April 21 - From Zip line to Zip line - Across All Comfort Zones!

Last August my husband Jim and I went to Alaska. While there we did a zipline over the Alaskan rainforest. Heights are not my thing, but out of a sense of pride and adventure, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and go for the gusto! What an adventure!

That's how my life is today - one zipline after another.

Since the publication of my book - "Generation G- Advice for Savvy Grandmothers Who Will Never Go Gray", I have had no idea what to expect from one day to the next. Thus I have decided to enter the world of blogging. I have no idea how this will look or what form it will take - I've just stepped off the platform and am in mid-air racing toward the first station!

Since I have two blogs - I decided that one should be a diary of sorts, the other more of a commentary. This blog won the coin toss and gets to be the diary. So here goes.

Since March 11, 2008, the publication date of my book I have been on a real whirlwind. I feel kind of like a blind man in a large field. The wind is on my face, I hear voices coming out of the dark, I am moving forward but have no idea what is in front of me.

So far, my journey has taken me to Fort Worth, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Dallas, Rockport, and Houston. I will go to Austin and San Antonio in the next two weeks. Lucky for me that I am blessed to have so many generous friends about the state who have offered to have book signings for me. So far they have far exceeded their expectations.

I knew the signings would be fun, but I had no idea how much fun. The best and greatest is that I am seeing and catching up with friends and acquaintenances from high school to college from med school years to airforce. What a blast! And how great to catch up with so many amazing women who are doing so many amazing things. God is good!

I also have been privileged and blessed to meet so many new grandmothers. Women with grandmother names like Grandma purple, CC, Nellie, and Lovey. Each has a story. I am hoping to gather these stories and one day put them down on paper. I am so fascinated by the histories of the women I am meeting. We all are a product of our past - that's what makes us so unique and wonderful.

God has an amazing way of bringing things around full circle. So far I am more than enjoying dotting the i's and crossing the t's. I have also done some radio interviews. Talk about being blind - you sit in the comfort of your home, a telephone glued to your ear. Out of the silence comes a voice. "We are now on the air with Marty Norman author of "Generation G - Advice for Savvy Grandmothers" "Hello, Marty" and we are off! It's all very fast and furious! I have no idea how it's going but I have seen the traffic on my website marynorman.com pick up on those days - so maybe someone is listening. The internet is an amazing thing - out in cyber space - who knows with whom or what one is connecting. But it's all very interesting.

Well here's the end of the first diary entry. I hope to enter a couple of times a week, but we'll see.

Hope you all have a blessed day! I know I am blessed!