It’s been a little nuts this week, so I didn’t have much time to get my act together for this post. I had a root canal on Monday. I tried to do some writing on Tuesday, (working on my fifth book, y’all!) plus I’m packing up my mother’s house for sale. This is a very difficult task, as those of you who’ve also lost their mother know all too well. I keep procrastinating, setting things aside, not wanting to let go . . . I feel as if I’m dismantling her life, throwing out things that were important to her, giving her away, by bits and pieces. I had to give myself a talking to – we have a buyer, and I’ve got to get the house empty.
Then, on Wednesday, a tree company was here to take down the tree I named “Goliath.” I was conflicted about that because I hate to lose a tree – but all in all, it was the right decision. We found out as they ground the stump, there was barely any healthy root left to support it. And it was huge, as you can see.
Thursday I cleaned house, wrote some more, packed up more boxes at Mom’s, and voila! Here we are and it’s FRIDAY!
And, you know what Friday means!
Woohoo! We’re going to back to our usual format, simply comment, and share this post out to your bookish friends for a chance to win the ARC this week!
Don’t forget to leave a review if you win an ARC! It would be great if winners would post pictures and share out on social media sites – they’re always fun to see!
Now on to this week’s sentence for THE MOONSHINER’S DAUGHTER. (December 31, 2019, Kensington)
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To Jessie’s amazement, she has a picture. I’m not going to tell you HOW she got the picture, but she has one – of her Mama. She’s over the moon to finally have something tangible of her mother, and is fascinated, yet disconcerted by what she sees in it. Which, I’m also not going to tell you about. Isn’t this fun??? 🙂
Chapter 20
First chance I had, I went to show Merritt Mama’s picture.
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The winner of THE MOONSHINER’S DAUGHTER ARC will be announced Monday morning!
Don’t forget to pre-order your copy of THE MOONSHINER’S DAUGHTER here, to be included in the sweepstakes to win a ***leather -bound journal like the Sassers use!
Also, if you haven’t done so already, don’t forget to add THE MOONSHINER’S DAUGHTER to your Goodreads To Be Read list!
AND, don’t forget there’s another AWESOME and BIG giveaway for an ARC on Goodreads, by my publisher. Lots of chances for an opportunity to be a FIRST reader!
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Been hoping for this one for a while now, fingers crossed! ????
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Would love to read! Thanks for the opportunity!????????
It must be so difficult to clean out your mom’s house. My mom died at a nursing home and it still took us a couple of hours to clean her room – yes she was a bit of a hoarder too. Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy.
You’ve had a tough week. Hope next week is better. My thoughts are with you.
Big tree
So sorry for your loss, it is a very hard thing to empty your mothers house and belongings. I have been in your shoes and at times it is heart wrenching. But it is also apart of the process to heal, hard as it is.
That was a gigantic tree! Glad it’s done and will do no one harm.
Be strong ????
I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother, I lost mine last year. It’s so hard.
I’d love to win one of your books!
Sorry for your troubles this week. Everything seems to fall at the same time. I lost both parents in 2017 in June and October at 91 and 93 years. They were 7 hours away. I’ve had two back surgeries and can’t get there enough to finish cleaning out to sell. So sorry you had to lose the huge old shade tree. Continuing to wish for copy of your book. Still love reading weekly snippets.
Wow – there are challenges all around, I see and hear about them every day. Wishing you the best – back surgery CANNOT be fun. And to have it twice – yikes.
Donna, you’ve done two weeks worth of work in one! I know what it is like to clear out your mother’s possessions. It was harder than I imagined. But while I was doing it, I would run across some little something that she’d kept and I felt like I was getting to know her all over again. It does get easier. Now I remember the funny things she used to say and do and that makes me smile.
And that tree? Goliath was the right name! Wonder how old that tree was??
I’ve preordered your book. But if I win an ARC, I’ll just pass the book along to a friend as a belated Christmas gift.
Take care,
Beverly
Every time the phone rings. . . I think it’s her. I appreciate that pre-order Beverly. We think the tree was about 80 years old, it was a type that grows quick (some call it a water oak, I always called it a pin oak).
Would love to read and review!
I’d love to win an ARC to read and review. Thank you for the chance. I’ve been there and are so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers. ????
Hi, I’m so very sorry for your loss, I lost my mom this past March, and my sisters and I still have to get together to totally get things done at our moms house, we did some things, but we still lack much more. I hope you have a better week and an Awesome weekend. I also have been trying so hard for this book, because it sounds like an awesome read, been reading a lot of very good reviews on it and I love the cover! God Bless you my friend.
I am dying to read this book! Shared on Facebook 🙂
So sorry you’re having such a hard week. My mom’s been gone 4 years and I still forget and want to pick up the phone to tell her something!????
Despite your terrible week, you are still generous enough to offer a giveaway. You’re a special person
The book stuff distracts me in a good way – I really love doing this! 🙂
Do you have any siblings to help you clean out your mother’s home? When it was time to move my mother to a senior’s complex, it took all 6 of us kids, with our spouses, and our families 6 days to clean out our mother’s house. A 7 bedroom farmhouse that she had lived in since she was 14! Not an easy task so I can totally relate to your feelings. I hope you can find some time this weekend to relax!
I have a brother who lives about 90 mins away who can’t seem to get a day off. I do have two grown children willing to help, but quite honestly, I think they’d ask me more questions about what to keep, what to save, etc., and I figure I might as well just do it myself. 😉
You’ve had quite the week! I hope you have plans to do something special for yourself over the weekend.
Thank you for the chance to win.
It was our anniversary to boot on Friday! We’ve been married 22 years, and by that time, you know how it goes – we did what we always do on Friday night – went to eat fish! 🙂
Thank you for the chance to win this awesome book.
What a week! HUGS.