Still Numb….
I can’t begin to tell you how surreal the words I am about to type still seem to me.
Remember the ministry wife project I’ve been telling you girls about? The one in which you’ve been so gracious in sharing your experience about the hardest things in ministry, raising your PK’s, and conflict?
Well, IT’S GOING TO BE PUBLISHED!
Can I get a ‘Wahoooooo!!!?!?’
I got the official word on Friday and I’ve been busy thanking God and reattaching my jaw to my face ever since.
This book is tentatively called, Married to the Ministry: Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me. More than anything I pray it will be a guide to approaching the ministry life in a proactive way instead of a doom and gloom book about how pitiful we are because God asked our husbands to be pastors. I also believe it will be an insightful tool to congregations in learning how to minister back to their ministers! If I get myself in gear and meet all the deadlines, it should be released in September of 2009. That seems like forever except there’s this tiny little issue of my needing to finish writing the thing first.
Please know that your input is invaluable for this book and I will be asking you many, many more questions in the coming months. Thank you for being so willing to share your experiences with me. Also, be prepared for many of your quotes to be included! :)
I would love to write more, but I have a zillion things to do today……I just wanted to let you know this good news and praise my Lord and Savior for being a God of details. When the time is appropriate, I’d love to share the story of exactly how this all came about. For now I can tell you it took a lot of coincidence that was in fact no coincidence at all.
Hope you have a wonderful Monday!!
Praising God with you! Congratulations on your amazing news.
That’s wonderful news! Congratulations!!
You are such a talented and gifted writer. And your humility is what shows it is from the Lord. You are a blessing to all of us! I love ya!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I knew you could do it. Your writing is incredible and your ministry is great! Can’t wait to get a signed copy of it!!!
Love ya!
Congratulations! That is awesome!!!
Congratulations fellow PW. I can’t wait to hear more about it.
Kelli
I’m so proud of you!!!!I can’t wait to read it!!!!
WOOHOO!! Awesome!!!
Congratulations!!! How cool it that!
After that please consider publishing your “I AM” study so that it can be taught in an offline group setting. There is so much there that ladies need to hear.
AWESOME!! Congrats!
Wow! Wonderful news, Lisa. You deserve it, but I know you’ll give all glory to the Father. He is good!
Congratulations, Lisa! Thanks for being faithful to God’s leading. What a wonderful opportunity!
Blessings from God often come with challenges, don’t they?! It does my heart good to be reminded of what He’s doing in people’s lives! Looking forward to seeing it all in print!
She’s an author, woohoo-oo, like we told her, woohoo-oo!
Look out world, here she comes!
And we can say we knew her first!!
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Eph. 3:20-21)
Much Love,
Linda
Zippity-doodah!!
(Fist pumping) Go Lisa, Go Lisa!!!! Oh, I think I just read two posts in one day! So that was also a carryover from the post before, too! That is SO awesome about the book deal!! He’s giving you that time so that you will have the exact words He wants to say through you. What a tremendous opportunity He’s giving you!
Love, Amy
Oh wow!!! I am so excited for you. I got tears reading your post just because I was THAT happy for you.
I will be in line with all these other wonderful women to purchase that book AS SOON AS it hits the shelf!!!! What an awesome opportunity.
My heart is happy for you!
Angela
Congrats Lisa! That is awesome!
I can’t wait to see your book at the store and be able to proclaim myself related….;)
CONGRATULATIONS LISA! I celebrate God’s blessing with you.
Just don’t forget us little people when you are on Oprah next week. ;-)
Congratulations.
I am so excited and happy for you!! This book is so needed and I am so glad God called you out for this assignment! Glory to God!! :o)
I will answer your email soon! I have got to get busy. I am behind on the day. :o)
That is wonderful!
Praise God! This is such awesome news! I can’t wait to read it.
God is so good!
That is incredible…I am truly happy for you.
Now get to writing…
Wonderful! Please tell us the full story soon!
Congrats :) I love the title of your book… I think it will catch the attention of the women that are in ministry… Blessings!!
Rejoicing with you!
Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!!!!
I am thrilled for you!!!!
A fellow Alabamian……..Rebecca
Get writing!! Looking forward to this volume!
Praise God for this blessing!
Oh, very exciting! Congratulations!
Congratulations! I eagerly await the publication date so I can add it to my library!!
Xandra
Way to Go!!!! God has great big plans for you…Best of Luck!!
That is so awesome!! I knew you could do it!! I can’t wait to read it!
Lisa:
Congratulations! I am new to your blog, and I am also a preacher’s wife…preacher’s kid…and sometimes my preacher’s nightmare if you know what I mean!
Anyway, I look forward to following your journey. I’ve been trying to get published for some time now, so I am deeply connected to the process. May God be close to you along the way, surprising you with his unexpected wisdom and graces that you will need. I look forward to reading your book.
peace for the journey~elaine olsen
I told you that dream meant that you would be a very famous writer one day HUH????? Can I have your autograph, please mam?????? I’ll bet you just thought I was making no sense what so ever!! Well Look! I am so proud of you. You deserve this and if there is anything I can do for ya, please let me know. Love You!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!! That is so exciting. I’ll be praying for smooth writing and an ease with words…
Praise the Lord! And I mean that more than the standard cliche! :-)
I am so EXCITED!! Do you know how many books I have been able to find about ministry marriage…2. Out of the 2 one was good and was one was published before I was BORN! I will be praying for you as you finish. Please know that you already are an encouragement to me. What a breath of freash air to hear someone talk about ministry with excitment instead of “woe is me…I am a pastor’s wife!”
Thanks for investing your time in such a good work. Our marriages must survive ministry and our ministry must survive our marriage!
YAY!!!!!!!!
How awesome! I am so absolutely thrilled and excited for you!
Lisa!
That is just the most exciting news I’ve heard all day! How awesome for you and your Jesus. He loves you so. And so do we! Can’t wait to hear more about it. :)
Have a fabulous week!!
Lindsee
(Oh, and thank you for letting us rejoice with you!!)
CONGRATULATIONS!! Yay God! I am SO proud of you, Lisa. And I’m praying specifically over your work and family–for all to be blessed.
I would send you flowers, if I could…instead I’ll send a prayer and ask God to send you some :)
Love,
holly
Congratulations, Lisa. This is just the best news. I’ll bet you’re over the moon, as well you should be.
Incredible news!!! Congratulations!!
Congratulations! I look forward to being able to ‘hear’ about this whole process! God is good!
Wow, that is fantastic!!! Can’t wait to hear all the details.
Luv,
Julie
Woo hoo and then some Lisa!!
Just awesome….and giving God some prasie today. Praying for every detail too.
Hugs and congrats!
Fran
Congratulations!!Lisa I am happy for!!! You go girl!!
can’t wait to hear the rest of the story! marina
So exciting!
Congrats Lisa!
I emailed my lengthy response to your questions and when you emailed back I just knew something like this was in the works. Can’t wait to read it.
Lisa, I am thrilled-thrilled-thrilled for you. This is one of those “For such a time as this” projects, and I believe God is going to bless many through your insight!
Congratulations! We are so excited for you!
Love ya,
LB