Hey, Pete: I just finished mowing the lawn and I had to mix upo a gallon of iced tea. Summer is here. Spring was yesterday. I am picking up more book signings, which is fun and today I got an order from my hometown from a lady with very squiggly, uncertain handwriting. She put her phone number on the note, so I called her to thank her for her order. I suspected she was elderly and from the sound of her voice I think I was right. We didn't talk long, but I asked her a little bit about herself. She was hard to understand because her voice was as quiggly as her handwriting. Hopefully her eyesight is still fine. How sweet it was to be able to call and thank her.

I was in Walmart today and gave my favorite check out lady a copy of the newspaper article because it quotes a line from my book saying that God is visible all around us and that you can see him in the check out clerk who stops to comfort a customer who's just lost her husband. She seemee VERY happy to have a copy. I mean, how often does it appear in the NEWSPAPER that someone sees God in you?

Jerry

Oh, and Deirdre... I got a letter and check from you sister for your book. I'll mail it to her on Monday. Thanks so much!

Jerry