Author Michelle Stimpson Challenges Women to Think Uncommon Sense

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My guest today Author Michelle Stimpson has been my guest before, telling us about her ficitonal novels..Today she is going to introduce us to her newest book which is non-fiction. Here’sMichelle:

“Thanks, Lyn, for the opportunity to share my heart with your blog followers! I’ve been writing fiction for years, but the more I work with God’s daughters, the more I recognize that non-fiction can be just as powerful—perhaps even more powerful for some readers. For the past couple of years, my face-to-face ministry has mostly been with wives who are struggling through tough seasons in marriage. One of the first things we look at is our “thought lives” and how much of what we think should or shouldn’t be happening in a marriage actually does not line up with God’s word.

 But, honestly, marital expectations are just the beginning when it comes to carnal expectations.

To purchase, click here. UnCommon Sense: 30 Truths to Radically Renew Your Mind in Christ

My most recent book, Uncommon Sense: 30 Truths to Radically Renew Your Mind in Christ, is based on Colossians 2:8, which warns us not to accept the world’s philosophies as truth. Things like self-esteem and self-motivation are not commanded in the Word. We find our strongest, most faithful esteem and motivation in Christ, who is our life.

I wrote this book to challenge believers to measure every tradition, every belief, and every modern-day cliché against the timeless truth of God’s word. When we really think about it and ask the Holy Spirit for revelation, we’ll find that the enemy has been extremely clever in the way that he infiltrates even the best of intentions.

Understanding the word and understanding how our adversary twists the word is one of the best ways to overturn his strongholds in our minds and in our homes. Women so often set the “tone” in the home, so taking a good look at what we say and how we set our husband and kids up for godly success will have a strong impact for generations to come.”–Michelle

Thank you, Michelle, for being my guest and for being out in the world helping women become godly examples to their families and leaders to the truth.–Lyn

For more about Michelle and her books:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/michelle.stimpson2

Twitter: @Stimpsontweets

Website: www.MichelleStimpson.com

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Lyn Reviews Mystery Author Sarah R Shaber’s The Bug Funeral & Winners!

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The Bug Funeral (Professor Simon Shaw, #4)The Bug Funeral by Sarah R. Shaber

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sarah R Shaber’s The Bug Funeral is the fourth in the series. Another homerun!

This mystery has a twist I thought I might not like. The person who consults amateur sleuth Professor Simon Shaw believes she may have lived a former life which she remembers in vivid flashes. I was nervous about this since so much charlatanism has revolved around memory regression. BUT MY FEARS WERE IN VAIN!

The woman named Helen doesn’t want this to be proved true but must know the truth either way. At first Shaw shared my fears but he begins to find disturbing facts that corroborate Helen’s “memories.”

This was another great Simon Shaw mystery. Unique plot! I only have one more to go and will hate to leave Professor Shaw and his brilliant forensic history investigations.

To purchase, click here. The Bug Funeral (The Professor Simon Shaw Murder Mysteries)

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Author Carol Steward, my guest last Monday, decided to give a copy of ROCKY MOUNTAIN VALENTINE to each commenter from last week on her post. Here are the winners. Congrats!

H, D, Worley
Kari (KLynn)
Jolynn Rood
Jana Tincher
Suzanne Worley
Nik
Adrianja Cheadle
Cindi Altman
Lourdes Montes
Lyndee
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Lyn Interviews Best-Selling Author Jillian Hart

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Today my guest is best-selling author Jillian Hart. She has written many popular series, such as the McKaslins which featured in many more than one series. Jillian often shares personal notes ,etc at the GoodReads Love Inspired Historical group. To join us there, scoll down the left column and click the LIH logo. Here’s Jill.

Share one fun or interesting fact about your life or books.

I love to knit.  It’s one of the first things I do after a day of writing.  I pick up my sticks and knit away on my latest project for hours.  I’m unstoppable.  Right now I’m knitting an afghan for a dear friend.

To purchase, click here.Montana Hearts (The McPhee Clan)

In what ways does your heroine show strength?  Where does she draw her strength?

City girl Daisy McPhee in Montana Hearts is a very strong heroine.  She packs up her four sisters and moves them from Chicago to Montana Territory, hoping for a better and safer life for them all.  Every time hardship comes her way, she faces it.  Every time she must decide between doing the easy thing or the right thing, she chooses the right thing.  Her love for her sisters is where she finds her strength.

 Thanks, Jill, for coming by for an interview. I always enjoy chatting with you.

