It looks like the next week will find me focusing a lot on infant loss. On Saturday morning, I'll be at The Sanctuary coffeehouse and bookstore, signing copies of my Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss. On Sunday afternoon, I hope to participate in "A Walk to Remember," hosted by Pella Regional Health Center's … Continue reading Little One Lost week
Little One Lost redux
One week from today, October 6, I'll be signing copies of Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss at Pella's new The Sanctuary Coffeehouse and Christian bookstore. If you regularly read this blog, you'll know that I did a book signing on July 5, one of the hottest days of the year. It was a … Continue reading Little One Lost redux
A Month of Sundays at Reformation Heritage Books
In yesterday's post, I mentioned discovering that my soon-to-be-released A Month of Sundays: 31 Meditations on Resting in God is now up on the website of Reformation Heritage Books. Copying those links for this post, I made another discovery. The rolling ads at the top of RHB's homepage feature Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss. … Continue reading A Month of Sundays at Reformation Heritage Books
The 700 Club
This post's title may remind you of a religious television program, but it actually reflects entry into what I view as the Committed Bloggers Club with this, my 700th post on Ascribelog. That is indeed a cause for celebration! My advent into the blogosphere began on June 20, 2005, so I've averaged about 100 posts annually … Continue reading The 700 Club
Charles Martin on getting published
Charles Martin has written some well-crafted novels depicting both beauty and pain. My favorite of his first several books is When Crickets Cry: A Novel of the Heart, which I placed in our church library. Another one I enjoyed was Where the River Ends, which I reviewed here. I look forward to reading his newer novels: The Mountain Between Us, … Continue reading Charles Martin on getting published
Matthew still lives
Those of you who've followed my blog for a very long time may remember Matthew, the protagonist of a juvenile fiction series I started writing nearly five years ago. Poor Matthew's been "in hospital" for so long that even I began to despair of his release. For many reasons, this week seemed like a good … Continue reading Matthew still lives
Lifted Veil
Don't you love those times when God lifts the veil and gives you a glimpse of his work? We see his work all the time and all around us, of course, but there is so much of his providential work that takes place beyond our limited vision. And sometimes he allows us a glimpse by … Continue reading Lifted Veil
Still Echoing
Does it ever happen that you've been giving someone good advice and you suddenly realize you need to take it yourself? That happened to me this week. Having been cracking a whip over the head of a writing friend and encouraging her to take time daily for fiction writing, I realized I was far more … Continue reading Still Echoing
Off the launch pad
Yesterday was the local launch for my book on infant loss: Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss, published by Reformed Fellowship in Grand Rapids, MI. It was an amazing day. In the morning, I was with Evelyn Nikkel at KCWN's radio station for more than an hour of on air time that consisted of … Continue reading Off the launch pad
LOL Day
I'm literally Laughing Out Loud (LOL) as I anticipate today's Little One Lost (LOL) launch. Join me this morning as I participate in an hour of prayer and discussion related to the subject of infant loss on local radio station KCWN (99.9 FM). Interspersed with prayer and discussion, host Evelyn Nikkel will play appropriate music … Continue reading LOL Day
