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| Happy 2015!! |
May old friends be remembered and good times not forgotten. Happy New Year 2015!
We all have high hopes for the New Year, especially if the
previous year was a bit of a disappointment.
For me, 2014 was a busy year. I taught 1st grade
religious education, became more active in my son's Cub Scout pack, and I
organized a friends and family team to participate in the walk to end Alzheimer's.
Then I did NaNoWriMo. I'm pooped!
I think it's natural to pause at new years, take a moment to
reflect on our accomplishments and things we could have done better and set
some goals for us to move forward.
New Years has several traditions that vary from place to
place, but one we're very familiar with here in North America involves singing –
or probably more accurate – listening to Auld Lang Syne.
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| Guy Lombardo |
It's an old Scottish song written by Robert Burns and first
published in 1796. Translated it means, "old long since," but implies
"times gone by."
The lyrics ask the listener will you forget the past? Do you
promise to remember the friendships you've known? The heart of the song tells us there's always time to
remember friends, if not in person, then in memories.
Band leader Guy Lombardo made the song popular. He heard it
in his hometown of London, Ontario, and first played it with his band at the
Roosevelt Hotel in New York City in 1929. We've been listening ever since.
Question for you: What happened to you in 2014 that you'll
remember for a long time to come? Did you get married? Have a child? Go
traveling to a place you've never been? Lose a loved one? I'd love to hear what
your year was like.
Enjoy this fantasy romance:
The Green Rose
The Green Rose of Gaia is preserved in legends and myths. Can
Sonia and Ivanstan find the truth in time to save their world?
5 Stars, "An Incredible Story." Joy Cagil, Amazon
Reviewer
4 Stars, "Well written and engaging." Long and
Short Reviews
4 Stars, "Enthralling" Fiction with flair, Amazon
Reviewer.
Excerpt:
The door opened and closed. Sonia turned
around. As Ivánstan approached, the candlelight from the candles on the table
cast stark shadows over his cheeks, making him appear like a seductive devil.
"I thought I'd find you here." His
voice was more relaxed.
She gestured toward the window. "I like
to look at nature."
"Why?"
"It's beautiful. It settles my soul."
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B007QUBU2E
Barnes
& Noble:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-green-rose-stephanie-burkhart/1109853031?ean=2940014183239
ALL
ROMANCE EBOOKS:
My favorite memory of 2014 was having a book hit the top of the Amazon charts in Western Romance. My daughter also became engaged. I loved spending time outside with the dragon flies who enjoyed sitting on me each time I walked out the door. I hope your 2014 was fabulous and that 2015 will be even better!
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