I just bought some
"golden" pens for my book signings!
Yeah! I cannot thank you enough for
the outpouring of love and support for my first children's book, Gabriel's Golden Key! I'm overwhelmed with joy!
Here are just a few of
the reviews that I’ve received thus far:
Kim - I absolutely love
this book! The whole book is wonderful. The poem for the teachers made me tear up
because teachers are so underappreciated and I pray for them each week at
CCD. It is an amazing book full of
appreciation for all things right in this world. It is a GREAT book for the kids and I don't
think you will be surprised to find out the golden key to all things good is
right in front of us. I won't spoil it
for anyone, but it is a MUST HAVE for kids and I venture to say, some of us grown-ups
too.
Lindsey - In true Heather-fashion,
she wowed us with her words and inspired us by her faith. How amazing that through Gabriel's Golden Key, Heather will bring Jesus into thousands of
homes around the world. Have you gotten
your copy yet?
Amanda - Just received
my book! Loved it! The poem about teachers brought tears to my
eyes. I want to read this chapter at our
next PTC meeting and faculty meeting.
Jill - Check her
out! We're so proud of you. This would be a great stocking stuffer for
all our kiddos, grandchildren, Godchildren, etc. Way to go, Heather!
Catherine (from England)
– CONGRATULATIONS, SISTER! Well done! I'm sure you are very pleased to have
had an extra dose of sunshine that you spread to others. It has inspired me to get writing. I've inherited the writing gene and should
get writing. Maybe you'll see my name on
a book too one day!
It’s amazing to see what
God can do, if we let Him. It seems just like
yesterday that I had that little chat with God.
Back in early 2011, I vividly remember sharing with God, “I really love
to write. I love words. I love how words can stir
something within or even be life-changing.
I feel a strong desire to write. Use me as an
instrument. I want to write for You.”
Fast forward a few
years and tons of Sips of Sunshine blogs and here I am with my first published
children’s book. I’m still in “Wow-mode.” Over the last year, I had to exercise much
patience during the publication process.
It truly takes time. Now, with a
book sitting on my computer desk and zero Marketing classes on my transcript, I
am slowly learning how to share my book with the world. More patience. One step at a time.
I’m thrilled to say
that God has blessed me with facebook-loving-friends who enjoy giving
shout-outs about my book – THANK YOU! Then,
God surprised me with two book signings and a couple of interviews with local
newspapers! Many of you have asked about
the book signings, so please mark your calendars:
Saturday, November 5th
at Angels & Outlaws (413 Saint George Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629)
On Saturday, November
12th at The Market (1411 E. Airline Road, Victoria, Texas 77901)
If you’ve read my book,
would you mind heading over to Amazon to review it for me? Thanks so much!
Finally, as I get more
and more excited about using my cool new golden pens, I ran across an
inspirational story by Miss Oline that may help us put into perspective what is
truly golden in our life:
Once upon a time, a man
punished his five-year-old daughter for using up the family’s only roll of
expensive golden wrapping paper before Christmas. Money was tight, so he was even more upset
when on Christmas Eve he saw that the child had used the expensive golden paper
to decorate a large shoebox she had placed under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next
morning, the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her
father and said, “This is for you, Daddy!”
As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier
overreaction, now regretting that he had punished her.
But, when he opened the
shoebox, he found it was empty and again, his anger flared. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said
harshly, “that when you give someone a present, there’s supposed to be something
inside the package?!”
The little girl looked
up at him with sad tears rolling from her eyes and whispered, “Daddy, it’s not
empty. I blew kisses into it until it
was all full.”
The father was
crushed. He fell to his knees and put his
arms around his precious little girl. He
begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the
life of the child only a short time later.
It is told that the father kept this golden box by his bed for all the
years of his life. Whenever he was
discouraged or faced difficult problems, he would open the box, take out an
imaginary kiss and remember the love of his beautiful child who had put it
there.
In a very real sense,
each of us has been given an invisible golden box filled with unconditional
love and kisses from our children, family, friends, and God. There is no more precious possession anyone
could hold.
Have a wonderful week, Sunshines!