Here’s the blurb for her latest book:

A safe and stable life, that’s what Daisy McPhee is wishing for. But when her wagon breaks down leaving her and her four sisters stranded in a cruel storm, she starts to think her fortune is never going to change. Until a tall, dark and handsome stranger comes to her aid. With his strength and integrity, he could be a knight in shining armor like the fairy tale stories she used to dream on. Too bad she’s given up believing in storybook heroes because this man could make her want to believe. She needs a fresh start, not to be drawn by his kindness.

Beckett Kincaid doesn’t want to fall for sweet and beautiful Daisy McPhee. She’s inherited the ranch that by rights should be his. He ought to be bitter, he ought to be holding a grudge against her instead of laughing with her in the rain. Her gentleness fills his heart with the kind of love he never thought he’d feel, and she makes him long for a future that simply can never be…

Sounds like a great book, doesn’t it? Don’t forget to read Carol Steward’s post from Monday for a chance to win one of the multiple copies she is giving away–Lyn

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Heartwarming Author Carol Steward & How to Balance Everyday Life with Creativity

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My guest today is my good friend author Carol Steward. (The photo includes her grandson–a cutie!) She shares her thoughts about balancing her day job with her creativity and writing. If you’re not a writer, you might substitute quilting or scrapbooking or painting–whatever you do as a creative outlet.

BTW, CAROL IS GIVING AWAY A FEW COPIES OF HER LATEST HEARTWARMING ROMANCE. So be sure to leave a comment.

Here’s Carol.

The first thing I was told when I sold my first book was, “Don’t quit your day job.” There have been many times in my 20 year writing career that I have been thankful I listened to that advice. And many times I’ve wondered what would have happened had I taken the other route.

Writing in addition to a “day” job has challenges, but it also has benefits. I can honestly share both, as I’ve spent most of my “writer life” with at least 2 jobs, in addition to writing. Strong? Or Crazy? You decide, I guess. Whichever you decide, I believe strong women prove there is truth to the saying, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.” Strong women get it done!

Challenges of a day job:

Sleep – I admit, I have always been a night owl whose “normal” rest was 5 hours, so this wasn’t a problem for me until I hit a rough patch in life which caused me to love sleep – AKA, depression. You have to know your limits. You do what you have to do to survive.
Health – Direct correlation to the lack of sleep. The body needs rest to rejuvenate itself. I’m not a medical professional, so I won’t expand on this point. I will say, don’t ignore your health. One thing you don’t want to live without.
Time with loved ones – it’s a challenge, but not an insurmountable one. Choose Quality over Quantity.

Loss of creativity MAY be an issue; depends on you and your job. One of the jobs that fueled my creativity the most was delivering newspapers at 2 am. One of the most draining was data entry.

Emotional drain – giving so much to so many can catch up with you. Take care of yourself so you can be there for others.

Time away from writing -means you can’t always take a break to write down a brilliant scene. Learn to take good notes. Great ideas often come from situations you would not have encountered had it not been for your presence at your day job.
Physical activity – In my case, when I’m writing, I spend 60 – 80 hours a week in a chair. Not all day jobs are at a desk, granted, but that is something everyone must consider. I’ve tried dictating programs and standing at a computer, with some success, but nothing to make this one a “benefit.”

Benefits of a day job:

Extra demands on your time require you to “compartmentalize” your life. Set a Schedule and be realistic. At one point, I had to face that I wasn’t going to meet a deadline and took an unpaid leave from my day job to catch up. That reality check was worth the temporary loss of cold cash.

Regular paychecks. I was very close to leaving my day job when I sold 4 books in one year. I just couldn’t do it. The next year, my husband lost his job, and I thanked God for all the writers who put “don’t give up your day job” in my head.

Health and Retirement benefits – possibly both from the perspective that your day job offers these, along with the higher percentage of the cost comes out of the employer’s pocket rather than 100% from a self-employed person’s income.

Quality time rather than quantity of time with loved ones – just make sure they know you will always be there when they need them – day job or writing full-time – this is one equalizer to my argument. Even when I wasn’t under writing contracts, I can’t say that my “Quantity” time with my loved ones was any better quality than when I was writing and had “Quality” time to spend with them.

Creativity is different for everyone, and different types of jobs drain creativity or nurture creativity, so finding a way to feed your creative juices and nurture the writing is up to you. Goal, Motivation and Conflict in real life. How much do you want both careers? Make it happen.

