Like Manna for Today
May 26, 2023 12:01 pm
Hi friends!
I have spent most of this month on sabbatical from my full-time job in ministry. It was a much-needed time of resting and re-evaluating, and the Lord was given space to show me what was next.
I have a lot of anxiety about the future. It's something I've always struggled with. I have recently wondered if I have the energy to stay in ministry one more year, five, or ten. One of the biggest takeaways from my sabbatical was that the Lord isn't asking me to do that right now; he's asking me for tomorrow. He reminded me of his giving manna to the Israelites, who couldn't store it up for the next day or it would mold, so they had to rely on the Lord's faithfulness to meet their need the next day and the day after. He's asking me to trust his faithfulness to give me what I need tomorrow and asking that I faithfully serve him for one more day. He will take care of the days after that.
It's been refreshing to wake up for work each morning this week and know that He's good and faithful, and He has equipped me with exactly what I need for the day. Tomorrow will have its own needs, and he will meet those too.
I hope that encourages you. Will you join me in surrendering your tomorrow and trusting His faithfulness for today? Will you be faithful to do what he's called you to do for the next twenty-four hours, knowing He's given you precisely what you need to do exactly that?
Guest Author Spotlight!
I am so honored to start featuring other authors and their books. Mostly, these will be sweet and clean or Christian historical romances like mine, but you may see a few contemporary stories slip in from time to time from my author friends!
You can read about these stories and click the button to purchase if it appeals to you. One of these is only 99 cents this week!
Regency Romance
Some secrets are never meant to see the light of day.
Miss Lizette Kent’s life is in shambles. Not only did her mother just pass away, but she has been left without the means to provide for herself. While she is contemplating her future, she encounters an unexpected and vexing man: Tristan Westcott, a man that mistakenly seems to believe that she is the daughter of an earl, despite her insistence that she is not.
Tristan does not have time for games, but Lady Lizette is playing a maddening one with him. Lord Ashington assigned him to retrieve his granddaughter so that she may take her rightful place in Society. When their first meeting goes awry, he is forced to wait until she accepts the truth and allows him to escort her to London.
As two proud hearts negotiate a ceasefire, they reluctantly discover that they enjoy the other’s company and begin to rely on one another. But as truths are unraveled, Lizette realizes that her future- and her heart- are in danger of being shattered.
As the first novel in a new series by author Laura Beers, Secrets of a Lady begins the Lords & Ladies of Mayfair series. This is a light-hearted, clean, and wholesome romance set in the Regency era. All books in this series have their own Happily-Ever-After and are best enjoyed in proper order.
A Comedy Regency Romance
In retrospect, she should have known he wasn’t a footman.
The only child of the Earl and Countess of Brewster, Lady Flora Pelham agrees to meet her mother’s collection of potential suitors, until a misunderstanding has two out of the three gentleman believing her already betrothed. Unwilling to have her arrogant suitors proven right in their suspicions, Flora pounces on a neighbor’s footman and hires him to impersonate her fictitious fiancé.
Henry Carrington, the young Duke of Stafford, is late to a house party where he’s supposed to meet the famously single Lady Flora Pelham. When the very lady in question mistakes him for a footman and propositions him to pose as her imaginary fiancé, Henry takes the chance, against his better judgment, to get to know the unconventional woman.
When a fake betrothal starts to foster real feelings, both Flora and Henry try their best to untangle the web they’ve weaved, but not without a few more misunderstandings along the way.
A lighted-hearted, bite-sized historical romance.
ON SALE: ONLY 99 CENTS!
Medieval Sweet & Clean Historical Romance
She’s young. Every man in the land wants her fortune. And only the king will decide who she weds.
Taken from her widowed mother, young Isabel de Clare lives in the Tower of London as a ward of King Henry II. As the sole heiress of vast estates, she is a desirable marriage prize, and her protectors are determined to find her a worthy husband.
William Marshall is a veteran of many battles and a skilled statesman. His exploits are legendary, but he has always lived the life of a knight, never in one place for long. One day, he visits the Tower of London and meets a beautiful young girl. There seems to be an instant connection between them, but William keeps his distance, for she is just a child and he knows nothing of her heritage.
As time passes and the political landscape shifts, William finds himself in London once more. He is shocked to discover that the lovely child has become a beautiful, eligible young lady. And there are whispers that she could be his as a reward for his services to the crown.
Will Isabel accept a man old enough to be her father? Will William win her heart as well as her hand? Or will the death of the king sever the fragile promise between them forever?
Isabel: Countess Of Pembroke is sixth in the House Of Clare series. In it, you will find strong women, castles, heroes, sweet kisses, real history and happy endings. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the series.
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That's all from me! I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend if you are States side!
Love,
Audrey
But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1
