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Of Emptiness... And of Being Filled ~ Thoughts on All Our Empty Places

"If only God would give me different circumstances." No one understands your circumstances but God, and He has given you the fighting chance to prove you can be more than conqueror in all these things. Let God lift you out of the broken place, out of the bedraggled place.

~ Oswald Chambers







We all have broken places, don't we?



Scars from hurts given to us.



Scars from hurts we've

I'm Going a Visitin' :-)

Just popping in to let you all know that I'm over at Iola's Christian Reads today -- a fantastic review blog -- revealing 15 authors who have been most influential on my life and writing.  Come join us:



http://christianreads.blogspot.com/20...

Amanda Tero's "Peace, Be Still" - Review & Release with a Giveaway!

A couple of weeks ago, I received an e-mail that brought a huge smile to my face. It was from my writing friend and fellow author Amanda Tero -- She planned on publishing a new short story and needed early readers. :-) Did I want to be one?

Oh, yes! :-)


"Peace, Be Still" tells the story of a twelve-year old boy who must tend the lighthouse in his father's absence - and in the midst of a

September: First Friday (A Week Late!)

Yes, I know! :-)

It's not a "first Friday"! I'm a week late - but better late than never? ;-)





What am I looking forward to? What am I doing now?



THE SENSES

Scents: The smell of burning leaves in barrels; the aroma of my mom's apple pie baking in the oven; the new crispness of the air as it enters my lungs.

Sounds: The crackle of fallen leaves under my feet; the honking of Canada geese

Heads-Up: Special Treat Ahead! :-)

Just popping in here today to let you blog readers and friends know that I'm preparing a special treat for my e-newsletter subscribers this week! :-) Heads-up: Subscribing to my blog by e-mail is one thing -- My author e-newsletter is different. :-)


YES -- The treat has something to do with All Our Empty Places. :-)


If you'd like to make sure that you receive that secret special treat this

Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway for Jason McIntire's New Release FLIGHT SCHOOL

Well, I promised that we'd be having a busy - and fun! - week here at A Brighter Destiny. Thus it continues with this review and giveaway (How I love those!) for Jason McIntire's FLIGHT SCHOOL, the stand-alone sequel to THE SPARROW FOUND A HOUSE.





{GIVEAWAY AT THE END OF THE POST.}



First of all, what's Flight School about? :-)
For those of you who have read The Sparrow Found a House,

Guest Cover Reveal: Lauren Lotter's BE STILL, MY SOUL

This looks like it will be a busy week at A Brighter Destiny! We have a guest cover reveal today, a guest book review/blog tour on Thursday, and, of course, First Friday. :-)

Today, I'm so pleased to help author Lauren K. Lotter reveal the cover and blurb of her upcoming release Be Still, My Soul. While I haven't read the book yet, Lauren has proven herself a fine writer with the release of

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: All Our Empty Places

"Excited" doesn't begin to describe how delightedly happy I am to reveal the cover for All Our Empty Places!



This novel is the second in what is now the "A Time of Grace" trilogy. (The first book, as most readers of this blog will know, is The Fragrance of Geraniums.)



All Our Empty Places officially releases on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. It will release both in softcover and also as an

First Friday: August 2015

This post is part of a once-a-month series on A Brighter Destiny. Each "First Friday," I'll glance over my mental list for that month and reveal to you some of the things to which I'm looking forward this month - both writerly and more personally.

I'm hoping that your summer is going well, friends! Mine is going... FAST! My favorite time of year is just around the corner. :-)  Without further

Yes, I'm Alive {and I'm finally responding to this blog tag!}

Well, waaaay back in the beginning of July, Amber from the lovely blog Seasons of Humility tagged me with a fun "award" -- and after a VERY full July, I'm responding. :-) Thanks, Amber! Stop by Amber's blog to read her own responses, too! I think you'll enjoy them - and find a wonderful source for Christian fiction reviews, as well.

The rules for the Real Neat Blog Award:

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