Yes,
it is true. I’ll be 60 in a few weeks. As that time approached, I could feel a
bit of unease.
But
now, I am so excited!
My
new book, Gifts of Grace, is being
released on my birthday, February 23.
What
a lovely 60th birthday present.
I
wanted to challenge myself with a couple things in these three novellas.
It’s
been more than forty years since I moved away from our family farm. I decided it
would be fun to set a story on a farm.
Besides
the internet, my research included questions for my brother Jim, who is
currently raising cows on our home place. This story was delightful to write.
I
also wanted to have a main character be blind.
Since
I am visually impaired, it seems like this would be easy for me, wouldn’t you
think?
But,
even though I have to struggle to put much visual description in my writing, it
certainly is easier to go by the assumption that everybody can see everything.
Facial
expressions, body movements to show emotions and feelings toward others. Visual
recognition of where things are located in a room or in an outside setting.
“She
blinked, then turned her back to me and walked to look out the window.”
“My
stomach clenched and my hands grew moist as soon as I saw him turn the corner and
come toward me.”
I
didn’t go into great detail about how the blind character performed everyday
tasks, and I found that the story flowed more naturally than I’d expected.
I
enjoyed writing these characters’ stories, sharing in their relationships.
Gifts
of Grace
Three
novellas. Three women search with hungry hearts, and God shows them surprising
answers.
Tammy
needs a new goal to fill her empty nest, and she needs to find forgiveness for
her heart.
Mourning
the loss of her baby, Judy flees to the home she abandoned twelve years ago.
The family farm. Is something new waiting for her at this old home?
Iola,
who is blind, struggles to prove herself as a professional and to be the mother
her sixteen-year-old daughter needs during a rough time.
Watch
as God opens doors these women would never expect.
https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Grace-Kathy-McKinsey-ebook/dp/B08T7ZHLMZ