Update #3

I am now in the final week of my time in Lexington, SC... I arrived back "home" last night after a wonderful, long weekend in North Carolina. I drove to Chapel Hill to visit Matt and Rebekah Carlson, former students and good friends. They had a baby just before Christmas and I was blessed to meet little Ingrid. I have never held a 4-week baby before..she is so adorable and already has a great variety of facial expressions!! We spent lots of time talking and had some amazing food! (Chapel Hill has some wonderful places to eat!!). On Sunday afternoon I made the short drive to Cary and spent time with the Tom, Elly and Jennifer Streeter. We had a great time as well and I had a wonderful and much-needed massage with Jennifer. It was a refreshing weekend!

I made good progress with my writing last week..The big picture, as well as little details, continue to come to me and I completed what I consider to be one of my most challenging chapters. My primary goal for my time here is to complete the chapters that will have a video component to them so I can construct the script and organize the recording, which is scheduled for mid-March. On that front, I am almost done, with just one more chapter to write this week, so I am thankful for what I have been able to finish. It was interesting to me that even while I was driving home last evening, little ideas came to me - things that I need to include in the book, so I imagine these ideas will continue to emerge as I continue to get away from it and come back to it...This has been an interesting process and one that I have enjoyed. I am so grateful for the time to do this!!

I will update again before I leave here and head to Hilton Head for a week with some friends for a little R&R. I hope you have a good week!