tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post7432876151539502754..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: Imagine AmazingHeidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-44251625724860601282013-09-13T18:32:50.889-04:002013-09-13T18:32:50.889-04:00Thank you, Melissa. I like the feeling of possibil...Thank you, Melissa. I like the feeling of possibility much more than the recent melancholy. :) Maybe it will swing back that way, soon. Praying it will, anyway.<br /><br />Somehow the thing we want to do is almost always not the thing we NEED to do. I'm sure you will get to do both in the coming months. I look forward to seeing your finished product!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-66312796744713143452013-09-13T18:30:32.345-04:002013-09-13T18:30:32.345-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-39819252535024356942013-09-13T18:28:24.723-04:002013-09-13T18:28:24.723-04:00You have a big year ahead of you, Terri! So many a...You have a big year ahead of you, Terri! So many amazing things on the horizon! A new home, new writing, maybe a contract... I can't wait to see how God pulls everything together for you!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-52514403917867117632013-09-13T12:44:58.033-04:002013-09-13T12:44:58.033-04:00What an upbeat post! You made me eager to see what...What an upbeat post! You made me eager to see what this year will bring. I hope you finish your novel. I'm hoping to maybe get a contract....but then I always hope that.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-57512027995753367252013-09-12T13:42:54.009-04:002013-09-12T13:42:54.009-04:00I love it when school starts - there's such a ...I love it when school starts - there's such a feeling of anticipation and hope. While I love the freedom from routine summer brings, I also get tired of it after awhile. I am an autumn and winter person, and I love how it gets dark early and that there's no pressure to go outside, but I can snuggle up in my house all cozy and warm with my family by my side.<br /><br />I hope the low mood soon shifts. I hope you are able to finish your novel and start the querying process. <br /><br />For me, I've got two books to work on - one has a contract (the POW history book) and the other doesn't (the novel). Which one do you think I'm more excited about? If you said the novel, you'd be right! Alas, no contract on the novel means the other one must come first. Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-87996823725231534442013-09-10T10:31:43.523-04:002013-09-10T10:31:43.523-04:00I was just thinking last week how much I'd mis...I was just thinking last week how much I'd missed you and your blog! I am starting to face the idea of my son going to college, so I can imagine how heartbreaking and yet thrilling it is for you. As a parent you really want them to have all the great things in life, but it's hard to let them go to do that. :)<br /><br />I hope you will share your journey querying and editing and newly writing with us! Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-83140734088080948502013-09-10T09:22:07.000-04:002013-09-10T09:22:07.000-04:00Lynn - it's in the Potomac Review. I've do...Lynn - it's in the Potomac Review. I've done a very poor job of advertising it. :)<br /><br />I've had my years of distraction, as well. Still am having one, I think. But it sure is good to see you back! Welcome to a new day of a new season of life!<br />Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-78519150631500660462013-09-10T09:20:50.239-04:002013-09-10T09:20:50.239-04:00That is because your life is full of amazing, and ...That is because your life is full of amazing, and you know the joy of seeing your kids find that. :)<br />Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-62746828866144744362013-09-10T09:19:27.246-04:002013-09-10T09:19:27.246-04:00There is a bittersweetness to sending kids off to ...There is a bittersweetness to sending kids off to school. There is quiet, of course, and also knowing that they are going to get to do and learn and experience things that they never could at home - and hopefully mostly in really good ways. :) We miss them, but letting them go is letting them experience life more fully.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-64295400585615514092013-09-09T10:34:57.135-04:002013-09-09T10:34:57.135-04:00I'm with you on the feeling sad that school st...I'm with you on the feeling sad that school starts again, especially this year since I sent my oldest away to school, which was one of the hardest things I've done as a parent. But it will be an amazing year for him, maybe not all good, but definitely amazing.<br /><br />I'm hoping to query, finish editing my next book and start on my third. Glad to be back blogging.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-82842388122544036552013-09-08T22:20:02.176-04:002013-09-08T22:20:02.176-04:00Heidi, another short story published?? I would lov...Heidi, another short story published?? I would love to learn where I can read the published one. I had a couple of years of distraction and today is a new day of a new season of life. Thank you for the inspirational post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-87403888805911647342013-09-06T10:40:10.864-04:002013-09-06T10:40:10.864-04:00I love this post. I love everything you wrote her...I love this post. I love everything you wrote here.Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-6617799212507665252013-09-03T12:10:22.782-04:002013-09-03T12:10:22.782-04:00Thank you for this inspiring post. I am always loo...Thank you for this inspiring post. I am always looking for reasons to "begin again" and work towards amazing. I sent my boy off to first grade last week. I miss having him home, but oh how likes to fight with his little sister. Now for a little peace and quiet...(until the baby wakes up, that is).Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-5145168693629681912013-09-03T11:44:27.228-04:002013-09-03T11:44:27.228-04:00I'm sure your daughter will have a great year!...I'm sure your daughter will have a great year! I can't wait to hear about how much she grows and learns! For some kids - like yours and mine, I think - everything is an opportunity for something exciting. :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-37766804958866866342013-09-03T11:22:14.434-04:002013-09-03T11:22:14.434-04:00I'm not one of the ones that are celebrating t...I'm not one of the ones that are celebrating the return to school. However, I'm not in the day-to-day trenches either :) That said, my wife wasn't celebrating either.<br /><br />I always dreaded going back to school because I loved summers at home so much. My daughter, however, was psyched. <br /><br />Paulstrugglingwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895062852286494753noreply@blogger.com