Things That Make You Go Hmm...
Have you ever had an unusual experience that just couldn't be explained?
A job you didn't apply for, pets that saved you from loneliness, wake up calls, comforting dreams and perilous saves in the nick of time.
I've had a few, but the freakiest of all happened in 2002 when my dad called from Heaven! Well, sort of...
The experience left me awed-- and shaking with happiness and tears.
Shortly after, I just had to write about it! Somehow I needed to export this explainable phenomenon and bring it to life. Turned out, it was a very trying task.
I mailed the manuscript to a magazine known for these kinds of things. My hopes were high because it was right up their alley. But nope--it got rejected for being too long and complicated. Rightfully so.
Well, life happened as it's prone to do, and the story was pushed aside. But it was never forgotten. Just a few years ago, in 2013, I felt the urge to try again. Paring down to its bare bones was very satisfying and I added a more animated tone. I sent it off with even better hopes. Ah, rejected again, they didn't want stories about death. At least this time it was accompanied by a personal note and the invitation to send something else. Something different!
Excited, I had just written an empty-nest story about a broken spatula and it was quirky. Sure couldn't get more different than that!
Alas, all this spurred more rejections and more revisions. ( Did you know the word "no" can make us better? )
Another magazine editor almost took it, but they didnt want messages from beyond either. However, he asked if I had any mini-miracle blurbettes. I tried my darnedest and cranked out a few, but they still were not what he was looking for.
Now what? I had quite a compilation accruing. Then a funny thing happened. Several epiphanies lit the way--A snappy title, an amazing story correlation and the idea to publish all these gems myself! And so, that is how an uplifting spiritual collection called, The Pearly Gates Phone Company, came to be.
It is thirty-three anecdotal journeys chronicling little moments of wonder where God said, "Hey, look at this!"
Thanks to friends and family, there are a few big miracles too.
Written in a relaxed style, it is welcoming, not preachy and I hope it inspires everyone who reads it.
To read more samples, or get it FREE in Kindle Unlimited, check it out here:
The Pearly Gates Phone Company
Otherwise the Kindle eBook is just $2.99, and it is also available in paperback.
A job you didn't apply for, pets that saved you from loneliness, wake up calls, comforting dreams and perilous saves in the nick of time.
I've had a few, but the freakiest of all happened in 2002 when my dad called from Heaven! Well, sort of...
The experience left me awed-- and shaking with happiness and tears.
Shortly after, I just had to write about it! Somehow I needed to export this explainable phenomenon and bring it to life. Turned out, it was a very trying task.
I mailed the manuscript to a magazine known for these kinds of things. My hopes were high because it was right up their alley. But nope--it got rejected for being too long and complicated. Rightfully so.
Well, life happened as it's prone to do, and the story was pushed aside. But it was never forgotten. Just a few years ago, in 2013, I felt the urge to try again. Paring down to its bare bones was very satisfying and I added a more animated tone. I sent it off with even better hopes. Ah, rejected again, they didn't want stories about death. At least this time it was accompanied by a personal note and the invitation to send something else. Something different!
Excited, I had just written an empty-nest story about a broken spatula and it was quirky. Sure couldn't get more different than that!
Alas, all this spurred more rejections and more revisions. ( Did you know the word "no" can make us better? )
Another magazine editor almost took it, but they didnt want messages from beyond either. However, he asked if I had any mini-miracle blurbettes. I tried my darnedest and cranked out a few, but they still were not what he was looking for.
Now what? I had quite a compilation accruing. Then a funny thing happened. Several epiphanies lit the way--A snappy title, an amazing story correlation and the idea to publish all these gems myself! And so, that is how an uplifting spiritual collection called, The Pearly Gates Phone Company, came to be.
It is thirty-three anecdotal journeys chronicling little moments of wonder where God said, "Hey, look at this!"
Thanks to friends and family, there are a few big miracles too.
Written in a relaxed style, it is welcoming, not preachy and I hope it inspires everyone who reads it.
To read more samples, or get it FREE in Kindle Unlimited, check it out here:
The Pearly Gates Phone Company
Otherwise the Kindle eBook is just $2.99, and it is also available in paperback.
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