Praying for Strangers
I considered titling this post "Everything I Thought I Knew About River's New Book When I Didn't Know Squat", but I decided that a) it was a bit long and b) I shouldn't use squat in the title if I want y'all to take me seriously. And I do. So, let's start with the facts. Tomorrow marks the release of novelist River Jordan's latest book, "Praying
Born For Eternity
*Dear readers, this article ran yesterday in my weekly inspirational column for The News-Star, a Gannett owned daily out of Monroe, LA. I thought you may enjoy it being reprinted here. BORN FOR ETERNITY He was small for his age, his voice timid. The clothes he wore hung on his body in folds. I wondered if whoever bought them had done so with growing room in mind.
This is not an excuse to show off the Baby Czars of ATS!
Absolutely not. It's a post to show off my daugher-in-law. (HA! Gotcha Carey!) You may have already met, but if not, please allow me to introduce one of my great blessings, Carey Eubanks Tomlinson. I often tell Carey and Phillip that they didn't really choose each other-- oh no, I prayed her into our lives! This is true of my son-in-law Patrick as well, but I'll spotlight him
Somewhere over the rainbow…
Hope the pic goes through. Uploading to blog from my phone and I may not have all the techy t's and i's dotted & crossed but I wanted to share. I'm watering my garden and enjoying the sight of one of Father's eternal promises. He is faithful. Can you see it?
What IS my Publisher Thinking?!
Warning: This is not a feel good post. I know. I'm sorry. It's not like me to use my blog to rant but I'm shocked, confused, and more than a bit irritated and y'all know me-- I can't move on until I get stuff out through my fingers! So, you know my next book, "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy." You've heard me talking about it.
Every Old Crow Thinks Hers is the Blackest!
So, if you can't stand a little horn-tooting from a proud Southern Mama, dear ones, this may not be the post for you! :) First, a little history on a delightful publication called Southern Child magazine that you need to know about! The worthy mission of Southern Child is to inform and educate parents and care givers, to provide attractive affordable advertising to family based businesses and
You Can’t Blow Jesus Smoke in a Closed Room
One, just one, but definitely one of the great benefits of private prayer is that you can't hide from your motives. In corporate prayer, we can sound like "all that". We can blow Jesus smoke like nobody's bizness in a crowd but, get alone with Him, and He won't let you get away with the fake stuff. Try blowing Jesus smoke in your prayer
I take it back, Atlanta!
Okay, you know all those things I've said before about the Atlanta airport. Things about it being too big and how it's a black hole you get sucked in and can't get out of while you try to wait to be rerouted on the inevitable delay? Those things-- I take 'em back. I take it ALL back. Last weekend my dear author friend, Karen Zacharias, was
Spectacular Spring Training Seminar
I'm up next. Hmmm
Burden Bearing
I think about how you must be hurting I close my eyes to pray for you and there I see yours weeping I wish I could lift your burden so you could breathe in your grief