Things Always Look Better in the Light of a New Day!

Those of you who’ve been around these parts for at least a little while know that my publisher, Vox Dei Publishing (Christian imprint of Booktrope based in Seattle), closed its doors forever on May 31. They also removed from the market every book they’d published over their years in publishing. While this news was most definitely shocking and saddening, we (the authors) were fortunate in that Booktrope reverted our publishing rights back to us as of June 1. They didn’t have to do that. It could have been ugly and nasty, but it wasn’t.

So it’s a new day for Little Girl Mended! LGM has been rereleased on all vendors, I’m happy to say. You can find both the Kindle edition and the paperback edition on Amazon. Digital editions are also back on the market on iBooks, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo. As a matter of fact, all digital editions are on sale for only 99 cents this very moment! Another feature that’s available through this relaunch is Amazon’s MatchBook program. If you buy the paperback edition of Little Girl Mended, you’re able to download the Kindle edition for free!

How do I feel about all that’s happened since I opened that fateful email on April 29? Well, I’m still sad to no longer have Vox Dei behind LGM and me. But more than that, I’m thankful I had the opportunity to be published, and more thankful still for the people I met and had the opportunity to work with at Vox Dei. The whole experience will forever hold a special place in my heart. Vox Dei helped me to fulfill the calling I felt to share with the world God’s story through my own story. I’m forever grateful.

So what’s next? I’m not sure. With LGM back on the market, I’m beginning to contemplate what my next steps might be. I might like to write another book, but I’m not sure I have another book in me. LGM was different. It didn’t happen because I wanted to write a book; it happened because I felt a deep need to tell my story. I don’t feel that need for another story, not yet anyway.

I just may be entering a time of reflection and waiting—waiting to hear what God has to say about what’s next. I know I want to be following and not stepping out in front. There are waiting seasons in life, for sure. I’m content right now to rest right there, spending time with God while he prepares me for and then shows me what’s next. Someone once said if you’re not hearing God’s direction, then it’s a time to stay the course and wait. Waiting is usually hard for me, but right now, I’m feeling peaceful in the wait. I don’t yet know where God’s next going to lead me or what he may ask of me. Whatever or wherever it is, though, I want to answer, “Here I am, Lord. Send me.”