Book#2 in A Day For You series, From This Day Hence, is now available for free as an eBook on Amazon. If you loved the first one, don't miss out on grabbing this one, too. If you missed the first one, then you can pick up both for the price of one. But this offer is only available for the next five days, so hurry.
For those who are waiting for the second book in A Day For You series, it will be available next week.
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Over the next two weeks I will be offering the two eBooks in A Day For You series as free downloads on Amazon. Download one or both - entirely up to you. If you missed the first one, now is your chance to grab it and start reading this new faith-filled series.
When This Day Comes (Book #1) will be available June 1 to June 5, and From This Day Hence (Book #2) will be available June 8 to June 12. Both will become free to download at midnight, Pacific Time in the US (PDT). For those in New Zealand and Australia the books will be available at approximately 7:00 pm New Zealand time on those dates. All other areas, check your time zone against PDT.
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From This Day Hence is now available from my website. As a result of increased shipping costs, I am only offering shipping to New Zealand and Australia. However, if anyone would like a quote for shipping for print books to other parts of the world, I am happy to arrange this at no obligation.
All of my books are offered as eBooks on Amazon. Look out for some offers on eBooks coming up next month!
I'm excited to announce that my latest book, and the second in the A Day For You trilogy, has now been released. From This Day Hence is available now as an eBook on Amazon or shortly as print through my website.
Wanting to pre-order? Drop me a line here.
As with When This Day Comes, I had the privilege of working with the wonderful Briar from Briar's Books. I just love how she brought my vision to life in the cover design and the wonderful flourishes she added throughout the book that make turning each page a joy. Her editing and feedback did not go astray either.
Earlier this year, DH were able to meet Briar and her husband in person. Both are accomplished storytellers with a very strong faith and our time together was absolutely delightful. I can't wait to work with Briar again.
Emily's heart had been broken by betrayal. Now her sister's nephew threatens to topple the walls she had built to protect herself ... could he hold the key to learning to trust again?
When Samuel's sister and family decide to immigrate to Australia, no one could foresee the consequences of their decision. Not only would it turn their world upside down, but in a distant land it would affect Samuel, Katie, Lily, and, most of all, Emily. As the latter struggles with her brokenness and hurt, and that of the children entrusted to her care, will she be able to learn to forget the past and step into the blessings her Heavenly Father has in store?
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"My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" Psalm 22:1
We here behold the Saviour in the depth of His sorrows. No other place so well shows the griefs of Christ as Calvary, and no other moment at Calvary is so full of agony as that in which His cry rends the air - "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" At this moment physical weakness was united with acute mental torture from the shame and ignominy through which He had to pass; and to make His grief culminate with emphasis, He suffered spiritual agony surpassing all expression, resulting from the departure of His Father's presence.
This was the black midnight of His horror; then it was that He descended the abyss of suffering. No man can enter into the full meaning of these words. Some of us think at times that we could cry, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" There are seasons when the brightness of our Father's smile is eclipsed by clouds and darkness; but let us remember that God never does really forsake us. It is only a seeming forsaking with us, but in Christ's case it was a real forsaking. ... the real turning away of God's face from His Son, who shall calculate how deep the agony which it caused Him?
In our case, our cry is often dictated by unbelief: in His case, it was the utterance of a dreadful fact, for God had really turned away from Hin for a season. ... remember that He has not really forsaken thee ... but since even the thought that He has forsaken us gives us agony, what must the woe of the Saviour have been when He exclaimed, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
(Taken from Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon, April 15th.)
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
When our children are growing, we often don't recognise or realise the significance of lasts.
The last time we tuck them into bed at night.
The last time they climb into our lap for a story or a cuddle.
The last time we wait for them to get home at night.
The last time we have to remind them to do their chores.
The last time we have to help them with something before they learn the skills themselves.
These lasts often go unnoticed. And it's not until sometime later that we realise their importance.
The same is true for when we lose someone.
I've been thinking a lot about these lasts in the recent loss of my mother-in-law.
The last time I took her shopping or to a doctor's appointment.
The last time I heard her tell a particular story.
The last time I walked up to the nursing home to visit.
The last time we celebrated her birthday.
Whatever the last, had we known it was the last time would we have shown more patience? Or interest? Or been more present and engaged? Would we have held onto the moment more tightly? Or would we have continued to be unaware, letting the significance of the lasts elude us?
I'm reminded that the disciples also experienced some lasts ... and, like us, perhaps didn't realise the significance until later.
The last Passover with Jesus. He even warned them that He would not be with them for much longer, but they failed to listen or fully comprehend.
The last time praying with Him in the garden. Had they realised, would they have made more of an effort to stay awake?
The last time hearing His words. Not until later would they fully understand.
The last time.
How many of them would have done things differently, had they only known it was the last time? It's human nature to look back with regret and wonder what we could have done differently. However, everything, from Peter's denial, to His disciples abandoning Him when He was in greatest need, was all foretold.
And only later would they understand.
