Just Sharing My Thoughts

Whew! This is the word that best describes my life for the last few months. There’s been so much going on -- both good and not so good -- that sometimes when I lay my head down on the pillow at night to go to sleep it only takes a matter of minutes for me to fall into a deep sleep because I’ve simply been worn out. I’m just being honest. I’ve had the desire to write, but writer’s block decided or should I say I let it set in.

Although I’ve been in a wilderness experience of some sort, I can honestly say that God is still good because in spite of it all, I’m truly blessed and recognize this fact daily. I’ve got a roof over my head, car to drive, job, food to eat, daughter, grandkids, other close family members, and friends, etc. You get the picture. In addition, my newest book, “A Date with Jesus: A Woman’s Guide to a Closer Relationship with the Lord” has hit the shelves and is getting great reviews. In fact, a local church recently selected it for their women’s group for reading and discussion. This was exciting to hear. I was also blessed and honored to be one of the guest speaker’s for my church’s women’s conference in May. The conference was a blessing. God showed up and showed out.

Speaking of my book, I had my first book signing at a major bookstore on July 9, 2009. The book signing was at Borders in St. Charles, Illinois. Although I’ve had other book signings over the years at independently owned bookstores, it was really exciting and felt great to have a book signing at a Borders. On the day of the book signing, I must admit that I was sick and running low on energy, but pressed on any how and was truly blessed. I had a great turn out and sold all of the books that the store ordered. I was able to dialogue with some friends, my sister and even met some new friends in the process. All in all, this was a life-changing and memorable experience for me. God truly blessed this book signing and I am forever grateful.

Below are some pictures from this event. As you can see, we were all having a great time. I’d like to thank Ernie Pureza (in the green shirt) for having his digital camera and taking some great pictures. In addition to Ernie, I’d like to thank everyone else for coming out to support me. You all made my day! I'd like to say a special thank you to the staff at Borders. Everyone made me feel so welcomed and were all very nice.

Well, let me go now because it’s about 2:00 a.m. and I only have a few more hours before I have to get up and get ready for a full day’s work in corporate America. Writing this blog post has reminded me that I better get back to doing what I love on a more regular basis and that is WRITING! Oh – if there are some spelling errors, please forgive me. This sistah is tired and getting ready to fall out!!!

Until next time,

Peace

Carla