Recent News
After a summer of being in bed (mostly) -- or, to be honest -- on the sofa with my back issues, I am finally up and about. I find myself so horribly behind, however. It's taken weeks of pushing myself pretty hard in order to get somewhere near caught up. But I'm getting there.
At one point in my "summer of discontent," I asked the Lord "WHY??" and "What, Lord, are you trying to teach me?" I certainly found that my time with God and in His Word was growing to a new intimacy. Then, He led me to Isaiah 30:15.
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
I knew, having read these words, that though I thought I'd been keeping Shabbat, I had fooled myself. I love my work ... so "working" doesn't seem like work. But God calls us to rest one day a week. God says, "Chill or I'll chill ya..." and so He did. I was forced to rest ... and rest and rest and rest.
I pray I never have to learn this lesson again. I have come to realize the importance of just chillin' one day a week. It's just a day. But to God, it is an important day.
Recent Articles & Other Online Musings
Online Musings:
Before the Throne of God Above
(What are we singing...)
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What I'm Reading
Check out these titles that I highly recommend:
The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck.
The Fence My Father Built by Linda Clare
Recent Trips
I have just returned from:
Black Mountain, NC
Portland, OR
November/December Calendar (Check Back for Updates)
Israel (with Joe Diaz (Israel's Ministry of Tourism), Cheri Cowell, Robi Lipscomb, Larry Leech, Sharon Decker, and Ellie Kay. We'll be met at Ben Gurion Airport by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh for an incredible WRITERS TOUR (designed by Miriam and myself) that will take us from the heights of the Galilee to the beauty of Ein Avdat/Nahal Zin.
Brandon, Florida (Inspirational Writers One-Day Conference)
Sommerville, Florida (Victorian Christmas Tea)
Update From My Desk
Currently working on the FIRST of three novels for Baker/Revell in the Cedar Key series.
They're Out!:
The Potluck Catering Club: A Taste of Fame
The Potluck Club Cookbook
And don't forget about the first three books in the Potluck series:
The Potluck Club
The Potluck Club Touble's Brewing
The Potluck Club Takes the Cake
This Month's Contest
Be the FIRST person to write I WANT TO WIN in the subject line of an email to EvaMarieEverson@aol.com and you will win:
Karen Whiting's "Secrets of Success; Time" Here's a little about the book:
For women drowning in busyness, this handy little gem is a lifeline. It encourages people to streamline routines, and make wiser time choices that are more fruitful, joyful, and of greater significance. The book is small enough to tuck in a purse or day planner, yet big enough in content to provide creative solutions for a simpler, yet more productive life. Every two pages covers a different topic related to time.
Topics include seven stress busters, the art of delegating, overcoming procrastination, saying, “No” graciously, setting and achieving goals, eliminating time wasters, and balancing time.
Let Us Pray
Prayers please for myself and the six others who will travel to Israel in November. Pray for my husband and daughter who will be left at home to fend for themselves. (LOL) And bevakasha (please), shalu sh'lom Yerushalayim (pray for the peace of Jerusalem). May those who love her, prosper. (Psalm 122:6)
Toda and Shalom!
Eva Marie