A FRIEND HAS A NEW BLOG

Melody Chatelle, a friend of mine, has a new blog. Melody has written a book called , “Journeys of Heartache and Grace: Conversations and Life Lessons From Young People With Serious Illnesses.” She describes her book as "a book on communicating with loved ones during tough times when people become seriously ill." She says that she based the book on "poignant, practical and heartfelt interviews with young people ages six to 20 facing life-threatening or serious chronic illnesses."


Melody's book describes how the families of the children communicated and tells about the life lessons she learned from those seriously ill young people. Although Melody has written these stories from the perspective of young people, the strategies and lessons from the book might easily be applied to people of all ages. To view Melody's blog, go to http://journeysgrace.wordpress.com/.


Melody states that the purpose of her blog is to connect people who are interested in the common topic of dealing with serious illnesses and to help people find the resources that will help them in their journey. She suggests that if you have thoughts/ideas/comments about life-threatening or altering illnesses, she would welcome your questions and comments on her blog.

ANOTHER BOOK REVIEW

I was excited to see that one of my blogging friends, Linda, of My Own Velvet Room, has reviewed my book, Growing Up in the Texas Panhandle on her blog. Here's an excerpt:

"I know that this book will be a treasure to Pat's family in the years to come, but as one with no connection to Pat's family, I can say with surety that this is also a wonderful read for anyone with an interest in reading lifestories."

It is wonderful to hear that Linda has read my book and loved it! Thank you so much for your review, Linda.

A REVIEW OF MY BOOK!

A wonderful review of my new book, Growing Up in the Texas Panhandle, just appeared on Smockity Frock's blog. To read it, go to http://smockityfrocks.blogspot.com/. Thank you so much, Ms. Smockity.

This self-publishing adventure has been so much fun. I would encourage all of you to gather up some of the wonderful stories that I have been reading on your blogs and send them in to Lulu.com for publishing. It took me a while to get things in the shape and format that I wanted, but the end result has been most pleasing. And the cost factor (no outlay of cash on my part) is especially appealing during these difficult economic times.

My husband commented, as he read the book in a final edit, that he wished he had a book like that full of his grandmother's stories. I am pleased to have this book to pass down to my children and grandchildren--a book of pictures and memories.