Emotional boost from giving 100% of your gifts to the assignments God has given you – whether it’s to family, writing, day job, God or commuity. If you’re happy it’s going to be good for your health and well-being.

Scheduling writing time IS crutial to the outcome of writing. If you ‘fit it in’ when you feel like it, you’re not going to feed the creativity. I guarantee, you won’t feel like it. BICHOK is the only guarantee to writing a book. (If you’ve not heard this term before, google it. There are lots of great blogs on the topic.)

Physically, working two jobs is hard on the body. If you’re in retail and come home to write, count your blessings. Really. Whether it’s scheduling an hour for exercise, or simply taking more breaks, MOVE OFTEN. Personally, I suffer back problems, which have gotten worse the longer I work “in a chair.” If you’re young, and just entering a writing career, learn how to take care of your body, especially your back. IT WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU IF YOU DON’T.

As I have eluded to here, to maintain what little sanity I had left I had to take time off from writing. For many depressing reasons that I’ll spare you. Now my life is back on an even keel and I’m determined to get back into the writing career I loved so much. I will not be leaving my day job and I will be re-reading this list to remind myself of these lessons I’ve learned along the way.

Everyone needs a break now and then, and we must give ourselves permission to take that break. To let God heal. To refill the cup of creativity. When you do, you will reap the rewards He has for you.”–Carol


To purchase, click here. Rocky Mountain Valentine (Harlequin Heartwarming)

Blurb:

As a photojournalist, Lisa Berthoff knew better than to let her personal feelings about a subject interfere with a job. But when the subject was rugged cowboy Adam MacIntyre and his beautiful ranch, Lisa found it impossible to stay objective. Not when, for the first time, Lisa felt like she was home—on the ranch…and in Adam’s arms.

Adam knew what he wanted out of life: to live on the land of his ancestors and stay close to his family. Then along came footloose Lisa Berthoff, who was distant from her sisters and lived out of a suitcase. His siblings might have all happily marched down the aisle, but Adam wasn’t about to fall for a drifter who didn’t believe in settling down. Or was it already too late?

Carol brought up many points about balancing all the facets of her life.

Quesions:

What helps you keep your life in balance? Or what point do you agree morst of least with Carol on? Leave a comment and be entered into the multiple drawing.–Lyn

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Lyn Reviews Mystery Author Sarah R Shaber’s The Fugitive King

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The Fugitive King (Professor Simon Shaw, #3)The Fugitive King by Sarah R. Shaber
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Fugitive King is the 3rd book in the Simon Shaw Mystery series by Sarah R Shaber and the 3rd one I’ve read. I LOVED IT!

After reading the first two, I was afraid that one element would remain the same in the plot and if it did, I wouldn’t read any more of these books–even though I love the amateur sleuth Simon Shaw PhD and forensic historian.

Saved! This mystery showed character growth and hence a new plot twist at the climax. (I don’t want to give it away, but you’ll like it too!) And so I could go on to read the next mystery, which I did. (another review coming soon.)

As an author of novels with spiritual content, I was interested in an intrinsic confict in Simon Shaw’s character. His father was an Appalachian teacher from a Baptist family and his mother a NYC Jewish nurse who came to the mountains in the 1960’s. An interesting marriage and an interesting conflict for their son. Simon struggles with the theology. This continues and I will say more in the next review as more is discussed in the next book.

Finally, I applaud Sarah Shaber–not only for a great amateur sleuth and great myseries—but also for all the local history I’ve learned from her. I had never heard of a Melungeon (I think I spelled that right.), have you?

The man convicted of the murder who wants Dr. Shaw’s help is one of these, a group of dark-skinned pople who suffered racial prejudice till the late 20th century. If nothing else, reading about these people was worth the price of the book!
For more information http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05…

So bravo, Sarah R Shaber for another great and well-researched mystery!!

PS. The title refers to a move in the game of checkers. I looked it up but I’ll let you figure out what it has to do with the mystery!

To purchase click here. The Fugitive King (The Professor Simon Shaw Murder Mysteries)

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Do You Have a Finger Story?

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A few weeks ago on a writer’s loop, one person had an incident with an immersion blender and her finger and ended up in the ER. After she told her finger story,  it seemed EVERYBODY had finger story. And proceeded to share theirs. I had one but I didn’t share it. So here’s one of the finger stories that made me laugh out loud,  See what you think.

“My finger story is not really mine but a friend of mine’s from when we both had little children. Her just-walking son fell against an open cabinet and severed one of his fingers in the hinge side of the door. She picks up the boy and wraps his hand, yelling for her husband to come.

