I hope you are doing very well today.
I am soooo excited to share with you my newest notebook journal just published on Amazon. But first, I want to thank all of you who purchased my very first journal ‘You Will Get Through It’. You’ve really shown me the love and I hope you’re enjoying it. This latest journal titled: “If I Say You Can Make It, You’d Better Believe It!” (A Notebook Journal with Dozens of Powerful Affirmations) has some familiar characters on it as were on my recently published puzzle book. For those of you who’ve read my Lucille Pfiffer Mystery Series, you are fully aware that Lucille tells it like it is and also that she has a heart of gold. So, in this journal, Lucille is the one giving the great advice and having you turn that advice around as affirmations that will help you in your everyday life — there are literally dozens of affirmations included in this one. Grab your copy just below.
As mentioned in my previous newsletter, an excerpt of Murder in The Family is included in this newsletter. The pre-order for this book will soon be available on Amazon and is currently posted on my website.
In other news: My new Youtube channel will be in full swing very soon. I’ve had a challenging and extremely busy past eighteen months, to say the least, which has caused me to have to postpone the tapings. However, within a few weeks I’ll be sharing some really interesting thoughts with you over there, including some personal experiences. Watch for more on this.
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And until next time, take good care of yourself and your loved ones and keep on being AWESOME!
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
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A NEW NOTEBOOK JOURNAL with Dozens of Powerful Affirmations!
Lucille has a lot to say, particularly since she’s had to deal with her share of seemingly insurmountable challenges.
She’s experienced grief, loss of eyesight and has found herself in situations that many people can and cannot identify with. Yet, in spite of everything, she has embraced all of her blessings, including her lovable Shih Tzu, Vanilla – her very best friend in the world.
Although they are characters in the popular Lucille Pfiffer Mystery Series, the wisdom Lucille has shared throughout the series has managed to touch the heart of her readers.
With dozens of affirmations and ample lined sections throughout, this journal becomes your canvas for daily reflections, aspirations, and victories. Whether you’re jotting down your thoughts, sketching out ideas, or simply letting your pen dance across the paper, it is your companion in growth and self-discovery.
EXCERPT 1 FROM MURDER IN THE FAMILY
Fifty-year-old Lottie Ziglar weighed no more than one hundred and twenty pounds during the course of her entire thirty-year marriage. But in recent months, she’d managed to effortlessly shed fifteen pounds, as she’d grown more and more disillusioned with her marriage. However, she was determined that rainy Friday afternoon, come hell or highwater, that she was going to unload her troubles onto the broad shoulders of the one man she thought deserved to carry them—Father Joe McCullen.
With a heavy heart, she pulled her long salt and pepper hair into a ponytail and slipped on a plain, sleeveless lavender dress she’d worn a couple of times to church and black low heel slingbacks. It was five minutes past five o’clock when she stepped outside of the two-storey house clutching her umbrella and purse, then quickly headed to her blue sedan parked on the driveway. As she sat behind the steering wheel, a flood of emotions engulfed her and tears gushed from her tired eyes. She hated what she was about to do, and as a good Christian, everything inside her fought against it—almost everything. There was something in there gently nudging at her conscience to do what she hoped was the right thing, regardless of whom she hurt or what anyone would think of her after the deed had been done. She needed to be free since for too many years, she’d allowed herself to be silenced by her own husband whom she loved and fiercely resented at the same time.
Failing to hold back the cascade of angry tears she was relentlessly wiping away with the back of her hands, her mind wandered back to that fateful night when Dick had left the house for the final time in his prized white Cadillac—only minutes later to crash and burn after the vehicle veered off and struck a utility pole. She remembered the feelings she had when she heard the news from two young police officers who appeared at her door a little more than an hour after Dick had left. She’d not told a soul about how she really felt—not a single soul—not to this very day. It was something she’d only felt safe enough telling God, and still confessing such a thing to Him was one of the most difficult things she’d ever done. But today, she was going to share those feelings she’d kept under lock and key with their beloved parish priest, Father Joe McCullen.
As Lottie reversed away from the house she’d called home for twenty-two years with tears still streaming down her sunken cheeks, a myriad of distressing thoughts continued to pierce her soul.
EXCERPT: 2
Lottie Ziglar was next in line at the confessional at her home church of Saint John’s Cathedral. She had converted to the faith decades earlier at the prompting of her husband, Dick, while they were still engaged to be married. After having tied the knot, they had been blessed with three children—Dolly, Josh and Tricia—and their lives were strictly centered around faith, family and community.
Old George Scrivens exited the confessional booth and gave Lottie a gracious smile and a nod as he passed her by. She returned the pleasantry before proceeding to enter the same booth.
Carefully kneeling on the step in front of the latticed opening behind which she knew Father Joe was seated, Lottie felt her heart racing—more like thumping out of her chest—for she realized that the moment of truth had finally arrived. It had only been thirty days since Dick’s death and for her, keeping such an ungodly secret had been thirty days of hell.
Reverently making the sign of the cross, Lottie uttered, “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been five weeks since my last confession.”
Father Joe listened.
“In my heart, I have been harboring great resentment and hatred for another human being. I know it’s wrong, but I can’t seem to let go of it.”
Joe was mildly taken aback by such an admission from Lottie. He’d always known her to be a quiet, unassuming, faithful parishioner—one of those persons he felt exemplified and embraced true Christianity evident by her humility, generosity and the fact that she was a good wife and mother. To him, she was as close to an angel as any human could possibly get.
“Please explain, my child,” Joe replied.
Her tears started to flow again…and now Lottie struggled to compose herself. Seemingly out of nowhere, anger became the domineering emotion; guilt, sorrow and shame having taken a back seat.
With fingers interlaced near her waist and her head slightly lowered, she said, “The hate and resentment I have been harboring, Father… are towards you.”
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Father Joe McCullen is no ordinary priest.
He has a heart of gold, but he’s no pushover. Very little passes his ears or his eyes and he can smell a “rat” from a mile away.
The community of Old Providence is held by higher standards by the beloved priest, yet “skeletons” still manage to creep out of the closets of his faithful parishioners every now and then, and oftentimes are not headed anywhere in the direction of the confessional.
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Some patients never leave…
No one expects to visit a hospital for a non-life-threatening injury only to never leave again.
Merci Hospital, one of the oldest in the county, has served countless patients. However, something is now very odd about the place as some who are admitted report seeing things that are not there and others never get to talk about it. Catherine Lucene is fairly new at Merci, a highly regarded nurse whose reputation for excellence and compassion in healthcare precedes her. She gradually becomes aware of the inexplicably sinister happenings at the hospital, but the underlying cause of it all evades her. Will Catherine’s determination to uncover the truth help preserve the lives of those not yet lost, including her own, or will her curiosity of the “unknown” propel her into a horrifying state-of-being she never knew existed?
A NOTEBOOK JOURNAL WITH POWERFUL AFFIRMATIONS
Life can seem like a maze at times, but be confident that with each new day and every positive step you take, you are getting through whatever challenge it is you are facing. You are worthy; you are capable, you are blessed, and you are enough. These affirmations have been placed strategically throughout this journal so that every day you are reminded of how strong you truly are.
Embrace each morning with gratitude as you reflect on the blessings in your life. Our journal encourages this practice, serving as a gentle reminder of the abundance surrounding you.
Embedded within these pages are affirmations designed to uplift and inspire – let them resonate within you as you navigate your day.
With ample lined sections, this journal becomes your canvas for daily reflections, aspirations, and victories. Whether you’re jotting down your thoughts, sketching out ideas, or simply letting your pen dance across the paper, it is your companion in growth and self-discovery.
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