Happy Monday Morning! I'm glad you could make it. It seems that for some reason the last 2 week's blog posts were seen by very few of you. So, here are the links, if you missed seeing them.
Last week, I talked about @TheChristyAward2018 gala that was to take place on Nov. 7th, well it has come and gone. I focused on the Historical Romance category and last year's winner of "Book of the Year".
The 2018 winners, for those categories are...
Drum roll please:
The winner of #TheChristyAward2018, in the genre of Historical Romance is:
The Lacemaker
by Laura Frantz
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)
Congratulations #laurafrantz (@laurafrantz) and #Revell/BakerPublishingGroup (@Revell/BakerPublishingGroup)!!👏👏👏 Your accomplishment is worth celebrating! 🎉🎉🎉
The other ladies nominated also need to be recognized for their outstanding work:
#ToWageHerHeart by #TameraAlexander 👏👏👏 and
#ADangerousLegacy by #ElizabethCamden 👏👏👏
Writing a Novel, Editing a Novel, Getting that Novel recognized, published, marketed and known around the world is NO SMALL FEAT! I am at the beginning of learning this process. I have nothing but admiration for all of these women and men who accomplish this. In fact, since I have begun to realize the massive amount of work it takes to see this dream realized, I have developed a little bit of a pet peeve, when I hear someone talk about how expensive books can be. It can take literally years to make that book happen. I don't think I will ever complain about the price of a book again! But I digressed, so back to the topic at hand....
The Christy Award 2018 "Book of the Year" Winner!
Drum roll please:
True to You
by Becky Wade
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
Congratulations, @BeckyWade and @BethanyHouse/BakerPublishingGroup! What an awesome accomplishment! You must be proud to have won The Christy Award 2018 "Book of the Year". You were chosen among so many STELLAR Authors, you must feel so honored! 🎈🎉🎈🎉👏👏👏
Knowing that these Authors are Christian Authors, I cannot neglect to say that the Lord God deserves ALL the Glory. He is the One who blesses us with our gifts, talents, accomplishments, opportunities and triumphs. We can celebrate the people, as long as we remember to recognize the One who made it all possible, The Lord Jesus. Thank you, Lord, for blessing our world with these talented Writer's.
Before I move on, I would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU VETERANS!!! I am very thankful for you and your many sacrifices for the cause of FREEDOM!!!
Speaking of thankfulness...
Thanksgiving- In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving as a National Holiday. The day it is on has changed a few times for various reasons over the years, but a day for Thanksgiving is still nationally recognized. I find it interesting that we were in the middle of the Civil War, when President Lincoln made this proclamation. When we are in the midst of difficult situations, even as difficult as a war, God is still good and He deserves to be thanked for all He does for us. Everyone in this world, whether they believe or not, experience some sort of blessings every day of their lives. We all too often complain about the bad, but forget to be thankful for the good. Thanksgiving Day is not Turkey Day, we may eat Turkey, but if that is all that day means to you, then I highly recommend you count your blessings and give credit to the One who deserves it, The Lord God Almighty.
On October 3, 1863, in the third fall of the Civil War, President Lincoln issued a proclamation:
I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, …, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him …, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.
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President Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation, published on July 15, 1863.
Library of Congress image
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President Lincoln's words are applicable even today, these many years later. I pray we will all take them to heart, this Thanksgiving and always.
May God bless you and your family this Thanksgiving.
In Christ,
Sandy
P.S.
Next Monday, I plan to take the week off in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. So, no new blog next week, but if you really miss me, go catch up on some old posts you may have missed.
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