He comes. She says, “Find his finger. It’s in with the can goods.”

He faints.

She kicks him. “Get up!”

He moans, rolls over, and is face to face with a puddle of blood. As she said later, it wasn’t even a big puddle of blood. He’s out again.

She kicks at him, trying to get him to wake up.  He doesn’t.

Meanwhile she’s holding the screaming child, getting a baggie full of ice, groping around in the cans until she finds the finger, and every time she passes him, she gives him a kick. Every time she kicks, she kicks a little harder.  She calls 911 because her unconscious husband can’t drive and she can’t drive with the boy in her arms.

It takes a while for the ambulance to come. She leaves the front door open and goes back to change her clothes and the boy’s since they are bloody and he was covered with breakfast to begin with. The child has calmed down. Miracle, right?

EMTs come in and find the husband sitting on the floor of the kitchen with his head between his knees. They are expecting someone with severed finger. Husband has all his fingers. They mistakenly decide to take this man in obvious distress straight to the hospital. The EMTs try to get the husband up.

My friend comes back, looking fresh with baby boy looking sad but not hysterical. She says, “Leave him, but get the finger. It’s in the fridge.”

The husband is halfway up and faints again.

They are still married.

The finger was reattached. It’s fine but doesn’t wiggle like the others.

Oh, and the husband came to the hospital later. He called his mom, and she drove him.”

Now I don’t know about you but when I related this story to my dh and daughter over supper that night–we HOWLED. I mean nobody wants a little boy to lose his finger but… you know what I mean. So do you have a finger story? Please share. I don’t know why but while at the time the stress level is high, afterward–finger stories are just fun!

If you share yours, I’ll share mine!–Lyn

PS-If we get some really good ones, maybe we’ll vote on the best and maybe there’ll be a prize!

BTW, Author Donita K Paul is the one who shared this story. Her latest romance is Taming the Wild Wind, an EBOOK.

To purchase, click here. Taming the Wild Wind

Blurb: Ida has always gone her own way like a gentle breeze, drifting through social barriers as if they weren’t even there. Like the breeze, her comings and goings are hard to keep track of, and her family assumes Ida’s activities are the same as the other society debutantes of Pittsburgh.

When she responds to the wilder wind of the Oklahoma prairie, she recognizes the untamed quality in her personality. She also comes to realize that even the wild wind has a Master. She submits to the hand of her Creator, her loving Heavenly Father, and allows Him to tame her willful nature.

http://donitakpaul.com/books/romance/index.html

BTW. last week’s winners are Bonnie Navarro won Louise M Gouge’s book and Paula Osborne won Valerie Hansens’ book. Congrats!


 


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Award-Winning Author Valerie Hansen & Grandma Edith

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My guest today is a good friend, author Valerie Hansen who is sharing a special memory of her grandmother Edith. (In the photo above, Edith is the smaller sister. The other is her sister Louise.) Here’s Val:

“Strong women? My family is full of them. Me, included. Grandma Edith was born in 1884, the child of Swiss immigrants. Her life was not an easy one. By the time she had married and my mother Helen was born, her own mother had been widowed and was supporting herself and other children by running a boarding house.

Later, when I was very young, Edith came to live with Helen and the rest of our family. She was a very quiet person – unless I asked her for a song or a story. Then she never held back. I truly believe it was from her that I learned to love tall tales and heroic characters. Her wonderful stories almost always featured me as the heroine and I always triumphed.
What I didn’t know was that she had been given a mere six months to live. Well, she fooled them all. She lived six more years. I never once heard her complain in spite of her pain. And, even as I grew, she always made room for me beside her in her favorite chair while she knitted and spun her magical web of imagination.

I often wonder if having me squeezed in next to her like that aggravated her physical ills. If it did, she never gave in and sent me away. Nor was she ever too busy for an inquisitive little girl whose best friends were found in books. And seated next to the grandmother whose love was tangible – and continues to this day.

To purchase, click here.Wages of Sin

My featured ebook, WAGES OF SIN, is actually set close to the time of grandma’s youth. Daily life was changing rapidly then. In the case of Ruby McKay, her choices were limited – but that didn’t stop her from doing what she had to do to save her newborn nephew, right after the boy’s birth, from the same powerful man who had killed her sister Emma. As Ruby flees from Kansas with the innocent babe, an organized effort to capture her ensues. She has to rely on her wits and the aid of a few unlikely strangers to outwit her pursuers.
Her journey takes her as far as Lincoln County, New Mexico, and drops her smack dab in the midst of a war between rival cattle barons, crooked politicians, and the odd sheep rancher, whose murder triggers another shooting match and leaves Ruby – and the baby – caught between their old life and a new, deadly threat.–” Valerie

PS-I will donate a copy of WAGES OF SIN via an Amazon gift card if the winner lives in the USA. Others will receive a previously printed paperback, also historical set in the American West.

