Book release party!

If you are in the vicinity of Dover High School, please feel free to drop by for the Book Release Party TONIGHT, March 23. Program begins at 7:30-- doors open at 7:00 p.m.

We will have a short program, and our son, Micah will be singing a few songs. We ill have a book signing afterward.

Books will be available there. Tonight only we will be selling them for $14.00. If you already have a book be sure to bring it with you and we will be glad to sign it.

Come and celebrate with us!

Celebrating!

This photo is Linda and Mike Comella (my coauthor) me, and Jeff. We had an opportunity to celebrate together on Tuesday evening. Mike and I put in many, many hours to write this book. 

I am beyond thrilled to announce that my book is now available to order. See the link below! I cannot tell you how grateful I am to God for bringing this to fruition. 

We will be having a book release party at Dover High School on Sunday, March 23. Doors open at 7:00 with the program at 7:30 p.m. The evening will begin with a celebration of life, where a few of us will share and also enjoy special music by Micah, our oldest son. Micah is a worship pastor at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia.  Followed by the book signing and light refreshments while you visit and enjoy the evening. This event is open to the public.

DaySpring Christian bookstore will be selling books at the event, or if you already ordered one, bring it with you and we will sign those too. 

Leesburg is a suburb of Washington DC (www.cornerstonechapel.net) And yes this link is here so you can check it out! I am allowed to be a proud mom.

If you order a book from Amazon, because you just don't want to wait until March 23, at the book release party. Bring your book with you, and we will sign it! Please be sure to leave a comment here I would love to know who got one! 

http://www.amazon.com/Through.../dp/1493691384/ref=sr_1_4...

Through My Tears: Awash in Forgiveness

www.amazon.com

Through My Tears is now AVAILABLE!

I am beyond thrilled to announce that my book is now available to order. See the link below! I cannot tell you how grateful I am to God for bringing this to fruition. 

We will be having a book release party at Dover High School on Sunday, March 23. Doors open at 7:00 with the program at 7:30 p.m. The evening will begin with a celebration of life, where a few of us will share and also enjoy special music by Micah, our oldest son. Micah is a worship pastor at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia.  Followed by the book signing and light refreshments while you visit and enjoy the evening. This event is open to the public.
If you order a book from Amazon, because you just don't want to wait until March 23, at the book release party. Bring your book with you, and we will sign it! Please be sure to leave a comment here I would love to know who got one! 

http://www.amazon.com/Through.../dp/1493691384/ref=sr_1_4...

Through My Tears: Awash in Forgiveness

www.amazon.com

Yippeeee

OK, after my whine in the previous post about time standing still....I got the formatted galleys today. I can only see one change that needs to be made, so it is pretty much a sure thing that I will have my book in my hand by March 5. Oh yeah!!!

I am majorly excited. Can you tell?

As time goes by

I need to hug a palm tree...

Last post I said time flies....today, I feel as though it is standing still. The formatting should be coming close to completion at the publisher, then a few days for any changes/corrections by us. I am finding that my stomach is a bit queasy, and patience is seriously lacking. I am nervous and anxious. I am struggling with not having an exact release date because of marketing things needing to be done.
It seems like I am facing spiritual attacks from every direction, and physical issues are marching to their own drums. This LOUSY weather isn't a lot of help. The snow we have had this year lost it's luster right after Christmas. It's so not my thing. Give me warmth, palm trees and ocean breezes. Of course in Ohio that isn't among the options.
I am in a mentoring group for authors/speakers that Julie Gorman is leading. She has some amazing understanding about what she is speaking about. Our mentoring calls on Monday evenings are chuck full of great things. Although I must say that with all that is happening in my life right now, I am struggling to make sense of certain things. I seem to have left my brain cells in a different state. (State of confusion I think)
Last week we were supposed to have our homework done and ready to share with the rest of the group. I spent hours on mine and could not get it to say what was in my heart. So, in my frustration, I tend to make a joke out of things and here is what I am going to submit to Julie: 
I exist to:
Warm the end of the love seat? While I do that very well, it is not what God created me to exist for. My physical ailments have caused me to slow down and to actually stop doing MANY of the things I loved to do. God said to me on multiple occasions to STOP. To REST, and to LISTEN. That doesn’t mean to be lazy, it means to rest in Him and wait for His timing and lead.
Tag Line?
Get up and get moving-Tag you’re it 
Who?
To any and every slug, worm, ant, and child of God. 
How? 
By opening my mouth at every opportunity God provides. Not to complain (it happens even when I don’t want it to) but to share the goodness, love and forgiveness of God. (OK, so this one is more serious, yes I do have a plan...sort of.)
When? 
Constantly and consistently. At every open door, and to take the opportunity to knock on a few doors to see if someone will answer.
Replenishment cycle: 
I find myself feeling replenished or perhaps it is feeling fulfilled when I am serving. Spending time with my friends and loved ones. (A nap is also a seriously great thing too.) 

