Here is the cover art for my new book, my "Spiritual Memoir"

The story behind the cover...

The wonderful artists of Zondervan publishing came up with four possible cover images and gave me the choice. This one is not, as some have thought, a photograph of our island, Moosewood, and I did not take the photo but it feels right. To my wife and me who lived there for 15 years, this image simply feels right!  The whole cover does. It is mellow and peaceful yet active and such were our lives there. 

Ah, but there was one problem. In its original version, the pine cone up in right, Mary Jo noted, was quite wrong. Misplaced. It was the cone of a Ponderosa pine, nowhere to be found along the coast of Maine. On the other hand, the state flower of the state of Maine is the Eastern White Pine cone and tassel so, at Jo's urging, the Zondervan folk were happy to give the cover just the right pine. 

Little thing but I care so much about this project, I wanted everything just right. 

Please notice, also, the line "Foreword by Cal Thomas." In my next posting I'll talk about that and offer a sample of his gracious and insightful words.