Krista Noorman's Blog, page 2
July 27, 2020
hello, monday
So … I turned 47 last Monday. And I’m not sad about it. When I look back on my life, I feel like I’ve done so much and it’s taken so long to get to this point. I’m excited for what is ahead in the next 47 years. 
July 20, 2020
hello, monday
Hello, all! I’m determined to make this a happy Monday because … well, I had a reeeeally bad Friday. Not that anything horrible happened, but I woke feeling a little off, went for a walk with my mom, then spent an hour bagging up junk from our garage to finish filling the big ol’ 10 yard dumpster we rented for our house/basement/garage cleanup. It was very hot out, and I was exhausted, and let’s just say that I don’t do well when you combine extreme heat and cleaning up other people’s messes...
July 13, 2020
hello, monday
Good morning, friends! How was your week? It was a hot one here. In the 90s and humid daily. We finally had some rain this weekend, which knocked the humidity levels down (for now) and it’s been a nice couple of days. I’m currently sitting in my living room with the window open, enjoying a nice cool morning breeze coming in. It’s nice not to have to turn the air conditioner on as soon as we get up.
I did a lot of writing in my “mobile office” this week and finished the first draft of my u...
July 6, 2020
hello, monday
Welcome to July, my friends! I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend for those here in the U.S. It’s been a good week overall.
Finally, Chloe got back to gymnastics practice. Her coaches set up some outdoor practices at a nearby park, which is allowed here in Michigan since the gyms have not been opened by the governor yet. It was good for her to get back to training. And I got to get back to writing in my “mobile office,” as I like to call it. I’ve written and edited so much of so man...
June 29, 2020
hello, monday
This week in the Noorman household had some drastic ups and downs. Started the week on a high note, shopping with my mom for gifts for my cousin Tyler’s fiancée, Lily, for her bridal shower. We went to Applebee’s for lunch and it was my first time eating out in a restaurant since the quarantine began. It was just us and one couple across the restaurant. So weird.
On Wednesday, we spent the morning at a lovely poppy field, taking Chloe’s senior pictures. (Can’t believe my baby is a senior in high school already!) It was a nice girls day.
Then we had some teenage heartbreak happen, which is so hard. I can remember my mom just sitting beside me on my bed when I had my heart broken, and I can now relate to how she must have been feeling. You want to make it all better for your little girl, but there’s really nothing you can do except offer a shoulder to cry on and words of encouragement and prayer. And that’s what we’ve been doing a lot of this week.
I’m really thankful for her girlfriends, who just kept messaging her, calling her, stopping by to give her hugs and love, some of them spent the night with her just to offer her their support. She is not alone, and I hope she will always remember that she has all of us and she has God to get her through.
Yesterday, my mom and I traveled to Indiana to be with family and celebrate Lily and Tyler’s upcoming wedding at the bridal shower. We got to see my aunts and spend some time with them before the shower, which was so wonderful. Family time is so good for the soul.
In case anyone was wondering about the lovely poppy field. A couple in Fennville, Michigan planted this field in memory of their son, who was in the military and came home with PTSD and took his own life. It’s a lovely tribute to him that brings joy to so many people. I only learned of it this year, but I guess they’ve been doing it for a few years now since his death in 2015. So, if you are ever in Michigan in June, look up Pleasant Hill Farm.
Have a wonderful week!
June 22, 2020
hello, monday
Welcome to another week, friends. And it’s now OFFICIALLY Summer! Did you do anything fun to welcome in the new season? We stayed cool in the air conditioning for the most part.
I ended up taking no pictures all week until Sunday when we went over to my parents’ house for Father’s Day, so all the photos you see above are from yesterday.
Last week was kind of all over the place as far as emotions go. It started off on not a great note with some tough parenting, and I think that put me in a bit of a funk. Things in writing world didn’t seem to be going very well, and I ended my week just feeling sort of defeated and down. But I have to say that I am very thankful for my little circle of writing friends, who let me vent and commiserated with me for a bit. It’s good to have a few friends like that, the ones who get where you’re coming from and give encouragement.
On Friday evening, after I had finished writing some words on Skylar’s story, I decided to do a little writing on a “just for fun” series of young adult books that I’ve been thinking about writing in the future. It’s not anything I have a set plan for releasing just yet, so without any real deadlines, it will be something I work on when I feel like I need a break from other projects. So I started writing the first book and got half of the first chapter written, and it felt really good. Kind of therapeutic. Definitely something I’m going to continue doing. 
June 15, 2020
hello, monday
Welcome to a new week, friends. Are you ready for it? I would say this past week was uneventful yet productive. Got a lot done—both workwise and around the house—and that’s always a good feeling, but nothing major going on, really. Hasn’t that been the story for the past three months, though.
June 11, 2020
a moment among the bamboo trees
This week’s FREEBIE is my Lawkeepers novel, Lawfully Secure. While I was doing research for this book, one of the locations I chose for a trip for Paige and her bridesmaids was Maui, and I came across the bamboo forest, which I am dying to visit one day. I thought I’d share a little “almost kiss” moment with you today that takes place in this very unique location.
Enjoy this scene from Lawfully Secure:
He hadn’t realized they’d both stopped walking and were now standing face to face, their hands brushing against each other’s. His heart was racing as she gazed up at him. He took her in. Hair pulled away from her face in a ponytail, wispy hairs falling along her cheek that he was dying to reach up and push behind her ear, wide brown eyes gazing up at him, rosy cheeks from hiking, and full pink lips parted just so. This would be the perfect moment to see what her lips felt like against his. He knew without a doubt they’d be soft and heavenly … but he couldn’t. Could he? She wasn’t moving away. She seemed as locked into this moment as he was. One kiss. Just to know what it would feel like.
Her small hand suddenly found its way into his, and he stepped closer, until they were nearly pressed together.
“He’s not the one for you, Paige.” His voice sounded strangled as he fought himself from pulling her against him and taking her lips with his.
“You’re just saying that because you want to kiss me right now.”
He leaned his head closer, their foreheads brushing softly, but not resting together. Her soft breaths fell on his face. “I do want to kiss you.” The words coming out of his mouth seemed to snap him back to reality. “But I can’t, Paige. We can’t.”
June 8, 2020
hello, monday
Well, it’s another Monday, friends! How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?
Our weekend can be described in one word. House project.
June 4, 2020
cover reveal | more than a billionaire
So excited to share the cover of my next book with you. More Than a Billionaire is coming on November 30th and is now available for PREORDER HERE or by clicking the image above.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Skylar Schultz has spent half her life loving Franky Middlebury, the only guy who’s ever seen her as more than heiress to the Schultz Chocolate fortune, but she’s always been firmly positioned in the friend zone. As much as she cherishes their friendship, she wishes he would see her as so much more than his best friend’s little sister.
Things aren’t going well for Franky. His girlfriend left him, he’s unhappy as a partner in his father’s law firm, and he feels stuck in a life he didn’t really want. The one bright spot is Skylar. She’s there for him in a way nobody else is, filling his stressful days with laughter and offering unending encouragement.
As their friendship progresses, they begin to rely on each other as they are faced with family drama and career changes. All the while, Skylar hopes their newfound closeness will blossom into more. But when someone new walks into Franky’s life, will everything change? Will this woman be the fresh start Franky’s been longing for or will he finally see the one who’s been there for him the whole time?
