Open Spaces Vol. 20.3

Open Spaces        3-27-2020

Vol. 20.3

I don’t think any of us would have, a year ago, imagined the place we find ourselves at the end of this month. So as we face Covid-19, let us each do our part but not live in fear. Don’t get me wrong there is plenty to be afraid of in this life, and this virus is one of them. However scary as this might seem it is not the end of the world. Friends we will get through this if we all work together.

So most of us are penned up at home. Fact is I normally am, well for the most part. I have given up a few regular outing like going to church, which is a big deal. But by and large I’m working from home or around the farm. There’s always stuff that needs to be done, you know fixing stuff, yada, yada, yada. Soon yard work will do its share to occupy my days. Life goes on doesn’t it?

And then there’s my writing. With all my author’s events put on hold I have a bit more time to assault the keyboard. If you knew how badly I type you would understand that my computer is the victim here. But none the less, I pound, backspace, correct, pound a bit more, and eventually a page is finished. I won’t share what I’m working on but it is enough to tell you I am more than half way through a first draft.

Please don’t hold your breath, or continue to ask me, politely, as you always do, when it will be finished. This book which I am currently working on is a very LONG way from completion. I expect it will take at least THREE YEARS before it reaches publication. That’s 1095 days friends, and I will have to push things to get it done in 2023. But I will finish this project, if God wants me to complete it, and I think He does.

Shifting gears here. Misty Creek and Elizabeth’s Journey have the most wonderful fans. I cannot say how touched this man of modest talent is by the comments I have received. Over and again I have been told how much you have enjoyed these books. The fans of these stories are what pushes me to strive for the very best that I can do. Just the other day someone called to share how much she enjoyed Elizabeth’s Journey. Calls or letters or E-mails like that humble me. I thank God that He has given me this talent, and the determination that keep my fingers, as clumsy as they are, driven to continue.

So as we come to this month few of us will ever forget, know as the days grow longer we will overcome this challenge. Stay safe and well my friends.

Again thank you my friends.

With God’s blessings, Christ’s love, and Holy Spirit’s comfort,

John