While my family and I lived in Singapore we got a chance to visit some pretty exotic tropical destinations. Bali was our favorite but we also really enjoyed Tioman, Malaysia. Though our children were young we outfitted them all with snorkeling gear and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the reefs. Our youngest at the time was only two. He rode on my back. Ever since then we’ve dreamed of taking it a step further and learning to scuba. This summer we’re finally going to make it happen.

Getting a book published has been a long process. Sometimes I wondered if it would ever happen. Getting the word from Leatherwood Press that they wanted to publish my works was a great day along the way, but today was even better. Today I got to see the cover for Jee’s Bones! Somehow seeing the cover finally made it real for me.

BTW, I love the cover!

Thanks to the perserverance of Linda, my patient and kind editor at Leatherwood Press the final edits of both Jee’s Bones and Journey of the Heart are now complete! I’m excited about the end result. Without a doubt, both manuscripts are now much better than they were when the process started. Though I’m pleased with the results, I have to note that the process at times was painful. Click on the graphic to see just a couple of sample paragraphs.

In Hebrews 4:12 it says that “the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.” For at least a moment this week it appeared that the US Government agreed that the word of God could be a dangerous weapon.

I originally wrote this for a small business blog, SeedsofGrowth.com but the concept is certainly not limited to business. Do a search on innovation over at Amazon.com. 11,859 results!