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MONDAY MEDITATION: Need ______? Ask God.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." ~Philippians 4:6 (NIV)



"You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." ~James 4:2b-3 (NIV)





"...your Father knows what you need before you ask Him." ~Matthew 6:8 (NIV)



We are needy people. In fact, we're so needy we often have trouble verbalizin...

Winners & Updates

Hi everyone! Hope this finds you all doing well and anticipating a relaxing weekend.



Don't you just love the slower pace of summer? Oddly enough, I'm up by about 6 a.m. every morning so I can get my walk and bike ride in before it heats up too much. The sun is still snoozing below the horizon, the birds are trying to sing him awake, and the sound of motorists hasn't yet reached its noisy din. Absolutely my most favorite time of the day!! =)



It's been a great week in the writing arena. I've ...

GUEST BLOGGER: Marlayne Giron - Questions To Ask When You Are Self-Publishing

So many self-publishing houses; so many empty promises...



In the past year since my own self-published book, The Victor, was released, I have met many authors who have gone the self-publishing route and have learned many important things that they should have given thought to but didn't even know to ask and are now kind of "stuck" after having spent A LOT of money. There are good companies to self-publish with and some horrible ones, so "buyer beware"!  There are quite a few important things...

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: "A Quiet Place" by Michelle Levigne (& T-shirt Giveaway!)

A About the book:

Widowed and pregnant, Jeannette Marshall returned to Tabor Heights to start a new life, seeking a quiet place to lick her wounds.



Nathan Lewis loved Jeannette, but her heart was focused on raising her son, and he made himself be content acting as a favorite uncle to BJ. Then Jeannette's cruel in-laws invaded Tabor Heights, determined to take her son from her by any means possible, shattering her serenity.



When Nathan offered marriage to help in her legal battle, Jeannette...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Steve Rzasa (& Book Giveaway!)

Please help me welcome Steve Rzasa to WordVessel! Here's his bio: 

Steve Rzasa was born and raised in South Jersey, and fell in love with books – especially science fiction novels and historical volumes – at an early age. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University's College of Communications in 2000, and then spent seven years as a reporter and assistant editor at weekly newspapers in Maine. Steve moved to Wyoming in 2007 to become the editor of a weekly newspaper th...

MEDITATION MONDAY: Immanuel

"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us." ~Matthew 1:23 (NIV)



I know this seems like an odd verse choice for summer, but the Lord has really impressed this thought on my mind over the past several days.



Who? God.



What? Is with us.



When? Every moment of every day.



Where? Everywhere. There's no place we can go where He is not.



How? Through His Spirit who indwells believers.



Why? Because He loves us.



This is...

Weekly Winners, Updates & Blog Award

Grace at The Christian Scroll gave me this beautiful Rose Blog Award. Thanks, Grace! This award is presented to people who encourage new and growing bloggers. I'm passing this award on to:Casey at Encourage An AuthorCarman at Christian Book GiveawaysMolly at Book Reviews by Buuklvr81The rules for accepting this award:

1. Put the Rose Award either on a post or your blog.

2. Pass this award on to 3 or more bloggers.

3. Link to the winners of this award in a post.

4. Leave an encouraging comm...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Dan Walsh

WordVessel welcomes author Dan Walsh. (You can check out my review of his latest book, "The Homecoming" here. Dan, tell us about yourself.



I'm happily married to the only woman I've ever loved and have been for the last 33 years. We have two grown children. We've lived in the same house in the Daytona Beach area for the last 25 years, because we really like it there. I've also been a pastor for 25 years, but in the last few years God has allowed me to do something I've wanted to since the 11...

Character Traits: Extrovert vs. Introvert

Each of the characters in the stories we write have various character traits that make them unique. In the CHARACTER TRAITS series on WordVessel, we'll be discussing these traits to better understand our characters.



Let's start with something common: extroverts and introverts. Everyone of us is one or the other. Most people think of extroverts as outgoing and friendly and introverts as shy. While this may be true, these are not true definitions of extroverts and introverts. Extroverts are pe...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Jamie Carie (& Book Giveaway!)

Please join me in welcoming author Jamie Carie! Here's her bio:



Born and raised in Vincennes, Indiana, Jamie is a preacher's daughter. Road trips with her dad—to and from Bible studies across Indiana—were filled with talks of things beyond earth's bounds - creation and the fall, God and Jesus and the rapture, the earthly walk compared to the spiritual walk, and how we are born for more than what we can see or touch.



The highlight of those nights was stopping at a truck stop in the middle of...