This year our Thanksgiving ~ though different ~ Is STILL alive!
I write Fiction, but never in my wildest story-building has God given me a story that would depict what 2020 has been to so very many individuals!
I write Fiction, but never in my wildest story-building has God given me a story that would depict what 2020 has been to so very many individuals!
When God call me to write Contemporary Christian Women's Fiction, I knew it meant I'd be writing stories of fictional journeys leading to joy... and my prayer is, that all that you've gone through, journeying through this maze of 2020, God has still given you the hope of joy.
November 14, 2019, my Christian Contemporary Women's Fiction, Meant For Her released ~ The first chapter takes place on Thanksgiving Day and the heroine's brother, Cam, expresses, in a prayer, all that he is thankful for after having been searching for his sister for weeks after her kidnapping. At the time, Candi wasn't seeing all she had to be thankful for... in fact, she was contemplating all she'd gone through. Kidnapping, beatings, rapes... no, she saw the world as a trauma victim.
How about you? When was the last time you sat and made a list of every single thing you have to be thankful for? What gives you a hope for the joy to come?
Have you looked into a concordance of the Bible and looked at how many times the word THANKS is listed?
One of my all-time favorite challenges from Scripture is where Paul spoke to Thessalonians and told them, in spite of all they faced, he encouraged them to...
"Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
"Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 & 18 (NASB)
I realize this is the year of COVID 19 ~ is stretching us with each shut-down, lock-in, and mask-wearing scenario... unlike one could have possibly imagined. I'm one of those 'too-susceptible-to-be-around-people' individuals. It's been a trying year for me and for my husband, but God has sustained us... provided for us in ways we never thought possible, in spite of all the messiness.
Meant For Her was a fictional story of one woman's journey to joy ~ like our own personal journeys, joy often comes after we've been through some form of sorrow, or hardship, or even a tragedy.
"Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5 (KJV)
"Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5 (KJV)
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My Story Title: MEANT FOR HER
My Story Genre: Christian Contemporary Women's Fiction with Romance
My Story Released: November 14, 2019
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The Author of This Story: Joy Avery Melville
Fully intending to write Historical Romance—had in fact— she had no plans to deviate from that. God had something else in mind for that ‘call’ He’d made on her life back in 1967. A mere eighth grader at the time, she had no clue about the topics she’d be drawn to write about.
Surrendering to the genre God placed on her heart has given Joy new insight into the hearts and lives of those who too often hurt in silence.
The settings of Joy’s books are near where she lives in Schoolcraft, Michigan with her husband of nearly 47years and their 2-year-old Yorkie, Is-A-Bella Bindi, (Is-a-beautiful little girl) who thinks she’s a much larger breed with tomboy tendencies.
Joy loves to hear from readers and will respond!
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Get Connected:
- Email: joyjournaling@gmail.com
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- Blog https://www.journeystojoy.net
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2 comments:
A beautiful post, Joy. Meant for Her is a powerful story that would be wonderful tool for every therapist to encourage their clients to read that have been through similar situations.
Difficult times will bring joy when we keep our eyes on Jesus. Blessings!
Thank you for your kind words, Marilyn. Thank you for being such an encourager and prayer warrior on my behalf as well!
May God richly bless you in all you do for Him.
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