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5 A guessing game for you. What personal significance does the number 19,478 have to me?
6. Another year is almost over, and one of the best facts is that I have amazing followers! Thank you for reading my stories and encouraging me in my writing. Some of you I have had the privilege of meeting face to face, but whether I met you or not, the fact that wonderful friendships have been developed can’t be denied. It’s a priceless fact! Happy New Year!May the friendships continue. ❤️
This post is a little different from my normal Friday’s posts. You may remember that when I was sharing about our vacation to Vancouver that I also mentioned about some secret “gold nuggets” on our trip. Do any of these “stories” from my posts sound familiar?
“The strength of friendship can be like the strongest trees and the JOY of friendship flows through your soul like a ever flowing waterfall!”
“When nature’s beauty isn’t the only beauty that filled your vacation!”
“I have learned that as we travel through life’s journey of twists and turns that sometimes we can find gold nuggets in the most unexpected ways that leave a lasting mark on your heart.”
And now for a new “story”!
Co-authors write a book together, but they also can be co-conspirators in keeping a “golden nugget” secret! 🙂
My family and I had heard that British Columbia was a beautiful place to visit, and that intrigued us, but that wasn’t the reason that we picked to go there this summer. There was a much bigger reason. It was to go visit someone who had grown very dear to me over the past 3 and 1/2 years that we have known each other. Plus not only would my family and I get to meet her face to face, we also would have the pleasure of meeting her Dad. I met her Dad online first, and through him met Melanie. All 3 of us hit it off and a friendship was struck. Out of which came “The Odessa Chronicles”, that Colin and I wrote together.
My family had conversations as well with them over the past years and we all agreed that a trip across the Country to meet them would be great!
The Dynamic Duo, The Chappell Comedy Duo, The Double Trouble Duo ( yes, don’t be fooled by their innocent smiles) 🙂
Me and Melanie (a remarkable woman!)
Colin and I. If you don’t know Colin at all, you can at least tell by his shirt that HUMOR is an attribute of his! One of the reasons that we hit it off so well. 🙂
A Rose between …. ?? 🙂 🙂
Stay tuned … more to come tomorrow!
Nuggets of Gold 