Greetings to old friends and new friends,

2005 has been a really great year for me. I have finished the novel that I have been working on for over ten years. I will update you as it goes forward.

This year has also brought the new release of one of my favorite books, The Best Is Yet To Come. This edition has a study guide at the end of each chapter. This makes this book a perfect study book for groups of people. I hope that you purchase it and enjoy it immensely! I am planning my next book. I am presently working on another book to encourage women.

 I am still taking a few interior design projects. I love decorating beautiful houses! I guess I will always have my fingers in some design project! I am writing more, and am enjoying being on the speaking circuit. Both of these are passions of mine. My books continue to open doors for me to meet people from all over the world.

This year I led the second year of the mentoring program, Mentoring Virtuous Women. This year’s class was a three month series with sixteen speakers. Eighty four women attended.

My husband John is doing very well. Click on Meet Ann and go to John to view his photograph. He is just as sweet as he is handsome! He is the man behind the woman for sure. I depend on John’s good judgment and advice. His years of successfully managing people have taught him a lot. He has passed on this valuable advice to me.
 

Our family news is that we are expecting our first great-grandchild!! I am too young to be a great-grandmother, but I can hardly wait to have another baby in the family. My granddaughter Ivey and her husband Robbie are expecting Connor George Ilisie in September!

I love hearing from my friends and readership. Please email me at annplatz@flash.net.

Love and blessings,