EVERYDAY MIRACLES

My everyday miracle this week is that I'm still breathing--well, for the most part!

The second book of my LEGACY series, LEGACY OF ANGELS, will be released on May 1--less than a week away.

I run a gamut of emotions as release day nears. Excitement that another of my "babies" is being born into the world. Panic that I don't have everything done yet that I wanted to. Doubts about whether anyone will want to read the book. Pride that I finished another book and still love the story and the characters after all those revisions.

Amazement that my mind can plot and create to come up with 40,000 or more words that form a coherent story.

In that way, I see any book as a miracle. Anyone who puts hands to keyboard and creates a story is creating a miracle. Whether that books sells one copy to the author or climbs to the top of a bestseller list, each book is a testament to the creative miracle of the human mind.

Once that book is in the hands of readers, another miracle occurs. If you have been able to read since you can remember--like me--reading is another miracle I take for granted until I stop to think about it. Then I am once again humbled. Not just that my eyes and brain are able to read and comprehend, but for those who taught me to read and wrote books to read. Wow!

So authors and readers, I hope you take a moment to appreciate the miracles you have created and are able to enjoy!