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September 25, 2015
Pope Francis and Writing and The End…
I typed The End on my 27th book, Everywhere and Every Way, the same day Pope Francis spoke to the UN and prayed at Ground Zero.
It had been a grueling week. My husband had gone away for work reasons, and my deadline wasn’t looming, it was right here. There was no more hiding or denying, I needed to dig in and finish the book.
Between juggling my family’s needs with tasks such as cooking (yes, I had to cook on DEADLINE, garbage, homework), and various responsibilities I usually ignore when finishing a book, I needed to write 25K in five days.
Fun, fun, fun.
The work got done. I love the book. I’m proud of the story and my goal to keep growing as a writer.
But it was an extraordinary week for other reasons. Pope mania hit the world, and I was caught up in it like so many others. Yes, I’m Catholic. Yes, I’ve had some issues with the Church. But that didn’t matter. What mattered was how just one person with a good heart, faith, and love can touch so many people.
With all the bad, it was wonderful to see people excited to see a man of faith visit our country and speak to us. To smile at the crowds during a grueling schedule, hold mass, and serve lunch to the homeless on his one hour break, instead of dining with Congress.
It reminded me of the good in the world today. Of the hope that never leaves us. I smiled while I watched his travels and popped in and out of my office between writing spurts.
It felt good to finish my book while the Pope was in the US, bringing attention to issues that could not be termed republican or liberal, good or bad, for or against, but only HUMAN.
Sometimes, romance writers get flak about what they’re creating for the world. Too much sex. Too many expectations of love and relationships. Too many clichés. Too many bad boy billionaires turned good for that one special heroine.
But when I finished my book, my newest baby, I was full of pride about what I was giving back to the world. I honored my gift of creativity and worked hard at it. As Julia Cameron wrote in The Artists Way:
“Creativity is God’s gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.”
I live my life that way. My writing gift honors me.
I give back to the world by sharing my voice and giving hope. I believe in love. I believe in pain, and ups and downs, and bad stuff happening. But I also believe love and friendship and family balance all of that out. The good within the bad. The laughter within the tears.
My book won’t change the world. The Pope certainly won’t know about it. But in my own small way, I’m giving some readers out there a few hours of happiness. So many authors gave me peace during turbulent times by giving me hope. Now, I’m just trying to give some back.
Thank you, Pope Francis, for reminding me and the world about kindness, sacrifice, God, healing, and being human.
We are all in this together.
September 10, 2015
New Release – Rising Storm Series!
Happy September my lovely readers!
Today is a very exciting day. Besides being my birthday, and heading to Montreal to meet my amazing Canadian readers, I have big news to share.
The launch of the new series, Rising Storm, is finally official! What is Rising Storm you may ask? A delicious series soap opera that takes place in Storm, Texas. Check it out!
Storm, Texas. Where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…
Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection.
But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish.
Rising Storm is a series conceived by Julie Kenner and Dee Davis to read like an on-going drama. Set in a small Texas town, Rising Storm is full of scandal, deceit, romance, passion, and secrets. Lots of secrets.
Get ready. The storm is coming.
I was honored to be asked to write an episode in this ground-breaking series, so look for my book, Dance in the Wind, to be released in October as episode 4!
Episode 4: Dance in the Wind —
During his time in Afghanistan, Logan Murphy has endured the unthinkable, but reentering civilian life in Storm is harder than he imagined. But when he is reacquainted with Ginny Moreno, a woman who has survived terrors of her own, he feels the first stirrings of hope.
To pre-order now and get all the information for the entire series — click here now!
I loved writing my episode, but as a reader? I whipped through every delicious installment and was begging for more. All books will be up for pre-order and released on a weekly basis.
Look for tons of fun like videos, sneak peeks, giveaways, and numerous, fun blog posts from all the authors!
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Episode 2 — http://amzn.to/1Utvmhb
Episode 3 — http://amzn.to/1JHdswZ
Episode 4 — http://amzn.to/1JHdCo2
Episode 5 — http://amzn.to/1Ol315F
Episode 6 — http://amzn.to/1N9CRUx
Episode 7 — http://amzn.to/1N9CY2D
Episode 8 — http://amzn.to/1N9D4ap
SUMMER SINS:
Officially, summer is not over! Get your last hit of the beach and grab a copy of Summer Sins — part of the Hot in the Hamptons series. It’s a sexy, shorter read you can indulge in now that the kids are back in school!
