The Thrill of Romance

February 14th or Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays.

Yesterday I was busy doing Free Reads on Amazon Kindle and failed to post on this blog. Simply Delicious is still available for free as an eBook today and tomorrow.

Anyhow, today a friend posted a quote from a Christian author about prayer on Facebook. He mentioned how difficult situations drive us to press in harder, and it is true.

I would like to add this thought to anyone who takes interest in spiritual things and who would like to know God in a personal way:
Prayer is a language of love and relationship. Some of my first experiences with the Holy Spirit were a thrill – meeting and getting to know Him revolutionized my life and my perspective on Christianity. He is much, much more than what man has presumed to know and practice. 

He ‘romanced’ me, so to speak, made the time I spent seeking and trying to understand Him, exciting to the novice that I was then and still am today.
We should remain child-like and should never ‘arrive’ to the point where we know/have experienced everything. That's stale Christianity, the bread of dead religion.

I love to be with Him, and to experience the supernatural presence of God.
His never ending pursuit of me, and His response to me once I pursued Him, has captivated me. It's the Thrill of Romance!  (Link to Sarah Laughed)

A favorite scripture: “You have captured my heart with one glance from your eyes”, SOS 4:9.

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On Reading & Writing-What Do You Enjoy?

Day 1
You can't please everyone.

It's not an under or overstatement but means exactly what the words imply. I currently have 2 reviews on my novel, Heart in the HIGHLANDS, on Amazon and completely understand both comments. We’re all entitled to our opinions, and this blog is about not only my opinion, but yours.
 
One review of my book is highly favorable and the other is middle-of-the-road.The reason? It’s all about things people like and dislike. Personally I enjoy various genres and writing styles, and the written word is more comfortable to me than the spoken word. For my tastes, most people talk too much and say very little worth hearing in the process.

So while conversation is part of being human and even necessary, it’s not my favorite pastime. I’d much rather curl up with a good book and lose myself in a make-believe world filled with adventure, romance, and paragraph upon paragraph of descriptive elements that tell a tale and paint a picture I’ll never forget.

I want to read about the stunning countryside or the exquisite pearl buttons on the bodice of a Regency evening gown. You get the picture.

So the first thing that I particularly enjoy are descriptive elements in stories. This can make a book long, even boring, if you’re not a genuine fan of the written word.