Month: August 2019

Thankfulness Habit

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Why is it that bad habits are easy to keep and good habits are easy to lose? About a year ago, I began keeping a “gratitude journal” where I wrote 7-10 things I was grateful for each day. Then, life got busy and I neglected my journal. 
This summer, God convicted me that I needed to pick it up again—and this time, I decided to keep it on my phone so I could add to it randomly throughout the day. And then I realized… it had been *weeks* since I added to my journal.
My first reaction is to give up even trying. But then, I realize that *that* won’t help me anyway (seeing as the whole purpose of a gratitude journal is to get my focus on the blessings instead of the burdens of the day)… 
So today, I journal. Tomorrow I may forget, and if I remember three days later, I’ll journal again. Giving up because I’ve forgotten one too many times is not the solution. 

Do you keep a gratitude journal? Is it by hand or on a computer or phone?

Two New Books! | Rebekah A. Morris and Angie Thompson

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Rebekah Morris is a friend who’s writing I can trust, so I’m excited to have her and a friend on my blog today for their release tour!!!

Thanks for joining the excitement of the release of two new books! This may be a different kind of blog tour than you’ve ever seen, but I hope you’ll join the fun! Each blog post on each day will be different. No two will have all the same images, or information, so to learn more about these books, check out the other blogs this week!

And yes, each book is on sale this week for only 99¢, so get it before the price goes up!

A quote from A Brother is Born
“The door was closed, but a sudden burst of laughter sounded from behind it, and I paused, fighting the sudden longing that swept over me—a longing to slip in and hug Jess goodnight before I went to sleep, to feel his arms around me and know his love for me was as secure as Johnny’s.”
A quote from By Paths Unknown

  “But how will I know the way, Mom?”
       “You will, son. If you pray and ask for wisdom, He will give it. He’ll also give you peace about your path.” She drew a long breath and closed her eyes, her hand still holding Austin’s.
       He had wanted to ask her if she had peace in the path God had led her, but he didn’t have to. He knew. He had seen it behind the pain in her eyes, he had seen it in her smile. She had peace.
http://readanotherpage.com/2019/new-books-tour-day-3/
Purchase your own copy!
A Brother is Born – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WG9FLR6 
By Paths Unknown – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W5LTJ59 

Release Day!!!

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Today has come a VERY LONG LAST!!!!!! 😀 To say I’m excited is almost an understatement. I have a lot of feelings right now. I have learned so much in the time that it took to write, rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, edit, edit, and edit again. This has by far been the most difficult project to date, but I am very thankful that God has faithfully seen me through it and has given me everything I needed to release another book. And I am so thrilled that it can finally be in your hands!!!
I had to do an improptu mini-photoshoot. 😉
I still only have the proof copy in, so I’ll just have to do another photoshoot later… 🙂 

BLOG TOUR
A group of wonderful book bloggers has joined me in celebrating the release week of “Protecting the Poor.” Almost every post has something different, so be sure to check them all out!!

Monday – August 26, 2019
With a Joyful Noise – Protecting the Poor Release Post
Life of Heritage Corner – Interview, Review, Giveaway
Great Books for God’s Girls – Interview, Review
Peculiar Miss Darcy – Interview
Honey Rock Hills – Review
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations – Spotlight, Review, Guest Post

Tuesday – August 27, 2019
We’ve Got Pockets – Review
Maidens for Modesty – Giveaway, Guest Post
A Brighter Destiny – Spotlight

Wednesday – August 28, 2019
Soldier Girl Stories – Interview
Purposeful Learning – Spotlight, Guest Post

Thursday – August 29, 2019
Rachel Rossano’s Works – Spotlight, Guest Post
In My Bookcase – Review, Giveaway

Friday – August 30, 2019
Losing the Busyness – Spotlight, Review, Giveaway
Resting Life – Guest Post

Saturday – August 31, 2019
Blossoms and Blessings – Spotlight, Review, Guest Post

Verbosity Reviews – Spotlight, Review, Guest Post, Giveaway
God’s Peculiar Treasure Rae – Review
Reading on the Edge – Spotlight

Monday – September 2, 2019
With a Joyful Noise – Giveaway Winner Announced
GIVEAWAY
It wouldn’t be a release party without a giveaway! One U.S. Winner will receive the complete paperback Tales of Faith series, and one International Winner will receive the complete eBook series.
ORDER PAPERBACKS
Do you want to get a signed copy of “Protecting the Poor?” Order here!

