Even though I have a winter scene on my website, I don't want to overlook
Thanksgiving. The stores and world already do that too much!
Thanksgiving is a time for us to all pause and reflect over our last
year and take a few precious moments to be thankful for all the
things the Lord has done for us over the year. I'm extremely
thankful for my loved ones, especially my best friend - my husband
Tom. He was recently away from me a full week and I've come to
the conclusion that the older I get the less I like being separated from
him. I know - I know, some of you are saying right now - what a baby!
Get a life! What's a week?
It seemed like a really long time to me AND it has given me a greater
appreciate and sympathy for all those widows/widowers out there who
have lost their loved ones.
Thank you Lord Jesus for all the special, wonderful times you allow
Tom and I to have together.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
FIRST DAY OF FALL
So much for keeping current with my posts! Man - I can't believe it's
already nearing the end of Sept and my last post was the 5th! The
good news is that the last couple days have been beautiful, with the
sun shining and windows open. Fall is my favorite time of the year.
I love the maple trees turning, caramel apples, and candy corn -
especially the ones with the chocolate. :) I'd like to hear what some
of you like about Fall - or maybe don't like. Let me know.
already nearing the end of Sept and my last post was the 5th! The
good news is that the last couple days have been beautiful, with the
sun shining and windows open. Fall is my favorite time of the year.
I love the maple trees turning, caramel apples, and candy corn -
especially the ones with the chocolate. :) I'd like to hear what some
of you like about Fall - or maybe don't like. Let me know.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
September Newsletter
Hi Everyone,
I've not been consistant about posting info on this
website, but plan to change that in the future. In this day and
age, it's too easy to lose our priorities and the unimportant
suddenly seems to be so important. Keeping contact with all
of you got lost in the shuffle and I'm sorry. Back when we
were foreign missionaries in South America, we saw the
importance of maintaining monthly contact with our family
and friends.
So, that is now one of my new priorities - to keep this website
up to date.
Hopefully with interesting and humorous parts too. :)
I've not been consistant about posting info on this
website, but plan to change that in the future. In this day and
age, it's too easy to lose our priorities and the unimportant
suddenly seems to be so important. Keeping contact with all
of you got lost in the shuffle and I'm sorry. Back when we
were foreign missionaries in South America, we saw the
importance of maintaining monthly contact with our family
and friends.
So, that is now one of my new priorities - to keep this website
up to date.
Hopefully with interesting and humorous parts too. :)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Are We Thankful Even When It's Difficult?
This past Saturday, Tom & I drove 3 hrs round trip to attend a
booksigning at Horizon Books in Cadillac, Michigan. My signing
ran from noon until 3 p.m. and during that time I sold three, yes,
three books. As we headed our car south toward home, we talked
about how those three sales didn't even cover our gas. Needless
to say I grew very thoughtful and a little discouraged the closer we
came to our home.
And, as you can see - it's now Monday morning and I'm still thinking
on it.
But, there's a difference now. Two things happened yesterday that
rearranged my thinking. One - I was reading one of Karen Kingsbury's
novels and it convicted me about not being thankful for EVERYTHING!
Instead of the poor me's - I should be thankful for the privilege to be
invited to bookstores for signings AND that this store was like a mini
Barnes & Nobles with the coffee shop. The mgr gave me a free caramel
machiatto latte! :)
Seriously thought, what an honor to be an author signing books! Who
would have thought that would ever happen to me.
The 2nd thing that happened was a movie we watched last night called
"Faith Like Potatoes". A lady from church brought it and said we needed
to watch it.
Now, I didn't particularly enjoy the first part of the movie, but hung in
there. Then the Lord caught my attention and even though, I'm still
wrestling with some of the movie, the Lord used it to further chastise
me about my attitude and to stop looking at the book sales numbers.
Instead, I need to focus on the people and how I can touch them for
Him.
So, the Lord willing, on July 10th, we go to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for
another signing which is about an hours drive away. This time, I'm not
going to dwell on how many books I sell nor how much money I do or
don't make.
This time I'm going with a thankful heart to the Lord for the privilege
of being an author for Him and with excitement about who He will have
cross my path while I'm there.
booksigning at Horizon Books in Cadillac, Michigan. My signing
ran from noon until 3 p.m. and during that time I sold three, yes,
three books. As we headed our car south toward home, we talked
about how those three sales didn't even cover our gas. Needless
to say I grew very thoughtful and a little discouraged the closer we
came to our home.
And, as you can see - it's now Monday morning and I'm still thinking
on it.
