And Better!

Yesterday was a topsy turvy day. I discovered, by accident, that my beloved cover design for my first book had apparently been changed. It wasn't that I didn't like the new cover, but I LOVED the original. I felt sort of like a new parent must feel when you're expecting to have a boy baby and it comes out a girl. Thrilled, overjoyed, grateful...but surprised, nonetheless.

Turns out, another retreat planning book came out this fall with a cover very similar to mine. So, at the last minute, the publishing team pulled it in favor of their second choice. I'm all good with that decision, just trying to get used to the new look is all.

On the heels of that information came the exciting news that you can already pre-order The Complete Leader's Guide to Christian Retreats online at Judson Press.com and at Amazon.com ! Pretty neat seeing my name out there for the first time:)

But the highlight of my day was that I also received an email from my editor asking if I'd be interested in a second book project, working with her to update content from two old books and adding new material of my own. This continuation of my writing for Him is exactly what I prayed would happen when I cleared my calendar for God this past winter and gave all control back to Him. As I said to my husband, it's so hard to believe a second book is coming through before the first one even hits the shelves and yet it's so easy to believe because this is such a God-thing, from start to finish. And more than excited, what I feel is thankful, along with a sense of contentment from trusting that my Father knows best. Amen. Let it be.