I am proud and honored to post here for you an email I received from a reader and a fan of my novels. She writes to me often but this one brought me to tears. Writing about my recent release,
WHENEVER WE TOUCH, my friend Shirley has given me permission to post this for you and your thoughtful consideration of those men and women in our armed forces about whom we know so little and to whom we owe so much.
Here is Shirley's email:
Good mornin'. Hope all is well in your
part of Texas. Things in deep East Texas are moving right along.
Totally, absolutely, without a doubt
fell in love with Garrett. He was, in my humble opinion, the total package.
Sweet, rugged, loving and alpha. What more could a girl want? Seriously, you
know I've read almost, if not all, of your work and this one is right up there
at the top as one of your best yet.
The fact that Amy was a soldier was very
special. I think we tend to forget that not everyone carries a gun in war
zones. The details and descriptions of the war, the injured, the PTSD were very
enlightening and inspiring. We should all be more thankful for what our
military does and the problems they face when returning. Whether they be
soldier, nurse, doctor, whatever. They all go thru hell and we at home need to
be mindful of that. As the wife of a Air Force Vietnam veteran, I tend to be
very vocal about our military and their families. Everyone who reads this book
should stop and say a prayer for our service men and women. Whether we have
someone currently serving or not, they all need our prayers and gratitude.
OK, off my soapbox now. :) Just wanted
to say hello and tell you how very much I loved this book. This one will stay
in my heart and mind for a long, long time.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
May 2015 be filled with happiness, love and success for you and yours.
Shirley
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As we go into Christmas and New Year, let us pray for peace on earth, good will toward men. And for those of us who have never been to a war zone, let us learn a greater understanding of precisely what our military endures to keep our peace—and let us develop a greater compassion for the conditions both physical and emotional that they endure to preserve our independence.
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