Get your copy here!
http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Sins-Hot-Hamptons-Book-ebook/dp/B011LLMDU6/?tag=jenniprobs0e-20
I hope everyone has a fabulous September. Don’t forget to share the link of my newsletter where I pick 2 winners per month to receive prizes and a gift card.
This month’s special gift card winner is Jacqueline M. of Oxon Hill. Congratulations — and thanks for being a subscriber!
EXCLUSIVE PEEK OF THE BILLIONAIRE BUILDERS SERIES!
I’m thrilled to officially announce my upcoming 2016 series which broke exclusively at Heroes & Heartbreakers. Click HERE and get all the exciting info now!
— Jen
July 20, 2015
The Hot In The Hamptons Series – Only .99 Pre-Order!
I am so excited to reveal a brand new project called THE HOT IN THE HAMPTONS series! I joined two fellow authors to bring you three of the hottest novellas this summer–
SUMMER DREAMING by Liz Matis, SUMMER TEMPTATION by Wendy S. Marcus, and SUMMER SINS by me, Jennifer Probst!
All the books release on August 4th, 2015! Here are the cover, blurbs, and some teasers to enjoy plus a Goodreads contest.
They are up for pre-order at only .99 for a limited time – so snatch them up now!
Blurb:
I’m looking for a hero. Not.
You’d think as a new college grad I’d be looking for the perfect job and the perfect man. Well, I’m not. Summer is here and instead of plotting my future, I’m playing in the Hamptons with my two best friends. Sun and sex is all I’m
looking for. Then I meet Sean Dempsey, my fantasy lifeguard in the flesh. But he is more than just a hot bod with a whistle. And after he makes a daring save, I’m thinking a hero is exactly what I’ve been looking for all along.
To the rescue…
By day I guard the beaches in the Hamptons, by night I’ve had my fair share of summer flings. Then I meet Kelsey Mitchell, a girl with eyes like the setting
sun and I burn for more. Something I have no right to ask of her…forever.
Love burns hotter in the Hamptons. Come play.
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Blurb:
Summer fun before my wedding…
I have one goal this summer. Hang with my besties for some much needed sun, sand, and relaxation while I put the final touches on my idyllic wedding. I didn’t count on meeting a smart-mouthed, bad boy biker whose gaze burns hotter than a beach bonfire. I never planned to lose myself, body and soul, and question my entire future. Now, I have to make a choice that’s tearing me apart, and could shatter the lives of the two men I love…
Turns into summer sins….
I have one goal this summer. CHILL. Do nothing. Nada. I need simple before I have to head into Manhattan to take on a high powered position on Wall Street. I didn’t count on a dark haired, inky- eyed spitfire who’d spin my world upside down, or make me burn for things I never thought I wanted. I vowed to make her my summer fling, but had no idea she was claimed by another. And now that she possessed not only my body but my soul, the stakes are too high for me to lose her…
Love burns hotter in the Hamptons. Come play.
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Blurb:
Meet Leigh DeGray…
After graduating college with honors and landing the job of my dreams in New York City, I’m off to The Hamptons to spend the summer with my two best friends.
My life seems perfect, right? It’s not. The truth is, I have a secret that may make the future I’d planned so carefully completely fall apart. A hot summer romance is the absolute last thing I’m looking for… Until I meet a man who tempts me like no other and shows me a hot summer romance is exactly what I need.
Meet Nick Kenzy…
After two years of working my ass off as a Wall Street analyst, I’m out of a job, with no warning, no thank you, and no severance. Am I angry? You’re damn right I
am. So when I head to the Hamptons for the weekend to spend time with my granddad, I plan to regroup and relax before I return to the city to hit the job search hard. I don’t need any distractions. Then I meet Leigh. Suddenly, a summer temptation makes me question everything I want for my future…
Love burns hotter in the Hamptons. Come play.
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PRE-ORDER NOW
Pre-order them now for .99¢ each!
SUMMER DREAMING by Liz Matis
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo
SUMMER SINS by Jennifer Probst
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SUMMER TEMPTATION by Wendy S. Marcus
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo
GOODREADS CONTEST
For each book that gets to 500 adds, 5 pages of that novella will be released! 10 pages will be released after 1000 adds, and 15 pages after 1500 adds! So, spread the word and be sure to add each book to your goodreads list.
