Today My Grandson Turns Two

Today my grandson Bobby turns two years of age. Two years ago was such a different world for me personally. My wife was only a couple of days away from beginning chemotherapy, and that brought plenty of anxiety and uncertainty into my life.
Then Bobby was born, and I think it changed everything.
Bobby's entrance into our world launched our wonderful voyage as grandparents. He has given us joy, and particularly has given my wife a reason to keep a smile on her face through difficult times.
We are blessed he chose us as his Ba Noi, a Vietnamese grandmother, and PawPaw, a granddaddy from the south.
We enjoy every minute we spend with him, and will encourage him to be the best person he can be.

To My Wife

Methinks I've been Shot

Bows and hearts were made to be broken
Cupid has flown and left me a token
An arrow he shot upon my behest
The taste of an Angel pierced through my frail chest

The shaft of the arrow so deep did it drive
I felt so much love when it finally arrived
My prayer has been answered, my wound will be cleansed
I’m much more for loving you, my wife….my dear friend

Dreams Comfort Kim

There is a safety and recluse in lying in bed at night and readying for sleep, when the lights go out and the reality of the day slowly turns to nonsensical thoughts. Likened to the feeling of a drug as it quickly passes through the blood brain barrier and finally somehow confuses reality with fiction. The edge between wakefulness and sleep, truth and lies, love and loneliness. Herein lies the ideas that I wish to put into words.
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner said something I find to be relevant in writing fiction. He said, "Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth." I wish I would have said it first.
Dreams, comforting, encouraging, revitalizing.

Now comes the hard work

I'm in Atlanta Georgia this week getting the layout of the book and the last minute editing finished. This is taking a little more time than I expected, but maybe if I ever do another book, which I hope I do, it will be easier then.
The weather is quite colder than Florida. I'm not accustomed to 20 degree weather. It will be nice to finish the work here, and get back home. On a positive note, the lodging, and food are wonderful.
I'll be done here by the weekend, and then comes the waiting for the proof which will be another couple of weeks. When that's complete, the book will be published.
That's about it. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.