{"id":396,"date":"2007-11-20T09:13:34","date_gmt":"2007-11-20T09:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/11\/a-quick-update.html"},"modified":"2007-11-20T09:13:34","modified_gmt":"2007-11-20T09:13:34","slug":"a-quick-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/11\/a-quick-update.html","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday i finally finished the first draft of Scared<\/em>, a novel that will release in the summer of ’08. Without question, that was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. Rewarding, but hard! The next step is the completion of the 2nd draft which is due in December. I’ll post some excerpts from time to time.<\/p>\n

Emily’s sister, Hannah comes back today fro the World Race. She’s been gone since January and to quote her, "Has had the best year of her life." We’re super excited to see her.<\/p>\n

It’s also Hudson’s birthday today, he’s a whopping 2! Pictures coming later.<\/p>\n

Hope you all have an incredible, relaxing, and memorable Thanksgiving. Wish we were spending it all together. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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