FIRST BOOK SIGNING

June 26, 2010

Today was my first book signing. It was held at Hastings in Fort Smith from 12:00 until 2:00. At first I was extremely nervous, but as I spent the morning in prayer, I remembered the sermon from the Sunday before; the teaching was about how if Christ is in you then you have God's annointing on you. Therefore, you don't have to ask him for his annointing because you already have it. I knew that writing this book was what God had called me to do, so I had His annointing on me to go through each step of the writing/publishing/marketing process. With that thought came a sudden peace and I left for the book signing excited.

The book signing couldn't have been better. My table was decorated beautifully and everyone enjoyed the cookies and lemonade that I provided. I had a line backed out the door as I signed, and signed and signed copies of my book. I ended up being there nearly an hour over the scheduled time, but it was worth it because I met so many wonderful people and Hastings ended up selling every copy of my book that they had stocked. The hand of the Lord was on me and it turned out to be a successful, fulfilling day.

THE BEST CALL EVER!!!

June 24, 2010

Ever since I was a little girl there has been an important man in my life, and I called him Papa. To him, I was the "apple of his eye", but he was also the apple of my eye. As I grew older, his importance never lessened and I even had him walk me down the aisle on my wedding day. I love him so much and to hear him say "hello Baby" over the phone will make me cry every time. Therefore, when he called me today to congratulate me on my book and said that he had read it cover to cover I was thrilled beyond words, but when he reminded me that I was still the "Apple of his eye" the water works really started. To know that my Papa was proud of me made this the best call ever!

AFTER 9 YEARS.......

June 23, 2010

My husband and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary today and we have much to celebrate. Satan has done everything to destroy our marriage, our family. He has taken us to the verge of financial ruin; he has been the source of miscommunication, harsh words and hurt feelings; he caused the miscarriage of our first child, caused infertility issues, has placed disease on us and given us negative report after negative report. However, I PRAISE THE LORD for seeing us through the troublesome times and helping us honor our vows even during the bleakest days. He has given us nine years together and after nine years I can still say that I love the life my husband and I have created together, with God's help, and that I still love this wonderful man who walks beside me.

To celebrate our anniversary we rented a cabin on a nearby mountaintop. I rented a movie we had been wanting to see and brought the preparations for a wonderful meal. The elevation made the temperature about ten degrees cooler, so we were able to hike and rent bicycles. After all the activity was finished, we grilled steaks and had a candlelit dinner and then sat on the edge of the bluff and watched the sun set. It was beautiful! As darkness fell, we cuddled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn to watch our movie. It was a happy day filled with loving words, holding hands, and stealing kisses. I can't wait for fifty more anniversaries just like it!