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Portuguese version of The Shack passes 2 million copies in Brazil in less than two years. Never happened before in Brazillian publishing history. So fun to watch! Wonderful to not be in control!
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Miriel
Okay, I have been rather silent, but that is because I have been home doing…home things. Gavin (3 in August) was spending the night and since my flight was very late I had to wait till the morning to … change his poopy diaper. The last three days have included lots of kids and grand-kids, yard work including buying a load of organic compost (I was told that was redundant), trying to catch up on some emails and such, not writing the blog obviously, attending a track meet with the entire family to watch Matthew and his team, cleaning house because people were coming over…all the normal stuff of life. I actually packed for the trip for Chico, CA before I finished unpacking from the last one.
Sunday was a busy day. I spoke four times and had two book signings all at Lover’s Lane United Methodist Church who hosted the James C and Barbara McCormick Distinguished Speaker Forum and the Tom Shipp Lectures (combined to bring me to Texas). The UMC as a denomination have been among the most receptive to The Shack, partly because there is a deep resonance with its historic Trinitarian theology. Texas hospitality, as has been my consistent experience, was wonderful.
The morning started oddly. I was about to step into the shower and turned on the faucet…no water, just the sound of a mighty rushing wind. Seeing no tongues of fire, I decided to call the front desk and was informed that due to some sort of emergency the water had been turned off for 30-45 minutes. Grrrrrr. 30 minutes later I got the call, “We are turning the water on, but it is going to take a while to warm up.” Having taken cold showers before I turned the faucet back on. Air came rushing out and bits of water and sediment in fits and starts, the whole system burping and sneezing its way back to life. I let it run about five minutes and step into tepid water. I should have looked down sooner. The water was reddish brown. I stepped out and waited another ten minutes and when I returned there was small piles of sediment in the bottom of the tub. This hotel is very nice, but losing points.
