June/July month in review

And...I'm back for the June/July month in review post! 

June:

Oh, June was a busy month! Which is why I didn't get the review post up. I'm going to just write about a few highlight of both June and July, and then for the writing, reading, etc., I'm just going to combine them all. :)

 — I got the last few beta-readers for The Silent Blade. And one of my beta-readers, Amanda Tero, designed me the most awesome cover ever! :D 

—I attended the 18th birthday part of my dear friend, Deborah! I watched a Sight and Sound production for the first time and it was awesome! We watched Ruth, and I'm looking forward to seeing the others! Also, I was introduced to scattergories. And I LOVE it!

—My parents celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary, so they went out for the weekend and our wonderful piano teach came to stay with us. :) 

—I met one of my internet friends, Kaitlyn, for the FIRST TIME EVER! AND IT WAS AWESOME!

—I got an email saying Merry Christmas from a friend of mine. (It was totally intentional.) 

—Hosted my very first guest post here on the blog! You can read it here. (It was amazing!)

July:

—I turned 18. *hides* Yes, on the 1st of July I legally became an adult. And I have an amazing family. I woke up to doughnuts, a rose and birthday card from my dad, and then all sorts of birthday cards from my siblings and friends. God has blessed me with so much! And we ended the day with a midnight trip to Sonic to get a milkshake. Hey, no one said I had to act like an adult.

—A friend kept making me cry with all the story clips she sent me. 

—I avoided a strangling by a friend. I just got her focused on someone else. We had an awesome time. (And yes, I know this makes no sense. Think fictional strangling. ;))

—We celebrated the 4th, of course! Red,white and blue, fireworks, hamburgers and the annual frog races! (What, you've never seen a frog race? They'e super fun. ;))

—I was able to watch a restored B-29 take off for the first time since WWII! Mom and all us girls went out to watch it, and it was so amazing!! After it was finished and we started walking back toward the van, we were able to talk to a WWII vet. His story was just incredible, and I'll write up a post on it soon-ish! Until then, here's a teaser picture.

—And. . .I published The Silent Blade! That was sorta a big part of the month. ;)

-Reading-

A Heart most Certain--Melissa Jagears

Secret Sabotage--Andrew Eddy

The Lady of the Vineyard--Kellyn Roth

The Fragrance of Geraniums--Alicia Ruggieri 

Dawn at Emberwilde--Sarah E. Ladd

Remembrance--Theresa Breslin 

Never--J. Grace Pennington

The Silver Flower--Rebekah Eddy

Light in the Shadow of Jihad--Ravi Zacharias 

Recapture the Wonder--Ravi Zacharias 

Coffee Cake Days--Amanda Tero

Where Shadows Lie--Tialla Rising 

Finally Home--Deborah Raney 

Annabeth's War--Jessica Greyson

Anchor in the Storm--Sarah Sundin

Twinepathy--C.B. Cook

Touching the Clouds--Bonnie Leon

A Way through the Sea--Robert Elmer

So yes. Eighteen books in two months. Not too impressive, but not too bad. 

-Writing-

If I remember correctly, all I got written these past two months was the epilogue for A Question of Honor, and my 4th of July story, Freedom's Price. However, I did edit The Silent Blade two more times, edited A Question of Honor once more, and sent it off to my editor and two alpha readers. I'm looking forward to getting back to actual writing this month, though. :) 

Well, that's how my past two months have gone! I hope you guys have had an amazing summer! I can't believe it's almost over!!

Also, I'm just going to add this in here, my mom hasn't been feeling well lately, and she has some Dr.'s appointments tomorrow. If you all could keep her in your prayers, that would be awesome. :)

I hope your week is off to a great start! God bless!!