In fact, women of faith seldom get the chance to preach, unless they are talking to their children. In our day-to-day life, it isn't appropriate. But that doesn't mean that a woman's life doesn't speak for her.
I'm a Christian. I'm a church-goer. My worldview is colored by a belief in a God who loves me and guides my future. As a church-going Christian, I might be a minority, but as a woman of faith, I'm not! Many people don't identify with a religion, or they haven't been to church since childhood. Others are come from other faith backgrounds. When you set aside our differences, we're united in our belief in something more.
We believe in Someone More. We believe more is expected of us. We have hope. It isn't something nailed down by dogma or theology, it's an anchor of certainty deep inside of us that can't be argued away. We're women of faith.
I write for both the Love Inspired line and American Romance. My Love Inspired writing is faith based, and my American Romance writing is written by a woman of faith. My faith, my conviction that there is something more to life, is a part of that writing. Even if I can't talk about it directly, it's there. My hope in Someone More is what fuels my love of writing happy endings.
This month, my American Romance came out. I hope you'll check it out! It's about family, starting over, motherhood in less than ideal circumstances, and finding out what kind of woman we want to be.
You can find it in bookstores this month. You can also find it on Amazon and the Harlequin site. And as a special surprise to me, it's also found in bookstores in the UK, published in the Cherish line of Mills and Boon!
As women of faith, we're part of society, part of our communities, and part of the world. We're out there, and we can't always preach. Sometimes, we just have to live it.
If you'd like to see my other books or keep up with the life of a Harlequin author, come by my blog! You can also find me on Facebook, and I love to connect with readers. :)
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Congrats on you American sale. I love the line and look forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI love that you have two separate covers!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a good story! And I love how you talked about living out our faith.
ReplyDeleteMary--I do, too! I thought it was neat how different the marketing is!
ReplyDeleteMissy--Thanks! :) I've been told that you can tell a Christian wrote the book, and I take that as a compliment.
As a regular reader of Love Inspired books, I'll be sure to look for your new release. Thank you for your uplifting post.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Christina. :) I hope you enjoy it!
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