Promises

Future zucchini

Flowers on vegetable plants are the promise of good things to come. If you live in a different climate than central Colorado, you may be scratching your head at my excitement. Late-June, and I am finally seeing hope that my garden will produce.

I've plucked a few leaves off kale plants to throw into smoothies. But the satisfaction of a meal cooked from ingredients harvested from my garden is weeks away.

My writing life has been in a similar period of growth. The labor has yet to bear fruit. I've completed two short stories. Book three in my Rose Creek series is with my editor. A stand-alone novel is going through beta reads. Book four in the Rose Creek series is in the outlining stage. And the YA I'm co-authoring with my daughter is nearing completion.

I'm giving myself permission to take breaks. Sitting on the deck with a cup of tea first thing in the morning is a treat. ​While we're striving toward goals, or maybe just trying to survive day to day, we need to enjoy moments of peace and quiet, or exuberant joy, wherever we find them.

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