 And the book fun continues!!!!!

Do you want to be involved in my next release? 

Wedding Score is open for reviewers, bloggers, and influencers. Sign up here.


1 Day!

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As I was working on editing “Protecting the Poor,” I listened to a sermon that just fit perfectly with the message I was presenting (it shouldn’t surprise me when that happens—maybe I should say, it encourages me, because it just solidifies that this is the message God has for this specific work). You have Dumphey, the rugged and strong, and Noel, the timid and inadequate. And Alistair Begg so fluently expounded on our perception of what makes a Christian leader and who God chooses. Here are a few quotes from the sermon.
“Jehoshaphat is a reminder to us that the kind of contemporary picture of effective Christian leadership is in the strong, rugged, ruthless, handsome quarterback. When you read the Bible, what do you discover? That the men and women that God picks up and uses are so often marked by hesitancy and timidity and caution, uneasiness, a sense of their own personal inadequacy—in other words, unlikely people.”

“God’s purpose is that we might depend upon Him entirely.”

“You see, but the temptation is to go to the bookstore to find a book that tells me how I may not be powerless and clueless. That will be a bad book! That will be an unhelpful book! Because it is in my very powerlessness, and it is in my very cluelessness, that I come to stand before God and say, ‘I don’t know what to do, but my eyes are upon you.’”

https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/sermon/the-advantage-of-weakness/#transcript

Behind the Cover | Blog Tour Stop at Honey Rock Hills

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Designing book covers is probably one of my top favorite things to do when publishing a book (well, that and actually writing the story and formatting it and getting to share it… ;)). Today, I’m talking about some behind-the-scenes in designing covers for the Tales of Faith series. This includes a glimpse at some of the covers and ideas that didn’t make it. Visit Honey Rock Hills to see what all went on behind the designs!

2 Days!

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“TheSecret Slipper” is a lot more closely related to “Protecting the Poor” than “Befriendingthe Beast.” Dumphey, Noel, Philaon, Barat, Feroci, and Zuzene first emerged in “The Secret Slipper.” You can still read “Protecting the Poor” without having formerly read “The Secret Slipper,” but a few details make more sense if you read Slipper first.
About “The Secret Slipper”
Being a cripple is only the beginning of Lia’s troubles. It seems as if Bioti’s goal in life is to make Lia as miserable as possible. If Lia’s purpose is to be a slave, then why did God make her a cripple? How can He make something beautiful out of her deformity?

Raoul never questioned the death of his daughter until someone reports her whereabouts. If Ellia is still alive, how has she survived these ten years with her deformity? When Raoul doesn’t know who to trust, can he trust God to keep Ellia safe when evidence reveals Bioti’s dangerous character?

As time brings more hindrances, will Raoul find Ellia, or will she forever be lost to the father she doesn’t even know is searching for her?


3 Days!

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It is not necessary to read Books 1 and 2 of the Tales of Faith series before “Protectingthe Poor,” but I do reference all former MCs—especially toward the end of “Protecting the Poor” (but I’ll not say any more to give away spoilers). I will say this: the epilogue concludes all of their journeys.
About Befriending the Beast 
Belle has returned unannounced to the castle to restore her relationship with the king, her father. Her hopes are dashed with the devastating message: “The king refuses to see you.” Convinced that God has led her home, she is unwilling to return to Lord and Lady Kiralyn.

Time is running out for the decision that will change her life. When tragedy strikes, will she and her father be pulled further apart or knit together? Could she stay at the castle even if she will never see her father again?

4 Days!

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Throughout the ages, Robin Hood has been known as Robin des Bois, Robehood, Rabunhod, Robyn Hode, Hobbehod, Robert Hod and many other variations of “Robert” and “Hood.” Though historians cannot prove his existence, there is a traditional grave for him in Yorkshire. Some insist that Robin Hood never existed but was, more or less, imagined for bedtime stories for the wee ones. 
What do you think? Did a Robin Hood likely exist? If so, do you think he was more culprit or hero?