Happy Birthday to Me and My Mom
It’s my birthday again (tomorrow), and I’m sensing a pattern. Seems to keep happening. Some folks hate to have birthdays, but not me. It’s a leading indicator of that crucial statistical category flawless scientists call still being alive. I love that. I’m super grateful!
Special and sincere thanks and love to my one and only mother, Barbara Gail Smith, who is the one who put the “birth” in birthday for me. She isn’t turning a year older on February 11, but she gave me life (with the help of the Lord) and I love her and I’m grateful.
This year is the big forty-nine (in human years). In keeping with an old (topical) tradition of mine, here are nine things, in no particular order, I’m thankful for. (Because forty-nine is too high for this forty-nine-year-old-minus-one-day brain to count).
- Water.
- A little baby boy we get to help care for named John.
- Free markets and free trade.
- New wonderful books by pals Claude, Champ, Scott, Kate and Joe, and Alex!
- My brothers and sisters in Christ from other faithful traditions.
- Theo of Golden by Alan Levi. Wow.
- All the wonderful people I work with at Story Warren.
- Massive highlight: My parents, who recently moved near us!
- New Green Ember coming soon! (I GENUINELY love writing & sharing these books!)
Enough about you, let’s talk about me.
Would you do me a birthday favor and leave a review for the latest Green Ember book: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb on Amazon or Goodreads? And if you ain’t bought it yet, what’s wrong? Get that!
Thank you, from the bottom of my old soul.
Concerning Birthdays | A Gift for You
In keeping with another little tradition of mine, I have a gift for you.
I talked my publisher (and partner) into a birthday discount of 49 cents each for these wonderful audiobooks. He wanted to go with $49, but I fought for you, and it’s $0.49. I am the people’s champ on my b-day.
Now through February 11 (my birthday), you can get The Lost Key and The Found Boys audiobooks for $0.49 using code HBSD49 at checkout.
That’s not all.. you can also get the Complete Green Ember Audiobook Set (12 audiobooks!) for $49 using the same code. Enjoy!
If you haven’t already, grab your FREE Green Ember Valentines! Saint Valentine’s Day is just a few days away and these deliver instantly as a printable pdf.
Also, check out the bottom of this post for a sneak peak of what else is coming this year.
Whether you’re just starting this journey, or you’ve been here for all of my nearly-finished forties, I see you. I’m grateful for you and…
I’m on your side,
Sam
P.S. Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11th (my birthday), is the LAST DAY to take advantage of the Buy One Get One Free deal for HopeWords Writers’ Conference.
Come see Daniel Nayeri (Everything Sad is Untrue), Gary Schmidt (The Wednesday Wars), Mitali Perkins (Rickshaw Girl), me, and more in Best (aka West) Virginia April 24-25th.
Register here. Enter Registrant Info #1, use code FRIENDWV and click Apply. Scroll down to Add Another Registrant. Enter Registrant Info #2, use the same code again: FRIENDWV and click Apply. The BOGO deal will be reflected in the summary.
P.P.S. Here’s something you can look forward to this year!
