Drove over night to Knoxville for a family weekend and mom’s 70th birthday. Drove home today. Am tired. 😉 More later! Rachel

But as I’m on my way out the door, then back to work on Love Starts With Elle, I can’t think of much to write. Besides, I need to save my energy and words for da book! Truly, I pray you all are having a God kissed day.

Finally, I had Tony draw the winners! Crystal Miller and Ronie Kendig. Please email me your snail mails! Blessings to all and Happy Thanksgiving!

I’m in southern Indiana visiting my sister. I drove up from Nashville yesterday. Still not feeling “top drawer” but doing well. My sister has four children, 2 boys, 2 girls. They boys are teens and know Aunt Rachel well, but the girls are 3 and 1, and just getting to know me. Last time I saw them, they weren’t too …

Sunday morning I didn’t lead worship, so I sat in the congregation. I’d been struggling with a couple of issue, praying, seeking God, asking what I should do about them. I repented of attitudes I’d had – even though my struggle was balancing what I discerned about a situation without judging and being angry. We’ve all been there. As I …

Happy Wednesday. Just a retreat update! Went fabo. God is so good to us. He really blessed the leadership transition and we could feel the blessing of all the leaders and youth who’d gone before. Today is Halloween. We don’t celebrate, but church is having a havest fest type thing at the Mall. Should be fun. If not very sweet. …

Lots of fun stuff up this week. Writing. Writing. Writing. Love Begins with Elle is coming together very nicely and I’m going over Sweet Caroline galleys and finding is quit enchanting. What else? Couple of meetings. Prayer retreat this weekend. Its for the youth, but Tony and I are going. Better get to work. Rachel

Welcome my good friend and writing co-hort, Christine Lynxwiler and her fabulous Christmas release, Forever Christmas. I’ve read this book and it’s a must for your Christmas Season!Blurb: After two broken engagements, so-called runaway bride Kristianna Harrington is content to run her shop, Forever Christmas, in her little hometown of Jingle Bells, Arkansas, and forget about romance. She reluctantly agrees …

“You don’t grow in the deep things of God on the run. It’s over time. Waiting and basking.” – Mike Bickle