UP and down…

Last Monday, (3rd August 2020) I felt well, so well that I walked over two-and-a-half miles.  Tuesday I felt low, so sat most of the day reading.  Wednesday, the essential tremors I struggle with made me so tired I stayed in bed till the middle of the afternoon.  Thursday, I managed to make a broccoli-cauliflower salad for our Hillsong connect group.  Friday was another day of listlessness and spongy muscles.  In a sentence, last week was a bust.  No writing, no walking, just tiredness. 

                Today I determined that I would post a blog entry. 

                Here’s the latest progress on the book.  I am using Grammarly to proofread and do that last bit of line-editing.  I’m about half-way through the manuscript.  I am looking to launch it on Monday, 7^th September.  I might put it on Amazon before that—depending on how long it takes me to finish the proofreading.

                Angelee’s Dilemma is my first book. The theme is finding direction when facing a new season in life.   Angelee is a young woman coming of age in 1917, as America is drawn into World War 1.  Finishing her high school years, Angelee finds herself asking, “What do I do now?  What is my purpose?”  As she seeks those answers, she also must learn how to discern and govern her emotions; including handling the attentions of two young men.

 The initial idea for the story came to me in 1994 when I attended a three-month course for writing.  I wrote it because of those times of asking “Now what?”  a universal experience for people.  It may be when a person is young, a natural time of exploring and discovering.  For others, it may be when goals have been accomplished, and it is time to re-evaluate and reset the direction of their work and relationships.  By showing how Angelee learns to hear God’s voice, and find her life’s calling, I hope it will help other people find answers for themselves. 

I will soon be sharing more about the history of Martinsville, Indiana, where the story takes place.  A lot has changed in the last 100 years.  It’s changed lots since I first moved to the city on 1^st January 1970! 

Serving Jesus, Author of our faith,

Dalletta Olena Reed