Sins of Our Fathers | Author Blog

Howdy.

Well, last Friday it came in the mail.

A rejection letter from Thomas Nelson, Inc. on my proposal for my novel, Sins of Our Fathers.

It’s still sinking in. I will admit that in the past couple of weeks I had placed a fair amount of hope in the Lord that this would be the place and that I would be able to sell it and make some much needed cash going into the new year.

But as several have said to me, “It wasn’t the Lord’s will.” I have to admit to needing some extra faith in that department. The temptation to give in to self pity and woe-is-me-ism is pretty high. But none-the-less I will trust in God’s Word with the knowledge that He is faithful in all things. And that is a fact I am willing to testify anywhere on. So often we let the current circumstances blind or cloud our vision to the evidences of Jesus’ grace, mercy, and miracles in our lives. It’s an exercise of faith and will to remember those things when life around us is not so good. But in doing so, we find our relationship strong and more secure with Jesus. So that’s where I am working at standing.

What’s next?

Well, a friend of mine out in CA wants me to send her the book proposal. She knows someone in the publishing biz and is going to put it in their hands.

So we will see what develops from that. It is a slow and often agonizing process. But that seems like a good step to take.