Oh, The Things They Say!
Just a reminder about this week's giveaway–three copies of Tidings of Great Boys by Shelley Adina. You can see contest details HERE.
Project Steal Endangered Kitty update: I initiated Phase Two Wednesday and saw no signs of mama cat or the sole surviving baby. Family members went to the retirement home Thursday and saw no signs either. Will be checking today, but I dunno. I TRIED to tell this cat that his/her life depended on me. But did he/she listen? Nooope. Hopefully he will come to his senses soon. Assuming he has not gone to the great litter box in the sky. Stealing endangered dogs is so much easier.
Christian Fiction Online Magazine is out. You can see the latest edition HERE with the lovely Lisa Samson on the cover.
I am so fortunate this year to have smart kids. And when I say smart, I mean highly entertaining. Here are a few examples:
T-shirt spotted: Talk Nerdy To Me
Me: Okay, class, so a story is one type of attention getter. And you and your partner are going to write one. Any questions?
Student raises hand. “Do you love us?”
Me: Um, yes.
Student 2: Do you love me?
Me: No.
Me: Attention getters can be a shocking statement. Like if Francisco says, “I'm not really a dude.'”
Francisco: How did she know?
Me: Shocking statistics and startling statements are almost the same. But stats always have to do with. . .?
Student: Penguins?
Me: Okay, so you're going to make up a quote about too much homework for your fake introductions you're creating.
Student: Do we have to use a real student in this class or can we use any name?
Me: I don't care.
Student 2: In other words, she doesn't give a crap.
Me: Okay. Let's read our quotes on how students have too much homework. Andrew, what do you have?
Andrew: I have so much homework, I don't have time to play dress up with my poodle.
Me: What is your favorite Halloween costume you've ever had?
Student 1: Hannibal Lector. I got a straight jacket off eBay.
Student 2: Spiderman, Batman, and Captain American all in one.
Student 3: We dressed up as carolers and went caroling.
Student 4: I was an Oompah Loompah gangster
Brittany: I was two, and I was a pumpkin
Marco: I was three, and I was a pumpkin and cuter than Brittany.
Me: What is your dream job?
Nick: Super hero king of space with a mustache
Joe: Varsity cheerleading coach. . .
Me: If you could make any change to the school, what would it be?
Student: School would end at 8:40 a.m.
Me: What time would it start?
Student: 8:35.
This week I read a Joyce Meyer book and Michelle Sutton's It's Not About Him, book number two in her Second Glances series. Michelle is an honest writer and doesn't sugar coat anything, which I totally appreciate. This is the story of Susie, a young woman who makes the tough choice to give up her baby for adoption, and Jeff, the man who loves her. Susie struggles with questions of self-worth and doubts about giving up her child, and Michelle did a great job portraying that pain. Adoption is something that is not talked about nearly enough. It's like there's a stigma in our culture. Pregnant teens seem to think they have two choices when deciding about the fate of their pregnancy, and adoption is rarely even a passing thought. So I applaud Michelle for bringing this issue to light. Readers will enjoy the serious issues of the book and how they are resolved.
You can check out a preview and first chapter of the book after my signoff.
I hope you have a fabulous weekend. Say a little prayer that my weekend brings about a successful ending to Project Steal Endangered Kitty. I'm a little tired of casing a retirement home and being a total creeper.
Happy weekend!
JEN
This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
It's Not About Him
Sheaf House (September 1, 2009)
by
Michelle Sutton
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Michelle Sutton, otherwise known as the Edgy Inspirational Author, is Editor-in-chief of Christian Fiction Online Magazine, a member of ACFW, a social worker by trade, and a prolific reader/book reviewer/blogger the rest of the time.
She lives in Arizona with her husband of nineteen years and her two teenaged sons. Michelle is also the author of It's Not about Me (2008) and It's Not About Him (Sheaf House 2009). She has nine other titles releasing over the next three years.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Susie passed out while drinking at Jeff’s party and later discovered she’s pregnant. She has no idea who the father is and considers having an abortion, but instead decides to place her baby for adoption. Following through ends up being more wrenching than she imagined, but she’s determined to do the right thing for her baby.
Jeff feels guilty that Susie was taken advantage of at his party and offers to marry her so she won’t have to give up her baby, like his birth mother did with him. But Susie refuses, insisting he should he marry someone he loves. Can he convince her that his love is genuine before it’s too late? Can she make him understand that it’s not about him—it’s about what’s best for her child?
If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of It's Not About Him, go HERE