LINKS:
SUMMER SINS – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25923440-summer-sins
SUMMER DREAMING – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25799413-summer-dreaming
SUMMER TEMPTATION – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25911886-summer-temptation
SERIES BOOK TRAILER
Youtube: bit.ly/HotintheHamptonsTrailer
CONNECT WITH THE AUTHORS
Liz Matis:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
Jennifer Probst:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
Wendy S. Marcus:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
June 23, 2015
A Big Sale and A Big Giveaway!
Happy June Everyone!
We are moving closer to the big release of Searching for Always on June 30th, and we are having lots of celebrations!
First up, if you have wanted to catch up on the Searching for Series – now is the time. Searching for Someday is now on sale for only $1.99 at Amazon and B&N – click here to buy now!
Next is my big pre-order release contest. Searching for Always features a heroine like no other – a rescue Chihuahua pup named Pinky. Needless to say, already she’s been stealing early reviewers hearts and giving my hero, Stone Petty, a run for his money.
To celebrate my love for helping rescue animals, I’m holding a huge contest for readers to tag and post their rescue animals and their favorite rescue charities! Use this hashtag #searchingforrescues and complete the Rafflecopter form – and you may win one of four $50 donations to the animal charity of your choice!
Share the love and have fun – I cannot wait to see your pictures!!
And stay tuned for more teasers from Always as the big countdown continues!
May 19, 2015
#BRIDEONTHERUN Contest Time!
It’s here! The official #brideontherun contest is opened and looking for entries!
To celebrate the upcoming release of Searching for Beautiful – hitting everywhere Tuesday, May 26th, we decided to have a little fun and give out a bunch of prizes.
Enter the rafflecopter below and make sure you use the tag #brideontherun on all social media and answer this question:
If you were a runaway bride, who would you run to? Pictures are also encouraged.
Mine? Adam Levine, of course! My back up is Thor – Chris Hemsworth. Here you go my lovelies – feast on them:
Winners will be picked to receive gift bags full of jewelry, tshirts, pens, swag, signed books, and more!
For an extra bonus, if you preorder Searching for Beautiful, I will send you two deleted scenes from the book as a special thank you!
Countdown begins! Smooches to all for all your support!
May 13, 2015
Happy May Everyone!
I’m so excited for this busy month, full of trips, meeting readers, and my new release! Let’s get to the highlights!
RT 2015
Today I’m arriving in Dallas, Texas for this years RT Convention! Can’t wait to meet my fans and sign your books! Look for me at the big signing on the 16th!
To celebrate my new release Searching for Beautiful there will be special prizes PLUS a limited number of copies of Searching for Beautiful for sale at the big signing on Saturday!
We’ll also give out a few special copies at my Publishers Spotlight with Gallery on Thursday, May 14th, 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
Third Floor, Shawnee Trail Room A
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Make sure you come and say hi and try to win!
Look for my special tweets throughout the conference using the hashtag #searchingforjen to spread the word and find me out and about in Texas. You just may receive a special prize from me!!
Here’s a breakdown of all the workshops I’ll be speaking at so make sure you come and find me or put it in your RT15 Convention app!
Wednesday May 13th
2:30pm – Contemporary Romance Panel
Thursday May 14th
Writing Romantic Comedy =- 11:15 – 12:15am
How to Hook a Reader in 2 Seconds – 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Friday May 15th
Booze, Books and More- Celebrate Contemporary Romance Reader Appreciation Party – 11:15am – 12:15pm
Saturday May 16th
4:15pm – 5:45pm Truth or Dare Gallery Reader Event
RUNAWAY BRIDE CONTEST!
Searching for Beautiful is only a few weeks away from release, so I”m holding a special Runaway Bride contest to win some awesome prizes!
Look for the widespread coverage on popular blogs and my social media pages. Use the special tweet hashtag #brideontherun to spread the word, and let me know who YOU would be a runaway bride for!
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY!
Enter to win a copy of Searching for Always – my June 30th release which is Arilyn’s story! I received this amazing quote from one of my favorite authors, NYT bestselling author, Jill Shalvis, regarding Searching for Beautiful and Searching for Always:
“For a sexy, fun-filled, warmhearted read, look no further than Jennifer Probst!”
