Here are the Genesis and Book of the Year winners that were announced at the 2008 ACFW Conference. Congratulations!2008 Genesis Winners Chick lit, mom lit, lady lit Category:1st: Erica Vetsch, Pam On Rye2nd: Lynda Schab, Mind Over Madi3rd: Tiffany Kinerson, Stand On...
2008 ACFW Annual ConferenceIn His Strength"I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." Phil 4:13Minneapolis, MinnesotaSeptember 18 - 21, 2008 Last week, I left my house bleary-eyed at 4 am to catch a direct flight from Pittsburgh to Minneapolis to attend...
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."Psalm 46:10 NIVYesterday I flew home from Minneapolis. I had spent the past four days at the ACFW writers conference. The conference is an event that I look forward...
When I was younger...okay, last year, I used to read the endings of books before I bought them. I wanted to be sure the ending would satisfy me since I was planning to invest several hours into reading the book. To me, there is nothing worse than getting caught up in...
At His CommandBrenda CoulterSteeple Hill Love InspiredISBN: 978-0373874965September 2008A week or so ago, I received a newsletter update from Brenda Coulter. She sent information about a contest she was doing to promote her new book, At His Command. She asked her...
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.1 Peter 2:24This morning during Sunday school, one of my little S.S. boys asked me about the stamp on my hand. I told him that...
Hubby, DS2, and I went to our county fair this afternoon. Stepping through the gate, I closed my eyes and savored the sensory overload. Screams from the midway mingled with the bands playing in the pavilion. Smells from the food vendors made my mouth water. The...
When I was a child, my cousins and I walked home from the bus on the last day of school shouting the following:School's out! School's out!The teachers let the monkeys shout"No more homework! No more books! No more teachers' dirty looks!"I woke up this morning with...
Open my eyes that I may seewonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 NIVI used to be a morning person. Arise with the rooster. Get the day started. Now, I’m a hit-the-snooze-one-more-time person. I can’t claim to be a night person because by 10 pm, my body is ready...
4:18 am.Most people are sound asleep at that hour in the morning, unless they're third-shifters or my brother-in-law. My alarm wasn't set to go off for another hour and forty-two minutes. Too early to get up, so I pulled the sheet to my chin and rolled over to catch a...
