Writing Trinity has been a really great thrill for me.  What started out as an interesting idea turned into a short story that kept getting longer and longer until it morphed into a full-blown novel.  Acknowledging that I have a lot more to learn when it comes to novel writing and the writing business in general, I’ve decided to take the opportunity of the Southern California Writers Conference coming to town so I’ll be spending a weekend in September completely immersed in writing as well as having industry professionals take a quick look at Trinity to see what they think.  It should be a really fun novel (pun intended!) experience and *whispers* I may just start writing another novel while I’m there so stay tuned!

He handed her the object he held loosely in one hand. She looked at it confused and them back up at him. 

"Tell me how much you love me."

She opened her mouth to speak but before any words could spill from her lips, he held his hand up to stop her.

"No," he said emphatically and grabbed her hand, the one holding the object he had given her, "Tell me how much you love me."

She frowned, frustrated and confused.  He poked again at her hand and she dutifully raised it to examine the object closer. It looked like a fat pencil, capped with a flimsy plastic cover. She slowly uncapped it and was hit by a tartly sweet scent of lemons and summer. She looked up at him, understanding dawning in her eyes.

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A man’s life is a breath, here and gone
Blowing away, leaving no trace
Whether we accomplished right or wrong
We are still running the same race

Yet to God, each life is a treasure
Each meant for something unique
In us, He takes great pleasure
Whether we are strong or we are weak

As the mountains gift precious life
So we should strive to do the same
To bring peace in times of strife
And comfort in times of shame

For each year that departs
We must do our very best
To love God with all our heart
And let our love of others be expressed

In utter joy we laugh out loud
And pursue wisdom with no doubt
To live each day with no regrets allowed
That is what life should be about

I hope we leave the world a better place
Than when we first came into it
Only through God’s amazing grace
Can we accomplish each little bit

And so the mountains watch year by year
In their silent patient way
Watching us live, laugh, and love without fear
On the dawning of each new day