But, there's a difference now. Two things happened yesterday that
rearranged my thinking. One - I was reading one of Karen Kingsbury's
novels and it convicted me about not being thankful for EVERYTHING!
Instead of the poor me's - I should be thankful for the privilege to be
invited to bookstores for signings AND that this store was like a mini
Barnes & Nobles with the coffee shop. The mgr gave me a free caramel
machiatto latte! :)
Seriously thought, what an honor to be an author signing books! Who
would have thought that would ever happen to me.
The 2nd thing that happened was a movie we watched last night called
"Faith Like Potatoes". A lady from church brought it and said we needed
to watch it.
Now, I didn't particularly enjoy the first part of the movie, but hung in
there. Then the Lord caught my attention and even though, I'm still
wrestling with some of the movie, the Lord used it to further chastise
me about my attitude and to stop looking at the book sales numbers.
Instead, I need to focus on the people and how I can touch them for
Him.
So, the Lord willing, on July 10th, we go to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for
another signing which is about an hours drive away. This time, I'm not
going to dwell on how many books I sell nor how much money I do or
don't make.
This time I'm going with a thankful heart to the Lord for the privilege
of being an author for Him and with excitement about who He will have
cross my path while I'm there.
Friday, May 28, 2010
What does the Toothfairy and a Mermaid have in common?
Imagination, fantasy, and fun!
Last night, Tom and I attended the Pre-school graduation of our
granddaughters, Sarah - almost 6 and Abigail - almost 5 years old.
To be honest, we'd never even heard of a Pre-school graduation let
alone attend one! The adults in charge tried to make it just like the
"Big Kid's". So as each pre-schooler came up, their name was
announced, where they would be attending school in the Fall was stated,
and what they wanted to be when they grew up was added at the end.
For the last category, we consistently heard - doctor, astronaut, nurse,
animal doctor, teacher, mom, or even a "regular" dad. As I sat listening,
I began thinking how surprised I was to not hear - spiderman, ironman,
superman, or some other super hero type.
Where were the kid thoughts? Where were the fantasies and fun ideas?
I was looking at 4 & 5 year olds and they were sounding so adult.
As the line moved on, our oldest granddaughter's turn came up and I
was curious which of these lofty job titles she'd chosen; and this is what
I heard:
"Sarah Rose Erwin will be attending Easthill Christian School and
when she grows up she wants to be the tooth fairy."
For a moment, I wasn't sure I'd heard correctly. But the roar of laughter
swelling around me confirmed her words. Then my sense of humor kicked
in and I was practically rolling in the aisle.
What a character our precious Sarah is!
The room finally settled down, the line moved on and the moment passed.
Once again, we heard: nurse, doctor, teacher, rock star, race car driver.
As the line moved toward our second granddaughter, my pride in Sarah's
imagination and creativity grew. To me, she responded the way a 4 or 5
year old should.
Soon Abigail's turn came up.
"Abigail G. Erwin will be attending Easthill Christian School and when
she grows up, she wants to be a mermaid."
The emcee then added, "And, this is the sister to the tooth fairy."
Again the room roared.
I did, too!
All in all it was a great evening and a new experience for Tom & I.
More importantly, it was an eye opener. Our world is losing it's
imagination and creativity.
But not our granddaughters!
This author and Grandma is extremely proud of Sarah and Abigail!
"Way to go girls! You did us all proud! Keep feeding your imagination,
your fantasy world, and have fun!"
Last night, Tom and I attended the Pre-school graduation of our
granddaughters, Sarah - almost 6 and Abigail - almost 5 years old.
To be honest, we'd never even heard of a Pre-school graduation let
alone attend one! The adults in charge tried to make it just like the
"Big Kid's". So as each pre-schooler came up, their name was
announced, where they would be attending school in the Fall was stated,
and what they wanted to be when they grew up was added at the end.
For the last category, we consistently heard - doctor, astronaut, nurse,
animal doctor, teacher, mom, or even a "regular" dad. As I sat listening,
I began thinking how surprised I was to not hear - spiderman, ironman,
superman, or some other super hero type.
Where were the kid thoughts? Where were the fantasies and fun ideas?
I was looking at 4 & 5 year olds and they were sounding so adult.
As the line moved on, our oldest granddaughter's turn came up and I
was curious which of these lofty job titles she'd chosen; and this is what
I heard:
"Sarah Rose Erwin will be attending Easthill Christian School and
when she grows up she wants to be the tooth fairy."
