natural Bridge Caverns - We passed this one on the way into San Antonio, so we won’t be able to hit this one at all this time. We aren’t going home the same way. But maybe it’ll be something to do in the future.

As I’m writing this, waiting for my husband to return from the convention, I’m trying to plan how we’ll tackle the driving tour of the mission churches. We hope to do that and also stop in at the Historic Market Square. By the time this post goes out on Friday, I might have pictures uploaded to show you some of these places.

It’s really important to get out and see new things, hear new sounds, and just see how the world is working and changing around us. All these things make for better writing in the end.

What do you think?

Welcome to Robin’s Scenic Route, where we sometimes take the long way ‘round, just because.

Last week, my husband, youngest daughter, and I went to Texas. He had a business conference in San Antonio. We checked out a few of the touristy things in the area which I’ll blog about next Friday. But then we headed north to San Angelo where we were stationed for the last three years of my husband’s time in the US Air Force. It was, by far, our favorite base and town because it was so family oriented.

It was nice to revisit some of our favorite places, though we didn’t get to go to our all-time favorite, The Chicken Farm Art Center. They were closed for the holiday. I really was hoping to buy a nice piece of hand-thrown pottery, but it’ll have to wait until the next visit. The last visit was about six years ago or so, so it may be a while.

There’s a river walk in San Angelo that’s pretty nice, though the river itself looked pretty dirty. It’s sad when people want to enjoy nature, but they aren’t aware of the many things they all do that add up over time to junk up a nature site. Still, the visitor’s center and water feature there looked really nice, but for some weeding in a couple places. They usually don’t get a whole lot of rain, but this year’s been different. More on that later.

San Angelo Visitor’s Center Entrance

Start the River Walk, or on business days, visit the gift shop where you can get info on all the area attractions and a souvenir to take home.

And the last place we re-visited was the city flower garden. There are waterways which run through, but I can’t remember if there was ever water running through it during our three years living there or the previous visit we made. I would imagine it’s the same case of people not being careful to keep trash in trash cans and not pollute the waterways which keeps it dry.

San Angelo City Flower Garden

I know you can’t see much from this photo, but if you visit my social media, I’ll be uploading video of the flowers there later.

One new place we discovered was The Bearded Barista. I recently discovered that I can eat sourdough bread. Imagine my overwhelming joy after having to avoid most breads for about two years now, even the gluten free ones. I’m so excited that I get to eat sandwiches again! The Bearded Barista offered a build-your-own breakfast sandwich and sourdough was one of the bread options. Not only that, it was small enough that I could eat the whole sandwich at one sitting. And their latte was pretty dang tasty, rating a second and third tasting. I always have to get mine without flavoring and I usually skip sugar because of my dietary struggles, so it’s a new game I play… Whose Latte is the Best? I prefer a nutty, woodsy, and/or smokey tone in my latte. Theirs was earthy which was close enough. And I know my descriptions are gonna throw some folks.

Having said all that, I’m sure you’re wondering what that has to do with this author’s journey. Every experience one goes through can really enhance their writing and creativity. Re-visiting places you spent time in the past can also help to refresh your memory of the emotions and atmosphere you experienced in a certain place. Personally, I’m going to avoid dangerous ones since those tend to stick very clearly in my mind. (I went spelunking once during high school. My foot slipped on some damp rock which was at a crazy downward slant. The light source came only from our flashlights/headlamps which were few. My heart literally skipped multiple beats and then ramped up so fast, I had a bit of trouble breathing. But the drop was short. Still, I don’t really want to do that again.)

I loved visiting all these sites again and breathing in the air of a different place. I feel refreshed and ready to get back to writing. All the things I experienced on this trip will help me craft a better story.

I’m sure by now everyone’s heard of the terrible loss of life, injuries, and damage which occurred in Texas during the night of July 3rd or early morning hours of July 4th. This happened just south of where we were staying. On our drive home, we had to re-route about five times due to road closures and saw large swathes where flood waters had been over the roads dragging debris and leaving it in its wake.

Please pray for the families who’ve been affected by this flooding as they mourn the loss of their loved ones. Also pray for those who suffered injury or damage to property/crops. Help with donations, or volunteer your time and energy if you’re able. But definitely keep these families in prayer. They will need that support for a while. Sometimes, no amount of preparation can prepare you for this kind of flash flood, but hopefully, something can be done to minimize the loss and damage in the future.

We’re not guaranteed tomorrow, dear readers. But my hope rests in my Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. My prayer is that He is your hope, salvation, and Lord, too. If not, and you want to know more, please check out my Statement of Faith. I’ve shared some scriptures there which might be an encouragement to you.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a beautifully blessed and safe weekend.

Until next time,
Keep turning pages…