Welcome to November and Unwritten's next BIG event, 30 Days of Thankfulness, featuring a tremendous giveaway that will be PERFECT for a reader on your Christmas list...or a gift for yourself!!! We are giving away a...
Yep, you heard me right, but that's not all. All authors participating in this month's event have also generously donated a Kindle copy of one of their books so you'll already have some great stories to read when you curl up with your new Kindle!! To enter, just complete all the easy entries on the Rafflecopter on the bottom of this page. Today let's hear from author Nancy Pennick and what she's thankful for :
The Simple Things in
Life
When we’re young, most of us want to be rich and famous. We
stand in the middle of our bedrooms belting out songs, whether we have the
voice for it or not. We dream we are on that movie screen playing the part of
the femme fatale or the hero.
As time goes on, we learn that only a small percent of the
population achieves those goals. We have to join the real world. Now a new race
begins. A new home. The best technology. An awesome car. Things that seem to
cost money.
Life has taken on a new meaning for me, a new way of
thinking. Yes, I am thankful for friends and family, good health and my home.
But I’m also grateful for the simple things in life. I can look up at the
morning sky, feel the warmth of the sun on my face, see the bright blue sky and
be thankful. I try to gaze up every day, no matter the weather, and find
something beautiful. Dark gray snow
clouds create a wondrous background to the bare trees of winter. The sun
peeking through the morning mist hints of the day to come. My favorite is those
white puffy clouds that look like cotton candy.
I won’t bore you with too many more of the simple things I’m
thankful for. Maybe you can add to the list.
Sun sparkling off a
new fallen snow
The golden leaves of autumn
A baby’s smile
The first buds of spring
Birds chirping
Yellow forsythias
The sound of water lapping on the shore
Sharing a bottle of wine with friends and family
Snuggling with a good book by the fireplace
Holding hands with my husband
Watching my son grow into an awesome young man
The simple things. Give it a try.
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After a great career in teaching, Nancy found a second calling as a writer. Ohio is her home but she loves to travel the U.S. Her debut young adult novel, Waiting for Dusk, was a surprise to her as much as it was to her family. Watching a PBS series on National Parks, her mind wandered to another place and that is where the characters of Katie and Andrew were born. Call of the Canyon and Stealing Time continue their story. The Swedish influences found in the books came from her mother whose parents emigrated from Sweden.
Nancy currently resides in Mentor, Ohio with her husband and their college-age son.
Stealing Time
Waiting For Dusk #3
by Nancy Pennick
Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: Ice & Fire
Formats Available In: Kindle, Nook and Print
Release Date: 24th February 2014
Drew from the past…
Kate from the present…
Two worlds collided.
As senior year comes to a close, a promise of new beginnings is on the horizon. Kate longs to head to Arizona and college until her former friend, Tyson, does the unimaginable forcing her to stay in Ohio. Her family has to pull together to keep their secrets safe. Anna wishes to return to the canyon in 1927 once more and Kate’s determined to make that a reality. Summer’s filled with wonderful memories and little warning of things to come. Kate’s world grows darker and she must be the one to conquer the demons and save the world that is most precious to her.
Thanks for hosting, Mysti!
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