Author Sandra Leesmith & A Surprise Package to Win!
My guest today is Author Sandra Leesmith who will share about the strength of obedience. Here’s Sandra:
“It takes a strong woman to obey her husband. The words obey and submission send chills down our spines. Those words conjure up a wimp and/or victim, but to follow God’s teaching to love and obey your husband, the woman must be strong. And the only way she will be able to do this properly is to do it in a godly manner.
Years ago I fulfilled my dream to be a published author. I had published two Harlequin Temptations, two mid-list romance novels for Warner’s Lovestruck and had published 21 self-help books for teens with Rosen Publishing Group. I thought I had it made. But I did not invite God in my life. I followed selfish dreams. It was about this time I had my epiphany and rediscovered my relationship with God.
Shortly after this major event, I lost all three editors. That spells disaster for an author. In those days most authors didn’t have agents unless you were Nora Roberts caliber. I had no one to go to bat for me. The new editors wanted their own new “stable.”
My husband urged me to go back and finish my teaching career. I had just begun my true relationship with my God and had learned that I must obey my husband. I prayed and prayed for the Lord to give him wisdom. And suddenly the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to see that the more I prayed the more adamant my husband became.
So I obeyed. This took incredible courage and strength. I did not want to return to the classroom. But my courage and strength was put to God’s good. I know that I know that the Lord was able to impact many young lives through me. My students always won the writing awards so my writing experience helped. And basically I was critiquing and editing all those years. Great experience.
And my hubby was right. Now that I’m retired, I can write what I want to write. I can take the time I need to write. I have a retirement income and don’t need to sweat those long waits for an editor to call.
The disadvantage of the ten years in between was I had to relearn my craft. The writing styles had changed from more passive to more active. I had to start all over again. The editors had changed so many that I knew were no longer there.
But like the heroine in my debut novel coming out this summer with Avalon Books, PRICE OF VICTORY, I had to persevere, follow all the steps and continue until I had reached my goal.
The hard work paid off. I now will have the new books in print in two to three months. And I’ve been able to publish some children’s books, GOD’S SPIRIT WITHIN ME and GOD’S SPIRIT CALLS ME. I use my maiden name, Sandy Wardman, for the children’s books.”–Sandra
Come visit Sandra who is one of the Seekers on Seekerville.blogspot.com.
Sandra will be giving away a surprise package containing both of her children’s books and a signed Seeker romance novel. So leave a comment with your email written with (dot) and (at) and maybe you’ll win!–Lyn
