Up to my eyeballs in Diva edits. My heroine, Aubrey James, is so much better than my writing can create her to be. True. She’s such a fascinating character. I hope to do her justice. Back to work.
Dwelling Place
Moses declared this of God in Psalm 90, “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.”Considering the journey of the Israelites before and during Moses day, how significant for him to declare, “You are our dwelling place.”Fast forward several thousand years, our cry must be the same. Whether we’ve lived in the same house or twenty houses, God …
In The Fire
In The Fire was wonderful. Don, Tony and I spoke and all on the same thing. Get out of your comfort zone and go for God. The time is short. No more fooling around. Worship with The Fire Dweller Band, and Javier, was outstanding! As Always. The kids went for it, dancing like crazy for an hour. You can see …
Tears
We had to put Jack down this morning. Tears. He was a friend. A good dog. The house is quiet.
Booksigning, August 11th, Barnes & Noble
Booksigning Notice August 11th, 7:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble, US 192 Who’s signing? Award winning author Roxanne St. Claire Award winning author Leslie Kelly USA Today Bestselling author, Karen Hawkins And me! Happy to be invited along. I’ll be signing “Georigia On Her Mind”
The pain of sacrifice
We live in such an instant gratification society. We want everything to come quick and easy. We hate the labor. The pain.High school grads want to make a living on minimum wage. College grads want to be millionaires by the time they’re thirty.Lawyers want to get rich suing doctors. People in general want to get rich suing each other.Song of …
To Conference or Not To Conference
Hey Everyone, I’m next up on the ACFW Conference blog tour! “This is your president speaking… ” LOL, just had to say it. But look, if you’re an ACFW member, great! Hi. Welcome. If you’re not an ACFW member, but are interested in publishing, stick around!So, you want to be a writer? Me, too. It’s the best job anywhere. But …
Space Coast Prayer Gathering
Church on the Rock, my church, lead worship at the Vineyard last night for the Space Coast Prayer Gathering.Tony administered the prayer portion, reminding people to pray not preach – no soap boxes please – and the allow the band to sing off the prayers.It went well. Really did. Tony lined up some of the regular Friday night Fire Dwellers …
Closing doors, opening windows
Last night at youth church, David started the first worship song. Tears filled my eyes and this movie like sequence rolled past my mind’s eye.Eric Exley, at fifteen, putting his arm around me and panning the room with his arm, said, “You should read Isaiah 54. Look at all your children.”Andrew playing “Green Pastures.” The Poughkeepsie youth rallies where God …
On my bed…
Been reading Song of Solomon 3 in preparation for the “In The Fire” conference (August 5, 6th)I feel God is calling us out of our slumber. Here’s the lead in to chapter 3.The Bride (er, you and me) is in love, she’s found her one true love and has grown comfortable. In verse one, she says, “On my bed night …