Last night my husband and I returned from a trip to Hawaii to celebrate our 30th anniversary. It was our first visit to that beautiful place, and I wanted to share some pictures with you. God's creative genius is certainly on display in those islands!
It was an amazing, restorative, grand adventure my husband and I will remember for many years to come. My July release finishes up the Matrimony Valley series, and the Colorado-based Wander Canyon series follows in February 2020, but who knows? Maybe there is a Hawaii-based series somewhere in my future.
It wasn't a perfect trip--we came home last night to a basement that had flooded while we were gone (!!). So today is all about some nasty clean-up, but I'm determined not to let bleach and wet-vacs take away my tropical glow!
They’re soothing. They’re powerful. They can be mighty and dramatic or small enough to trickle pleasantly on our patios. Little fountains or breathtaking cascades.
One of my favorite movie scenes, the heroic promise “Stay alive…no matter what occurs…and I will find you!” from Last of the Mohicans, takes place inside a waterfall. Good stuff!
Of course, there was dastardly villain hidden behind the lava waterfall in The Incredibles, too. So, not always good stuff.
The waterfall in my new book, however, is the perfect backdrop for a wedding. Mayor Jean Matrim knows that is the key to her town’s future, so she forfeits her family moniker on the falls to turn “Matrim’s Falls” into “Matrimony Falls.” It’s the first step in her grand plan to give her dying hometown new life as “Matrimony Valley,” a unique and rustic destination wedding venue.
This is a waterfall near the western North Carolina set of towns that I drew from to create Matrimony Valley.
Plans are going great…until the brother of Matrimony Valley’s first bride turns up, and it’s Jean’s great love from college, Josh Tyler. What Josh doesn’t know is that Jean’s charming son is also Josh’s son. Even though he is profoundly deaf, young Jonah teaches Josh a great deal about listening to your heart.
I loved writing this story of forgiveness, restoration, and life’s unexpected twists. I hope you enjoy it as well.
To celebrate, comment with the answer to this question:
If you could stage your wedding anywhere in the world, what spot would you pick?
I’ll draw names from everyone who leaves a comment and give away a copy of His Surprise Son on Friday.
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