What a wonderful story. It reminded me of Steve’s grandmother who was 92 when our son was born. I can remember him climbing up on her lap and her hiding the pain and calling him her little angel. Thanks for sharing, Valerie!

To enter the EBOOK drawing,
Question: Which grandparent showed you the most love? And how did he/she show you that love?–Lyn
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Regency Author Louise M Gouge & The Strength of Selflessness

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My guest today is Regency author Louise M Gouge. She has quite a story to tell and is offering a book giveaway. Here’s Louise:

“When I think of strong women, I always think about my grandmother, who was a big part of my life when I was a child. Let me tell you a little bit about her. To protect the privacy of other family branches, I will call her Lucy and my grandfather George.

 Lucy was a true Victorian lady living in Middle America in the late 1800s (that’s not a typo; she lived from 1875 – 1979). As Christians deeply involved in their church, Lucy played the organ and George served as the Sunday school superintendent. The social expectations of their town were typically Victorian, with a strong emphasis on appearances, so of course Lucy stayed home and kept house while George provided nicely for their family.

 At some point, Lucy decided she wanted to make a little pin money of her own. She began making ladies’ hats (picture those huge feathered Victorian hats!), and her creations were soon in great demand. However, Lucy found out that her business was cutting into the income of “Mabel,” a less fortunate lady in the neighborhood who had been making lovely hats for wealthy ladies for some time. I don’t recall whether this lady was a widow or just that her husband’s income was not sufficient for the family. But Lucy determined that Mabel needed the income more than she did. She shut down her millinery business and referred all of her customers to Mabel.

 What an unselfish action! Think of it. Lucy loved to use her artistic skills to create fashionable bonnets, but she gave it up for the sake of someone less fortunate. What a Christ-like action. What an example to follow!

To purchase, click here. A Suitable Wife (Love Inspired Historical)

 So when I am creating a benevolent heroine for my stories, I don’t have to look any further than my own grandmother to see what makes a woman so generous. In the same way, Lady Beatrice Gregory, heroine of my December 2012 novel, A Suitable Wife, surrenders her own enjoyments in Regency London to minister to those less fortunate. I think my grandmother would like Beatrice.

I would love to give away a copy of A Suitable Wife. Winner must be a resident of the U. S. or Canada and is responsible for all her local laws regarding giveaways.”– Louise

Louise, my greatgrandmother was left without support when her husband died, leaving her with nine children to support. She made lace. Your grandmother’s kindness to this woman would have impressed anyone.

IN ORDER TO BE ENTERED INTO THE BOOK DRAWING–Here’s the question to answer: Have you ever seen someone do a selfless service for another? Please share!

Winners from last week: Kimberly B won an Ebook copy of Johnnie A Donley’s book. And Johnette won Jill Eileen Smith’s book. Congratulations!

 Twitter: @Louisemgouge

Blog: http://blog.Louisemgouge.com

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Debut Author Johnnie Alexander Donley & Strength Through Waiting

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My guest today Johnnie A Donley is celebrating her first book. Where Treasure Hides, which is strictly digital. I had the pleasure of helping Johnnie after she won the ACFW Genesis Contest last year by giving her some tips. Now she’s going to give away an ebook copy so here’s what Johnnie has to say:

“My maternal grandmother died a few days after my birth, but I’ve heard the stories of how she, a widow, singlehandedly raised her children.

During World War II, a Blue Star Flag hung in her living room window, a service flag with six blue stars – one for each of her six sons.

As this hardworking woman waited for her sons to return home from both the European and Pacific theaters, she welcomed other mothers’ sons into her kitchen for a home-cooked meal. One young soldier, nicknamed Tex and stationed in Michigan couldn’t make it home to the Lone Star State for Christmas so he spent the holidays with my grandmother and her daughters.

While the war raged, my uncle’s wife waited for his return. During those difficult years, she bought the home that they lived in until their deaths decades later.

While the war raged, my aunt waited for her husband’s return. During those hard years, she worked at a grocery store and volunteered for the USO.

And they all waited.


