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September 30, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 22 Comments

Spread the Peace about ‘The One Year® Book of Amish Peace’

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about how readers help their favorite authors sell more books. YOU as the reader determine a book’s success—and I need your help making my upcoming release a success. The One Year® Book of Amish Peace releases October 1, and I need you to help it make a big debut splash.

Here’s a bit about the book:

In our instantly connected world, it’s surprisingly easy to lose our connection to God. This devotional taps Amish wisdom in order to help us draw closer to God and hear his voice. The One Year® Book of Amish Peace, you’ll get a daily taste of Amish values and wisdom. Tricia Goyer shares her fascination with the Amish in a way that will inspire and encourage believers to carve out more time in each day to listen to God and experience his presence. This daily devotional contains interesting facts about the Amish, recipes, and information about the way the Amish handle money, rear their children, and center their lives on faith in God. You’ll be inspired to slow down and find ways to simplify so that you, too, can experience God in the ordinary.

So, how can you help? Head to this page to read all the details—including a way you can enter to win gift cards, books, and more!

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September 25, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 27 Comments

Choosing to Adopt: Our Story (Plus a Giveaway)

She said:
John and I always told ourselves it was a good thing we had kids while we were young, that way we’d still be young when they were out of the house. We made lot of plans, to travel, to enjoy quiet evenings together, to have a clean house not cluttered with toys.

Then I saw a magazine article about orphans, and that got me thinking about adding another child to our home. John wasn’t interested when I first mentioned it. I didn’t prod. Instead I just prayed. I didn’t know if it was God’s plan for our family that God would bring both of our hearts into agreement. He did. We didn’t get the China baby we first planned on, but we have three new Goyers in our home. We don’t travel as much as we like. We are exhausted during the evenings. And the house is cluttered with toys. But we stepped out and followed God’s call, and we couldn’t imagine life without these kids.

Looking forward to an empty nest? Maybe God is calling you to adopt. @TriciaGoyer

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He said:
We never had that empty nest feeling in our home. When Tricia and I started dating, there was already a baby in tow. Those “easy to get away for the weekend” adventures were something other people got to enjoy. I will admit I was looking forward to those days. I love the kids, but I really longed for the ease of the empty nest. Since we would be in our forties when the last one left for college, we would still be young enough to enjoy an easier life of a smaller home, smaller cars, and less to arrange when we want to play on the weekend.

Then I felt conviction about that attitude. God did not call me to a life of ease. We get one shot at this life, to make a difference in the lives of others. Following a hedonistic philosophy of pleasing myself does not honor God or the sacrifice he made for me. God placed a new desire in my heart. True worship is this: to care for the widow and the orphan. So now we have Tricia’s grandma in our home and three little ones. They are work, and they are joy, and they are an opportunity to share the love of the Father to those who need someone who will get out of their easy chair and love.

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I have copies of Lead Your Family Like Jesus to give away to ten lucky readers! Want to be entered to win? Simply leave a comment on this post answering this question (along with your email address): What attitude have you felt convicted about lately? And if you want an extra entry, tweet the click-to-tweet in the post above and leave an additional comment with your Twitter handle. I’ll announce the winners next Wednesday, and my assistant will be in touch via email with the winners.

August 1, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 6 Comments

Winners Announced from My Christmas in July Contest

Thank you to all who entered to win galleys of A Christmas Gift for Rose during my Christmas in July contest! If you weren’t chosen as one of the winners, be sure to stop by your preferred retailer site and pre-order the book, which releases September 24!

So, did you win? Here’s the list of the lucky readers who will receive a galley of A Christmas Gift for Rose:

Barbara J Shelton
Kelly Smith
Zelma Kromrey
Emily Olmstead
Melissa Blanchard Wallace
Katherine Eaton
Barbara Beers
Lori Redfearn
Sonja Nishimoto
Julia Phebe
Cathy Cavalcante Faist
Chris Bures
Rebecca Lofton Altman
Joyce Vogel
Mary Romine
Lisa Korell
Kerry Miller
Doretha Campbell Stroud
Merilee Towler
Laura Bates Hix
Shelley O’Bryan Morris
Hannah Kooiman
Lauren Rochon
Anne Rightler
Jodel Guerrero

Winners, please email your mailing addresses to caitlin{at}litfusegroup{dot}com to claim your copy! *Only those in the U.S. are eligible to win.

July 16, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 4 Comments

My Writing Desk | Krista McGee

I have perfect posture. I can’t take any credit for it, though—there’s about a foot and a half of titanium steel back there—a result of surgery to correct severe scoliosis. My entire spine is fused, and the rods keep it all in place (no, I don’t make the metal detectors go crazy in airports nor do magnets stick to me—I had the surgery when I was 13, so believe me, my friends tried!). Though I don’t really have much back trouble, most desk chairs are made to mold to a normal person’s back, and I don’t have a normal person’s back. So most desk chairs make my back hurt. A few years ago some friends of ours recommended I try using a medicine ball to replace my desk chair. I tried it and was hooked! The seat is as soft or as firm as I want to make it, and I can lean as far away or as near my desk as I want. Perfect! My desk is in the corner of my bedroom, and I face a window that looks out at the beautiful Florida sky. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!

About Krista: When Krista McGee isn’t living in fictional worlds of her own creation, she lives in Tampa and spends her days as a wife, mom, teacher, and coffee snob. She is also the author of “Anomaly,” “First Date,” “Starring Me,” and “Right Where I Belong.” Find out more about Krista at her website, on Facebook, or on Twitter.

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Krista McGee is celebrating the release of Anomaly, the first book in her new YA dystopian series, with an iPad Mini Giveaway!

One winner will receive:

An iPad Mini
A $25 iTunes gift card (download Anomaly to the iPad!)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on July 31st. Winner will be announced at Krista’s website on August 2nd.

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Spread the word about Krista and her giveaway HERE!