Enter here:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
I wish everyone a happy, healthy, sunny May!
April 17, 2015
My Turn The Page Signing Experience in Boonsboro!
Happy End of Tax Season, peeps!
I had the pleasure of being able to sign at Turn the Page Bookstore this past weekend in Boonsboro – with the amazing Nora Roberts. When I was young, I used to read Nora’s books and clutch them against my chest because I loved them so hard. I dreamed even then about possibly being a writer decent enough to have a few readers as fans, and maybe make them feel the way Nora made me feel.
To actually sit in her bookstore, among other talented, fabulous authors, signing our books and chatting with the long line of readers wrapped around the store was…well, out of this world. Also humbling. Also the experience of a lifetime.
I already knew and had read most of the authors there, so besides their work I got to laugh and chat with them. Here’s the list!
Robin Kaye (who sat next to me and became my new best friend!), Christine Trent, Adam Pelzman, Shayla Black (who I always wanted to stalk and now can!), Kat Martin, and Nora Roberts (the coolest person on Earth!)
The Inn Boonsboro was even better than I ever expected. The staff were amazing, serving us gourmet breakfast of Belgian waffles, blueberry walnut oatmeal, quiche, fresh fruit, and endless coffee. The Inn boasts of specialized rooms, each named after a famous literary couple, which each decorated to show off the theme.
We stayed at the Marguerite and Percy room from the Scarlet Pimpernel. The lush, details were stunning, and the bed linens were so soft and comfortable, I ended up sleeping much more than anticipated! The library has a wall to wall bookshelf with books signed from the authors who have been there before me. A decanter of Irish whiskey is there for the patrons to drink while they read and relax on the leather chairs. The lounge area is stocked with any romantic DVD you can imagine with a fully stocked refrigerator. The porch overlooks Main Street, with unique gift shops, pubs and the bookstore. They also host a wine and cheese event each day.
After the signing we headed to the bakery and ate Napoleons fresh from the oven. We feasted at Dan’s pub with a huge group of authors and readers, and relived the excitement of the day.
We even encountered the ghost. Yes, the ghost.
My assistant and I watched doors open on their own and refuse to shut when we wanted them to. When we closed our blinds, one of the windows would slowly open back up, no matter how many times we closed them. He/she was friendly but a definite presence. I felt well taken care of!
Simply put, it was a perfect trip.
Searching for Someday now rests on the bookshelf at the Inn Boonsboro. A dream has been fulfilled.
It only makes me want to work that much harder to fulfill the expectations of my readers and encourage everyone to go after their dreams!
March 30, 2015
Spring Break!
We thought it would be fun to feature different authors and gather their interesting and wild stories about spring break!
I’m thrilled to host author Nazarea Andrews here today to tell you about her own personal spring break and share a little info on her books! Take it away!
Wild Spring Break by Nazarea Andrews
So when I was 19, I was in my freshman year of college. I went to a tiny private Christian liberal arts school in the mountains of Tennessee, and I worked as a waitress at a locally owned little restaurant. Home was in mid-Michigan, a good twelve hour drive. And being me, I decided that I should visit my cousin instead. So I packed up my little broke down car, and drove to the other side of Tennessee (btw, Tennessee is a long ass state. Not very wide but my goodness, when you drive it length wise.) And I spent a week with my cousin and her family, being spoiled by my uncle and aunt. One night, me and Aday snuck out of the house (I say sneak, we actually just left because come on. Everyone knew we were leaving.) and headed to downtown Memphis for a little bit of nightlife fun.
Well. Here’s the thing. When you take two introverts and drop them, even voluntarily, into a party scene—shenanigans happen. And not even the kind of shenanigans that are super fun. There was no wet tshirt contest—although Aday could win the hell outta that. There wasn’t even drinking, because we didn’t have fake IDs. So we wandered around town, watching the drunk people and dodging the especially friendly drunk people, and laughing at everything in general. And getting lost, until we finally made our way home.
And that was it. My wild crazy spring break.
I’m pretty sure my niece has had crazier, but I’m an underachiever when it comes to crazy. 