To purchase, click here. Where Treasure Hides

When war comes to her home in Rotterdam, Holland, my protagonist Alison Schuyler joins the Dutch Underground to protect her country’s art and children.

 But eventually Alison is forced to flee Holland and later finds herself in an isolated Bavarian chalet. Where she waits.

 During the long months of Alison’s separation from her family, she must find a reason to wholeheartedly embrace the truth of Proverbs 31:25. The verse says: Strength and honour are her clothing; and she rejoices in the days to come (KJV).

 We so often think of waiting as a passive, do-nothing time.

 But waiting can require the deepest strength of all – the strength that comes from total trust in God during an uncertain time.

 During the war years, my grandmother couldn’t know that her sons would make it home, marry, and raise families of their own. My uncle’s wife and my aunt couldn’t know that their husbands would come back to them, or that one day both couples would celebrate golden anniversaries with children and grandchildren.

 But those were the futures God had granted them . . . reasons for rejoicing in the days to come.

 Our futures lay ahead of us. We may be swamped with to-dos; we may be waiting; we may be doing both. But the truth remains. When we clothe ourselves with strength and honor, we can rejoice in the eternal days to come.

 Bio: Author Johnnie Alexander Donley writes stories of suspense, intrigue, and romance set in World War II. Her debut book, Where Treasure Hides, won the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis contest for Historical Fiction in 2011. A history enthusiast, Johnnie has also edited nonfiction manuscripts and textbooks. She is a founding member of the Central Florida chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers. A longtime Florida resident, Johnnie treasures family memories, classic movies, shelves full of books, and her papillon Rugby.

 Website/Blog: http://www.johnniedonley.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnieAlexanderDonley

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnnie_donley

 To be entered in the drawing, please leave a comment. Here’s the question: Have you ever had to wait for something? Was it worth the wait?–Lyn

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Lyn Interviews Biblical Author Jill Eileen Smith

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My guest today author Jill Eileen Smith has chosen to bring to life many Biblical women. Now she is writing a series about the Wives of the Patriarchs. Jill is also offering to give away one copy of Rebekah, her newest. Here’s Jill’s interview:

In what ways does your heroine show strength? And where does she draw this strength?

In my new release Rebekah, we meet a woman whose story in the Scriptures centers on her betrothal and marriage to Isaac, and later as a mother to twin sons. We know she is beautiful and deceptive, but little else about her is known.

We are told of Isaac’s love for Rebekah, but can only assume how Rebekah felt toward Isaac. We do know that before the twins were born, God spoke to Rebekah and revealed to her that the older would serve the younger. The Bible does not tell us whether Isaac was privy to that prophecy.

But Rebekah never forgot the prophecy, and she spent her life working to get Jacob (the younger) the blessing she believed, by God’s promise, he deserved. Strife between Isaac and Rebekah rose due to their separate favoritism toward their twin sons. (Rebekah favored Jacob. Isaac favored Esau.)

Rebekah drew strength from the promise of God, but she did not always trust that God could fulfill His own promises. In the process, she made some choices that led to long-lasting consequences, with which she had to learn to live, whether she liked them or not.

 

To purchase, click here. Rebekah: A Novel (Wives of the Patriarchs)

Share one fun or interesting fact about your life or books.

My grandmother was a no-nonsense German woman who made quick decisions and knew how to get things done. During the summers, on days that my mom worked, I would stay with my grandma. She taught me how to bake pie, play pinochle, and my favorite thing, to love story.

Grandma had a box of old photos, taken during the days of her youth, and in the afternoons, after her work was done, she would allow me to pull out the box of pictures and ask her questions about each one. Those pictures held a wealth of stories of her childhood, her courting days with my grandpa, and the early days of her marriage.

I didn’t know then that someday I would grow up to write stories rather than just tell them, but I believe my grandma’s willingness to share her history with me set in motion my love of history and of story. We are shaped in part by our experiences, and she had a positive impact on mine.

Jill’s grandmother certainly had an excellent way of transmitting the oral history of family stories to Jill.

I shared one about my son. Here’s the link. http://booksbylyncote.com/SWBS/uncategorized/death-by-paint…te-mothers-day

Do you ever talk to your grandchildren or children, telling them family stories? Would you share one with us? Or one your grandmother or mother shared with you? Share and you’ll be entered into the drawing for a copy of Rebekah.–Lyn

PS: Last week’s WINNERS are Melissa (mja)who won Jessica Keller’s book and Betti Milinksi won Camy Tang’s book! CONGRATS!

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