It is Monday, so of course I took my mother-in-law shopping. I took advantage of the trip to pick up a son from his brother’s house, who will spend a few days and go back on Thursday, when there are several people needing to travel north (enough that I am not certain how we will all fit in the car, in truth).

I also remembered that for Christmas we bought art supplies for someone, and after wracking my brain a bit I remembered who (it has been a stressful holiday season). My daughter-in-law dabbles in art as a hobby. She has agreed to undertake creating a cover for the forthcoming book, Do You Trust Me? I am particularly encouraged, as when I explained the essence of the book to her over the phone, she described an image very like what I had imagined (and knew was beyond my abilities). She has already shown me an initial pencil sketch, as I delivered to her a copy of the text of the book to help her better understand it, and I like what I see.

She keeps asking when I need it; I keep saying that I’m not pushing her. It took too long to get previous covers finished, and I can’t imagine it will take her so long to do this one, so I’m happy already.

–M. J. Young