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And So Another Year Ends…

December 31, 2016 By: Patricia

First I must thank Rich Keller whose very special blog post carried me through the second half of December, a month that ended on a sad note. My mom, age 97, developed a serious case of pneumonia complicated by severe sepsis. She passed away on December 27th.

It seems every year of our lives is a mixture of the good and the bad, but that is the human condition. I am blessed by the number of caring people who made my mother’s last days comfortable, and those who have comforted me since.

But life goes on, and a new year calls us with a promise of change, challenge, and choice. I have big changes ahead of me: all that time I used to spend with or for my mother is now open for other pursuits so I need to make wise choices; I have a historical mystery, Wishing Caswell Dead, scheduled for release from Five Star in November 2017 which will be a challenge to promote in new ways; and I will turn 75 years old, which does make one stop and think about priorities.

I hope that all of you have survived your 2016 challenges and are ready for change in 2017. Change (whether personal or global) is inevitable, and fighting change will only bring pain and despair. Our goal should be to guide change. We can do that in a thousand ways, but let’s get our efforts off social media and do the work where it will actually do some good.

I wish you all great blessings, great joy, and great success in 2017.

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Category: The Writing Life Tag: 2017, another year ends, blessings, challenges, change, social media, the writing life

Comments

  1. Connie says

    January 5, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    I’m so sorry to hear about your mother. Live does have it’s challenges. Here is to a good 2017

  2. Madeline mora-summonte says

    January 1, 2017 at 11:30 am

    I’m so sorry to hear this, Patricia. I remember that post you write awhile back about you and another family member bringing your mother to live nearby and you all had quite the road trip, full of laughs.

    Wishing you and your family all the best for 2017.

    • Patricia says

      January 2, 2017 at 9:09 am

      Thanks, Madeline. May your 2017 be filled with joy.

  3. Margot Kinberg says

    January 1, 2017 at 5:51 am

    I’m very sorry to hear of the loss of your mother, Pat. I wish you peace, healing, prosperity and all the best for 2017.

    • Patricia says

      January 2, 2017 at 9:04 am

      Thank you, Margot! I especially like that wish for prosperity. May we all enjoy a big hunka prosperity in 2017. 😀

  4. Donna Volkenannt says

    December 31, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Thanks, Patricia. I wish you joy and peace in 2017.

    • Patricia says

      January 2, 2017 at 9:03 am

      I’m very hopeful that 2017 will be a good year for all of us, Donna. Thank you.

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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