For a moment, I wasn't sure I'd heard correctly. But the roar of laughter
swelling around me confirmed her words. Then my sense of humor kicked
in and I was practically rolling in the aisle.
What a character our precious Sarah is!
The room finally settled down, the line moved on and the moment passed.
Once again, we heard: nurse, doctor, teacher, rock star, race car driver.
As the line moved toward our second granddaughter, my pride in Sarah's
imagination and creativity grew. To me, she responded the way a 4 or 5
year old should.
Soon Abigail's turn came up.
"Abigail G. Erwin will be attending Easthill Christian School and when
she grows up, she wants to be a mermaid."
The emcee then added, "And, this is the sister to the tooth fairy."
Again the room roared.
I did, too!
All in all it was a great evening and a new experience for Tom & I.
More importantly, it was an eye opener. Our world is losing it's
imagination and creativity.
But not our granddaughters!
This author and Grandma is extremely proud of Sarah and Abigail!
"Way to go girls! You did us all proud! Keep feeding your imagination,
your fantasy world, and have fun!"
Monday, May 10, 2010
Being a Writer is Fun!
Not only do I get to write and create, I get to go out in public and meet new friends! A week ago Saturday found me at Barnes & Nobles in Grand Rapids, Michigan. What was possibly lacking in sales was made up for by physical support from family and friends. I felt very loved and encouraged.
Now, I'm looking forward to two, yes TWO booksignings this week in Petoskey, Michigan - which if you've read my books - is the setting for both of my novels AND the third one I'm currently working on.
Tom and I will be heading up there Weds. around noon. It's little over a 3 hr drive and we plan to return Friday night.
My signings are: Thursday, McLean & Eakin Bookstore from 1 - 3 p.m and Friday, Horizon Books from 1 -3 p.m.
If any of you live in the area, please stop in. After all, that is a bit far for my brothers!! :)
Also, last week a very nice article came out in the Mid-Michigan Women's Lifestyle magazine. I was very pleased with what was written for it also included my hubby, Tom, and some of the things we've done for the Lord over the years.
Then to my surprise, today I found out the same article was placed in another paper THIS WEEK called "The Buzz".
I'm not sure I can handle all this "buzz", but it's important that everyone knows this writing adventure is the Lord and Me - not just me.
He's the one who gave me the gift.
I'm just excited to be able to use it.
Now, I'm looking forward to two, yes TWO booksignings this week in Petoskey, Michigan - which if you've read my books - is the setting for both of my novels AND the third one I'm currently working on.
Tom and I will be heading up there Weds. around noon. It's little over a 3 hr drive and we plan to return Friday night.
My signings are: Thursday, McLean & Eakin Bookstore from 1 - 3 p.m and Friday, Horizon Books from 1 -3 p.m.
If any of you live in the area, please stop in. After all, that is a bit far for my brothers!! :)
Also, last week a very nice article came out in the Mid-Michigan Women's Lifestyle magazine. I was very pleased with what was written for it also included my hubby, Tom, and some of the things we've done for the Lord over the years.
Then to my surprise, today I found out the same article was placed in another paper THIS WEEK called "The Buzz".
I'm not sure I can handle all this "buzz", but it's important that everyone knows this writing adventure is the Lord and Me - not just me.
He's the one who gave me the gift.
I'm just excited to be able to use it.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Barnes & Nobles Book signing
I know it's been a long time since I've posted. Sorry about that! About three and one half weeks ago, I pulled a tendon in the arch of my right foot and am still nursing it along. The tightness has moved up to my knee so-o-o the club and treadmill have gone by the wayside! :(
But I do have GOOD NEWS! This Saturday, May 1st, I'm doing a book signing at the Barnes & Nobles store located in Woodland Mall on 28th St in Grand Rapids, MI. I'm very excited about this and hope some of you from the area will come and see me from 1 - 3 p.m. My special hubby asked if I'd like him to pay people to camp out front the night before in order to draw the press. Wasn't that sweet? :) I told him no, but truly appreciated his heart. I do pray that books will sell and will let all of you know. Until Saturday night, have a great rest of the week.
But I do have GOOD NEWS! This Saturday, May 1st, I'm doing a book signing at the Barnes & Nobles store located in Woodland Mall on 28th St in Grand Rapids, MI. I'm very excited about this and hope some of you from the area will come and see me from 1 - 3 p.m. My special hubby asked if I'd like him to pay people to camp out front the night before in order to draw the press. Wasn't that sweet? :) I told him no, but truly appreciated his heart. I do pray that books will sell and will let all of you know. Until Saturday night, have a great rest of the week.
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