CONTEST!! - WIN A BOOK

So, here are three things that I learned at the writers’ conference I attended last week.

1. I need a brand. A brand should be something about me that’s a signature type of outfit, activity, possession, statement, that makes me stand out from a crowd. (For example, the bright colors I like to wear.)

2. I need a tagline. A tagline is a single phrase, or a sentence or two that sums up me and/or a general, over-arching theme or trait you see in my writing as a whole (NOT my specific writing projects). An example would be the way I seem to look at things from a different perspective, the way I look for what’s beneath the surface.

3. I should try to get my followers on the internet to be more involved. So, I think I’ve found a way to solve all three issues at the same time.

I’M GOING TO HOLD A CONTEST!

* Anyone may enter—young or old, male or female, writer or non-writer.

* I’m looking for a one-phrase to one-sentence long tagline.

* It should incorporate my love of color and my unique way of looking at things.

* It must be entered as a comment on my Facebook group “The Book and Blankie Society.”

* The deadline is 11:59pm, July 3, 2019

* The winner will receive their choice of any one of my books.

You don't have to be a "word nerd" to win! The winner will be chosen by a random drawing, probably conducted by one of my grandchildren who is too young to read. 

AAAAAANNNNNNND . . . GO!

Prayer Update

Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,

Thank you, not only for your prayers, but for you patience, as you waited for an update. So...an update.

We met Thursday night, as planned, and spent the next three hours reading scripture, talking, crying, and praying. God definitely met us there. The Holy Spirit was clearly present. Old wounds were healed, and old strongholds were broken down. I can hear some of you, though, saying, "But the healing? What about the healing?" Well, here's the report (so far).

I definitely have more peace and joy than I have had in a long time! What about my physical symptoms?

1.  For the past two nights, I have slept longer, more soundly, more deeply, more restfully than I have slept in months--if not years.
2.  For the past two mornings, I have not had a "smoker's cough" when I woke up.
3.  My capacity on the incentive spirometer has increased by 500ml!
4.  I feel like I'm breathing deeper and easier than I have in the recent past.
5.  My appetite has improved.
6.  I don't feel the need to take my parkinson's med as frequently as I had been lately.
7.  Yesterday, I helped Lloyd and some students clean, organize, and shut down his classroom.
8.  I met a friend for breakfast.
9.  I spent some hanging out with my daughter.
10. I went to a graduation open house.

Today, I have a busy day planned, too.

1.  Shopping
2.  Getting ready for church tomorrow
3.  Meal planning
4.  Groceries
5.  Clean house
6.  Go to a couple more graduation open houses
7.  Have friends over for a game night

Sometimes, there's a little nasty voice trying to tell me that this is a fluke, a coincidence, a temporary occurrence--that I'm just going to be disappointed eventually, so I might as well give up hope now. But, I just say to the little voice, "SHUT UP! I don't know what God's plan is for me in the future, but I know I can trust him, and that all his ways are good. So I'm going to enjoy what he's given me right now, and you can go away and leave me alone, and go talk to Jesus about THE PLANS HE HAS FOR YOU!!!"

"This is the day that the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!"

Marcia