Waiting

  

     

“Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit.” --German Proverb

We spend much of our lives waiting for something to happen—waiting in line, waiting for some exciting event, waiting for news about something important, waiting for test results, etc., etc.  Sometimes our waiting is with hope and sometimes with dread. But often we resent the time we spend waiting. For the last year, I’ve been waiting to launch my new book, Our Pebble in the Pond. FINALLY  the day is here and I can announce to everyone that the book is published and I will be having a book signing at First Baptist Church here in Rome, Georgia, on Wednesday, June 29, from 1:00 to 3:00. If you don't want to WAIT until June 29 you can purchase the book in Rome at Dogwood Books or Last Stop Gift Shop. It is also available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble .com both in paperback and ebooks. You will see more about the book in the coming weeks on this blog.

Meanwhile, I wanted to tell you about another waiting experience. My husband Bill has been hoping for several years to get a new building to house the William S. Davies Shelters, and now the building is coming together fast. Here are some pictures from the site:

                    

            Now you might be wondering what these two things have in common. Aside from the fact that Bill and I have waited and hoped together for these two events to happen, the answer is that Our Pebble in the Pond (fiction) is set in a homeless shelter, so they have that in common. You can watch the trailer for the book below.

You can learn a little more about the novel by looking at my website at http://merrilldavies.com.

If you want to learn more about the shelter construction, go to their site: http://daviesshelter.com/