A Step in the Write Direction
November 25,
2013
Update: This has been a good
week, rainy but good (except for those who had a problem with flooding—and
people like us who have a leaky roof!)...I received a request from the publisher
that they needed 104 more jokes
(double the amount I sent originally) for the Little Book of Big Laughs. Luckily I had
365 to begin with, so could meet their request. I also sent three more Bible
stories in poetry for the Rhyme-Time
book—Abraham, Ruth, and Esther. Am now working on Isaac and Jacob. If I need one
more for the Old Testament, I’ll do Jonah. Not sure yet on the publication date
of this book….Prayer requests for my sister Norma who’s losing her eyesight, for
my brother-in-law Bob who has lost his hearing, and for our daughter Patty who
has a liver ultrasound coming up…Still trying to get the rights back on the Step in the Write Direction book. They said they’d let me
know on the 21st; now they say the committee needs more time…. PLEASE send any prayer requests you
have and we’ll print them in next week’s blogs. We need to support each other,
not just in writing but in our personal challenges.
Thought for Today:
“I
think Christians fail so often to get answers to their prayers because they do
not wait long enough on God. They just drop down and say a few words, and then
jump up and forget it and expect God to answer them. Such praying always reminds
me of the small boy ringing his neighbor's doorbell, and then running away as
fast as he can go” (E.M. Bounds).
Song
for Today:
Oh, what peace we often
forfeit,
Oh what needless pain we
bear,
All because we do not
carry
Everything to God in
prayer.
(“What a Friend We Have in Jesus,”
Joseph M. Scriven)
Laugh
for Today:
A
lady was visiting a church one Sunday. The sermon seemed to go on forever, and
many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, she turned to a very
sleepy-looking gentleman sitting in a nearby pew, extended her hand in greeting,
and said, "Hello, I'm Gladys Dunn." Without a moment's hesitation, the man
replied, "You're not the only one, ma'am. I'm glad he's done,
too!"
Writer’s
Tips:
(Following
is Day 1 of my Advent devotional book, Preparing Your Heart for
Christmas):
The
Designated Gift Giver
For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Although
my mother didn’t have much money for Christmas shopping, she always seemed to
know what gift to buy everyone—because she listened carefully all year. Her
gifts ranged from a sewing box for my niece who made her own clothes, to blank
tapes for my songwriting nephew, and a piano bench for my sister.
Through
the years, I’ve tried to carry on her tradition, and today I’ve taken on the
enjoyable task of designated gift buyer for our writers’ group. I’ll search for
hours—in stores, in catalogs, and on the Internet—for just the right present for
a particular person. Sometimes I buy things as much as a year early when I find
the perfect gift. Then I wrap it in beautiful paper and give it to the only
person that gift will fit.
I
am acquainted with another Gift Giver. At the beginning of time, He looked ahead
and saw millions of people who were in need of a gift. He listened to their
cries, and thought, “What can I give them?” Then He said, “I know. I’ll give the
best Gift possible—My Son.” So He wrapped this Gift in swaddling clothes and
gave Him not to just one particular person, but to the whole world. And the
neatest thing about this Gift is that it fits everyone—even me!
Lord,
at this Christmas season, may I remember the Gift and the Giver. Let me love as
You loved—and give as You gave.
Have a good week spreading
the
gospel
through the printed page.
Donna
Clark Goodrich
dgood648@aol.com
www.thewritersfriend.net
http://donna-goodrich.blogspot.com
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