I am thinking this looks more like a plan for my other book. Hot Flashes with a Side of Garlic Bread.
I guess if I make a joke out of everything it makes my mood a little bit lighter. (:p)
I am going to be getting a few things today to make some of the table favor's for Jordan and Brittany's wedding. I am not going to say what it is, so in case you will be at the wedding you will be surprised. 
OK, enough ranting and complaining. At least I have occupied my thoughts for a few minutes, and posted something to entertain myself and the one other person that reads my blog.

Time Flies!

I can barely get a grip that it is February 2014. I feel like I must have missed a year or two somewhere along the line. Time just flies. I know our days must not have a full twenty-four hours in them, because all I do is blink, and it's another day.

I wish I could report that everything is on track for my book, but it seems that the hours that have disappeared have taken a lot of things with them. Like all of the tracking changes I made to the completed and edited manuscript. I have uploaded, and uploaded and uploaded to the publisher's website, and even after I have turned in the corrections they claim I have not completed them. I feel like such a putz. Today, I went back through. My files show they are done, accepted...markups are turned off. Arrrgh.

I need that extra measure of grace because mine has certainly flown away with the hours of the day.

As far as I know, my book is supposed to be done.

We will see.

Now, I must look for a part time job. I need to contribute to our retirement. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. I wish I had more abilities, was trained in more things. I wish more than anything my physical body would cooperate. Seems I just don't have the capacity to stand, or be on my feet for hours like I used to. The fibro has simply stolen my energy.

So, if anyone has knowledge of a job opening for a 54 year old (I had a birthday since my last post) woman with a whiney disposition, and no energy please let me know.

Keep praying, keep watching and one of these days, there may be a wonderful announcement that you can actually buy my book...

My word for the New Year

Probably ought to mark this date in history. Blogging twice in a weeks time.

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."   Isaiah 40:31

 

        Every year I pray and ask the Lord what He wants to speak to me throughout the coming year. This year the message began to arrive about mid winter of 2013, but I didn't recognize it until I got the loud and clear message from God. Sometimes it takes a while to get through to me, but it finally clicks.

         Almost fourteen years ago the scripture Isaiah 40:31 became a very prominent scripture in my life. As we were going through the loss of Liz, God whispered to my heart and even allowed me the experience of knowing what it feels like to ride on the wings of an eagle. You will need to buy my book in February to fully understand what my experience was. Then this past summer and fall as my coauthor, Mike, and I were doing our best to complete the book the scripture truly came to life again. As I drove to Dover I was praying and asking God to allow me to see the eagles that have been spotted in our area. I prayed this several times over the last couple of years, but I seemed to have a little extra fervor in this prayer.

         As I drove down the interstate thinking about what needed to be worked on, something caught my eye. I looked up and immediately saw the bald eagle soaring overhead. I was elated! I could hardly wait to tell Mike, since he knows about my desire to see one. I continued to go over the scripture Isaiah 40:31 in my mind. Over and over again.  A few days later I saw the eagle again, and then a third time in as many weeks. Each time I shared with Mike, and my husband, Jeff and son, Christopher. I was just so encouraged.

        As I read some things I get in a daily email, and my daily devotional time, the Lord also spoke the words "Riding on the wings of the wind." Several times over the past couple of years this has come to mind, multiple times in fact. My friend Lisa Troyer is an amazing singer, and has several songs that have been recorded and has many CD's available. While praying for her, and her ministry the Lord impressed those very words on my heart for her. I would share them, and the scriptures that accompanied the words and prophetic words. They always spoke to my heart and I know they spoke to hers as well. About eighteen months ago I felt led to write a poem that could be lyrics if they were tweaked here and there.

      Little did I realize that the Lord would repeat those very words along with the scripture Isaiah 40:31. Then on January 2, I was driving to the local office supply store. I saw something out of the corner of my eye and looked up. There perhaps twenty five yards away was a bald eagle. I watched and saw that it landed. As I came around the turn I could see the eagle had landed in a tree right on the banks of the river. And much to my surprise as I looked I saw not one but two eagles side by side on that branch. My heart soared. I knew then that God was telling me that is what He is speaking to me for 2014.

       My year is going to be full. With the book coming out in February, and other things in the works I believe that God is truly going to to carry me through these next twelve months. God will give me the strength I need to get through everything. Who knows just what 2014 will hold for me? I am looking forward to finding out!