BOOK INFORMATION:
GIRL LOST by Nazarea Andrews
BOOK SUMMARY:
Northern was supposed to be a fresh start—a place where people didn’t know who I was or how I had spent years in and out of mental institutes. People didn’t know about my parents death or the island no one heard of. But when Peter sits next to me in lit class, I can’t stop the memories, and I don’t want to. He looks too much like the boy from the island, and despite my best intentions, coaxes my secrets from me.
He’s gorgeous, irresistible, a little mad, and completely lost—we are a pair of broken cogs in a world neither of us truly fits into. And he listens when I talk, about the past and the terrifying future. He is somehow gentle and fierce, heartbreaking in his devotion and savage in his defense.
When Belle, his best friend, shows up, pale and lovely and sick, Peter pulls away from me, a startling withdrawal. It’s a relationship that scares and confuses me. She is at times warm and friendly, and other times is violent and unpredictable.
Peter says that he wants me, but refuses to let himself get close. And there are secrets, surrounding both of us, that border on nightmares. As the memories close in, as Belle gets sicker and more violent, I’m torn between what is true and what I believe, and what this magical boy knows about my mysterious past.
*Suitable for 17+. A romantic contemporary retelling of the boy who never grew up.
BUY LINKS:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1i6syo2
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1n7opfj
BOOK SUMMARY:
Losing Gwen was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to survive. I’ve never loved anyone the way I love her.
But finding her was never about that. And now that I have found her–now that she knows the truth about me and the Island, I have to trust her to believe. Because her leaving me didn’t just destroy me–its killing Neverland.
I need her to love me. But we all need her to believe again.
Peter Pan has grown up and found the girl who left–but the stakes are higher than ever in this romantic conclusion to the story begun in Girl Lost.
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BUY LINKS:
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AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Site – http://www.nazareaandrews.com/
Blog – http://www.nazarea-andrews.blogspot.com/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/NazareaAndrews
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nazarea-Andrews/43623123516
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March 19, 2015
A Beautiful Distraction….
I’m very blessed with my career to have met hundreds of readers who have made a difference. They reach out regarding my books, and sometimes along the way, we become friends.
Surrounding myself with strong, savvy women in my life is key to my happiness. When one of my readers and friends sent me this piece written by her for a MamaLogue to read, I was overcome by emotion. It’s a beautiful post about her struggles with her beloved son; a testament to everything that is painful and heartbreaking and hopeful and loving. It is a post about strength and family and overcoming odds. I asked if I could post it and she agreed. This blog is by Elizabeth Carris, entitled A Beautiful Distraction. I hope it touches and moves you as much as it did me. I hope her words give you some hope and strength today if you are struggling.
Emptiness and clutter invade my mind at the same time. Sounds of a fan blowing and the tic toc of a clock on the wall and a train whistle echoes in the distance are the sounds that keep me company and keep my mind from falling. I have become someone new, someone I hadn’t imagined I would become. I am but a mere shell of a shattered, capsized spirit of a woman who picks up the pieces and walks with a smile of a broken heart, wounded by life’s cruelty. Handed a disease we didn’t want. Facing my son’s mortality on a daily basis cursed with anxiety and a dreadful imagination that can be used in utter delight for fun fantasy or complete despair with loss of hope. I am comforted by dreams, whether at night from a medicated sleep or by day through the rabbit hole I go down and through the looking glass of my cognition. I am constantly searching for a beautiful distraction from the reality of my every day. Pills morning, noon and night for my love bug and morphine in between for the PAIN along with a fentynal patch and chemo once a week. A bag packed with entertainment and goodies to keep him occupied as the poison drips through the IV. May it work to kill the cancer and not him, nor leave lasting effects as to always remind us of that dreaded disease. The sound of an IV pump can be compared to that of creaky boards on an old pirate ship. I imagine walking the plank and diving into the sea in some dramatic rescue attempt. And to hold the tubes when he gets up to walk with his IV pole which he calls a “cyborg” you can feel it pumping in your hand. It’s a slight vibration that gives me chills when I feel it. I can pull 3ml’s of morphine in the dark while turning on the heating pad on with my toe and the TV with my hand as he suffers in PAIN at night. It has become routine.
