Wow! Has this been a month. So many fun, exhausting, and glorious things going on. Really, the best way to share this collection of totally random but joyously connected is through pictures.

BUT, IF YOU’RE READING THIS ON AN APPLE PHONE OR COMPUTER,

you won’t be able to see the pictures unless you click on the title of this post. The title is a live link that will take you to my website where you can see all the smiling faces.

For some reason, Apple devices don’t play nice with the pictures I insert into my posts. If you don’t click on the title, all that shows up in your email is a blue box with a question mark in the middle. Haven’t you wondered what in the world that’s about? Yeah, me too. SO, click on the title and you’ll be able to see everything that’s been going on behind the scenes— February fun, family, and faith.

The biggest news was the launch of my fifth book with Our Daily Bread Publishing, A Word for Your Day. Because of amazing readers like you, the book hit the #6 slot in the New Release in its category on Amazon. Yay!

On the heels of the launch, I had the opportunity to lead 111 women from the Lexington, South Carolina area in the workshop, Praying with Power. It was a glorious day at Kittiwake Baptist Church, with lots of laughter, tears, and amazing testimonies of how God uses the faithful prayers of His people to accomplish His will in the world. Isn’t this a beautiful group?.

David and I visited Seattle (in August), but we resurrected this photo when we joined host Linda Goldfarb on the Staying Real About Faith and Family Podcast. We had a blast sharing “5 Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Spouse.”

Then our friend Will spotted our book, Moments with God for Couples in The Blessings Bookstore in West Monroe, Louisiana. Makes me want to take a trip even farther down South to thank those kind folks in person!

We’ve been fulfilling our grandkids’ Experience Gifts we gave them for Christmas. Each child gets to spend the night by themselves at Gigi and Papa’s (a very big deal when you’re one of four). They choose the activities (lots of board games, sewing, cooking, reading, and staying up late), their favorite breakfast (chocolate chip pancakes and BACON have been the favorite selections so far), and a special treat (think ice cream sundaes, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, or a Sonic Slushie). We laugh a lot and make special memories.

Last weekend, I taught at the Carolina Christian Writers conference in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Several members of the Lexington, SC chapter of Word Weavers International, my writer’s group, joined me there. This group keeps me sharp, motivated, and encouraged.

Another highlight of the conference was getting to meet one of my favorite authors, NC writer Robert Whitlow. He gave the keynote at the conference (and included a very kind mention of how much he was enjoying A Word for Your Day. He also told us the background for one of my favorite of his books, Jimmy. If you haven’t read it yet, add it to your Must Read list.

Next week I’ll be back to sharing a devotion, but I thought it might be fun for you to catch a behind the scenes look at what I’ve been doing. Leave a comment and let me know what the highlight of your month has been.

Thanks for reading!

P.S. I’m working hard to reach 50 reviews on Amazon. As of this posting, 40 kind readers have shared their thoughts. If you’re reading A Word for Your Day, I’d be so grateful if you’d leave an honest review on Amazon. Click here share your thoughts.