When I mentioned this book idea to Wendy, my agent and encourager, she got excited. We talked the idea over with Christina, one of my editors, and she got excited: all of us because we have such UFOs stashed in various places in our homes and offices. I have talked with many people, always with the question: “Do you have UFOs?” (And then I add, “unfinished objects.”) Only a few have been able to say no. So, my thanks to all of those who took part.

When I was doing a book tour for The Second Half, another novel set in Wisconsin, I visited a Facebook friend in Fond du Lac to see her glorious gardens. Kathy Sable showed me around her gardens and her town, and introduced me to her family, and the story became more than an idea. Fond du Lac is a lovely town with lots of interesting places, especially her daughter Ann’s new Fountain City Café. Ann agreed that I could use her café as a location in the story. Actually, she got excited about it. So thanks to Kathy and Dick Sable, and Ann and Gary Culver.

Besides all these folks, my thanks go to my husband Wayne, who is a frequent sounding board, Sandy, my first reader, and all the folks at FaithWords, who are the teams that continue on after I’ve turned in the manuscript. One of my mind pictures is of God sprinkling ideas over the earth from a mighty saltshaker. Some ignore the ideas, some start them and never finish, and some take the ideas and carry them out to the end. Through the years I have been all those. This one I did finish. So, thank you Father, for all those projects in my possession completed or not, and may they be used to bless others. But mostly for the idea and the people who helped Half Finished come about.

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About the Author

LAURAINE SNELLING has been writing since 1980, with over sixty-five books published, both fiction and nonfiction, historical and contemporary, for adults and young readers. She received a Career Achievement Award for inspirational fiction from RT Book Reviews, and her books consistently appear on CBA bestseller lists. A hallmark of her style is writing about real issues within a compelling story. Lauraine and her husband, Wayne, have two grown sons and live in the Tehachapi Mountains in California with a basset named Sir Winston.

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On Hummingbird Wings

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Praise for

Lauraine Snelling

The Second Half

“A beautifully written book about how things can change in a blink of an eye and how to deal with the unexpected changes.…Snelling is a talented writer and draws from real-life experiences for her novels.”