Good Morning,
I pray your week has gotten off to a BLESSED start. I just found out that My Heart Weeps won 2nd in Central Region Oklahoma Writers "NEST" contest! Please join me in doing the Jesus Happy Dance and then, please give Olivia Rae, a brand-new-to-our-blog-guest a huge W-E-L-C-O-M-E!
When We Fail
In my book, A Life Redeemed, my hero, Gavin Armstrong failed more than once in his past. He gambled away his family home and blamed himself for his wife death. Gavin hurt many along the way. He alienated his mother and made a powerful enemy out of his neighbor. His past mistakes tortured him through his present-day decisions and experiences. Not only was he hurting others, he was on a road to self-destruction. Gavin’s actions weren’t intentional and were often done with the best intentions.
I don’t know about you, but the same is true for me. The longer I live, the more mistakes I make, and the more people I seem to hurt. Sometimes even when trying to make amends I say or do the wrong thing. Or I think it is the wrong thing. It is hard to know if that sad voice in our head comes from guilt or repentance. You can’t change the past and guilt can eat you up. Repentance can set you free.
So when you are feeling like Gavin or me, my advice is to first seek God in prayer. He may tell you to find that person you hurt and ask for forgiveness. If they don’t accept your apology, well then, they are the ones who need forgiveness. God always seems to have a way of showing us if we are on the right path or if we need to correct our ways.
God is there waiting for our praise, repentance, and humility. He will always provide the right answer.
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So very true, Olivia! Please tell us a little about A Life Redeemed
Everyone has a secret, who can a queen trust?
Upon Queen Elizabeth’s order, Audrey Hayes travels to the borderlands of Scotland to learn where the fierce Laird Armstrong’s loyalties lie. Is he aligned with his mother’s English roots in support of the queen, or does he hold with the beliefs of his father, who wishes to see Mary of Scots on the English throne? The fate of Audrey’s family rests on her success in finding the answer.
After losing his lands in a wager and being betrayed by his kin, Gavin Armstrong entered a loveless marriage to obtain the funds to buy back his family home, Warring Tower. Now a widower, struggling against countless border wars, he is on the verge of losing his home and lands again. With few resources, he reluctantly makes another risky wager, one he cannot hope to win without trusting the secretive Audrey Hayes, a woman he suspects is an English spy.
As the two work together to save Warring Tower, their attraction to one another grows. But when Audrey finally gains the information she seeks for Queen Elizabeth, she realizes that the only way she can save her family is to betray the man she loves.
About Olivia: Olivia Rae is an award-winning author of historical and contemporary inspirational romance. She spent her school days dreaming of knights, princesses and far away kingdoms; it made those long days in the classroom go by much faster. After becoming a teacher, she decided to breathe a little more life into her childhood stories.
Olivia is the winner of the Angel Awards, Book Buyer’s Best Award, Southern Magic Award, New England Readers’ Choice Award, the Golden Quill Award, the American Fiction Award, and the Illumination Awards.
Get your copy of A Life Redeemed at Amazon.
Thank You, So Much, Olivia for sharing with us today. We certainly wish you the best of luck and God's blessings with your new book!
And, Thank YOU, FRIENDS for dropping by. I pray you've been blessed today as I have by Olivia's post and that you'll check back each week for more Words with Friends and another Saturday Spotlight.
Until next time, take care and God Bless.
PamT