That is the card we were dealt by that bastard The Joker. The card of PAIN. His disease is cancer yes, but it arrived unwanted and in the form of PAIN. Agonizing, debilitating, unfuntionable PAIN. It is managed by heavy narcotics, enough for a grown man and by mom’s distractions. Music is medicine in our home. Always on to comfort and soothe and to create an alternate reality if need be. And bubbles do more than float away and pop. They distract and show colors of the rainbow when the light shines on them. He is that light that flickers in my darkness. His strength is my strength. His love is BOLD as his life is being stripped before him. No school for him, but an amazing tutor. No play time with recess and running and jumping but a play therapist that visits to help cope with emotions and his new normal. PAIN limits his daily life and to walk is even a task. Steps lead to his bed as he cannot get in and out without them and I shower with him as he cannot bend over to wash himself. I am his caregiver and his mother. I have learned the anatomy of the brain, spine and nervous system and I know words and their definitions because they are necessary.
It came on in the fall of 2013 and hasn’t left. PAIN is a mother fucker and I hate it. They say there are stages of grief and though he still lives, I believe I have felt them all. Because this isn’t living, it is simply existing. He is a 5 year old dealing with a very adult disease and very adult PAIN. He comprehends all of it too. You wouldn’t think the magnitude of all this could sink into the psyche of a child but it has. He told me head down quietly at the table one day playing Lego’s “Mommy, I know we don’t say this but I hate my PAIN” and I said, me too. We don’t say “hate” in our home due to the power behind the word, but I allowed him to say it then and always because he does hate it. He also has said he is mad at the world for getting cancer and he didn’t understand why, but he was. If that isn’t a blow to the heart, I don’t know what is??? Oh, and we allow him to call himself a “badass” too, because he is!!
Days come and go where my mind wanders down the cobble stone covered paths decorated with neon signs and art deco buildings and weeping willows by ponds I long to sit by and dip my feet in up to my knees feeling the cool water over my skin as I lean back, hands planted flat, fingers fiddling with the blades of grass tilting my head back, eyes closed feeling the sun drench my skin. A long sigh leaves my lungs as I take a glance around and notice the beauty of my fabrication. Often times I use guided meditations for he and I of walking on the beach feeling the azure waters flow over our feet making them sink into the sand as the salt kissed breezes whip my hair about and I hold his little hand in mine while the sun warms our bodies and our hearts. Taking away the cold and the PAIN. I watch him run about playing like a normal healthy boy. Other times I try to lose myself in a sinfully sweet and seductive novel where the characters come to life in my mind page after tantalizing page. I like a real book. The smell of it, the tactile feel of it. Those words so raw and real and dirty definitely take my mind away from it all. But eventually I wake up or my day dream interrupted by reality or I have to close the book and mark the page to return to eventually. And all is back to where it was.
See, in the morning he has cancer, in the night he has cancer, he always has cancer. And I have become someone different. A stronger, bolder, weaker, faithful, faithless, hopeful and helpless all at the same time me. I am the captain of this ship in the middle of the storm of our lives. May I steer it well and may we see land soon, so we can have that walk on the beach and feel normal and PAIN can leave for good. Adler has become a fan of poetry that we read to him nightly and Oh Captain My Captain is his favorite by Walt Whitman and The Thousandth Man by Ruyard Kippling coming in a close second. He adores everything super hero and could challenge the great Stan Lee on his comic book hero knowledge. And often while I read my books or day dream away the seconds, minutes and hours with ol’ father time Adler is sitting on his beloved heating pad whom he actually calls a friend watching countless YouTube videos and becoming imaginary acquaintances with families online that post these videos he watches. It would be sad if I actually didn’t know how much it soothed him to watch those videos. He also has found a love for the iPad and all the games he’s become addicted to and very good at on it. Those games have spilled over into toys and plush friends on his bed or just hanging about the house now and onto bigger games on the Xbox. It not only comforts him while being accessed for chemo and before surgeries and MRI’s it’s another tool in the arsenal of distraction that we have found so useful against the dreaded PAIN. So we both have found our beautiful distractions through this and may time be on our side as we continue to fight and conquer one small victory at a time. And may we always stay Bold As Love and never let the light dim and my we scream with powerful voices when he is all better LAND HO!!!!!!
March 11, 2015
Contest for an ITunes Gift Card!
Happy Hump Day Peeps!
I’m excited to offer you a great ITunes contest to win a gift card – just for purchasing Chasing Me!
Enter here and good luck!
