101 Faces of Faith

New News
I'm happy to announce that we are in the final editing stages of 101 Faces of Faith devotional book. While we had hoped to have it ready for Christmas, many things contributed to setting us back - the main one being Mark's multiple trips to the hospital and at least two heart surgeries. At present, the hopeful date for release is February 1, 2010.

Pre-orders
For those of you who pre-ordered, I hope this will not pose a problem for you. If you need to change your order, please let me know. Or, if you haven't ordered and would like to, please let me know by leaving me a comment or sending me a message on Facebook or by email. (Autograph available.) Payment for orders will not be required until I'm ready to mail them out. Leave me a way to contact you and I'll let you know privately when the books come in.

What Its About
101 Faces of Faith features stories of active faith in the midst of real living. Each devotional strives to show what faith looks like in the midst of fear, facing death, experiencing personal or family problems, going through a dark time, learning to give sacrificially, and so on. Not only will you find these stories interesting, compelling, and easy to identify with, they will help guide you in how to respond to like situations. I pray this book will be a blessing and encouragement to each and every reader.

God bless you!

Public Health Alert

My latest article on Maintaining Marriage in the Midst of Chronic Illness is now in the December Issue of Public Health Alert. Just go to www.PublicHealthAlert.org.

Blessings,

Linnette R Mullin

We have a winner!

I didn't get the twenty comments I wanted, but I know some have had issues with being able to leave one. I did end up with fourteen comments and I'm thankful for every one. I would be thrilled to use any of your names in my book! To keep myself detached, I had Garrison draw a name for me. He thought it great fun! Drum roll, please. Congratulations, Marcie! You're the winner. I'm so excited for you! I will name a fictional character in Finding Beth after you.

This was so much fun and I hope to do more of this type of thing in the future! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope you'll all enjoy the Christmas season, as well.

Yours truly,

Linnette

Happy Thanksgiving

We live in very trying times. Yet, here at Thanksgiving I am encouraged by the many people giving thanks to God for His blessings in spite of the hardships faced as individuals, families, and communities.

I thank God for His abundant love and the grace He provides to see me through all the difficult places. I'm thankful for my loving and supportive husband; four of the best sons a mother could ask for; the love and support of my parents, brothers and their families; my extended family and dear friends; my church family; my time in South Carolina and First Presbyterian Church; employment for my husband and medical insurance; our wonderful doctor who goes beyond what many doctors today would consider the call of duty; my Lyme support group; my faithful readers; the opportunities God has given me to write; my writer's network and all the contacts I have gained over the years; my home; my computer; and so much more!

I would love to here from you. In fact, let me know what you are thankful for by leaving a comment. If I get twenty or more comments on this post in the next seven days, I'll enter each name into a drawing and name a fictional character in "Finding Beth" after the winner. Just click the comment button and enter your thanksgiving into the comment box. If you don't have a blogger account, simply type your name with your comment inside the box and click "anonymous," then click "submit." I'll announce the winner in my next post. Let's see how many comments we can get!

Until then, may the Lord bless you and yours with a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving!