Category: Letter to the Lord
Letters to the Lord: Savoring the Season
Merry, Merry Christmas, my dear readers! As I reflect on this beautiful season, I’m so thankful for you! I say it often, but it’s true. We authors would not have a job without you. So thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to read the words I write. I pray that y’all are having a beautiful Advent season, anticipating our … Read More Letters to the Lord: Savoring the Season
The Red Poppy
The Red Poppy In a deep funk a few weeks ago, having just confessed and apologized to Paul for my mean comments the day before, I suggested we take a morning walk. We both had slept poorly, jet-lag and the previous night’s misunderstanding combined. As we headed out to the driveway, I spotted something red in the flower bed near the pool, the one … Read More The Red Poppy
Letters to the Lord: Sentimental Advent
Yesterday I was reflecting that I may be the most sentimental person in the world, Lord. And how important each item in my home is to me—or rather I reflected upon the significance of each piece of furniture in this, our Flintstone home. And I can only name two pieces of furniture, the wicker rocking chairs I purchased on sale at Ace Hardware, that … Read More Letters to the Lord: Sentimental Advent
Letters to the Lord: Thanksgiving Bitter and Sweet
Lord, You know that I went into the Thanksgiving week with a good bit of tears. Both of our boys and their wives were spending the holiday with their in-laws and my mind was filled with last year’s memories when the whole Goldsmith crew was together in Atlanta. It was such a happy, hopeful time, with Daddy having finished his radiation treatment and everyone … Read More Letters to the Lord: Thanksgiving Bitter and Sweet
Letters to the Lord: He Who Guards Our Comings and Goings
September and October have been a blur of comings and goings for me. I’ve shared many times this verse from Psalm 121: “The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” Well, He has and here are a few photos to prove it! I flew from Lyon, France to Chicago in early September to meet my … Read More Letters to the Lord: He Who Guards Our Comings and Goings
Letters to the Lord: The Truffula Tree and a Giveaway
Dear Lord, September was quite an event-filled month as I flew from France to the US to begin our six-month stay in the States. I will write about all my signings soon, but for now I’m back home in Flintstone, Georgia, and I let out a long sigh of relief and thanksgiving. Across the sunroom from me is a little nook that I call … Read More Letters to the Lord: The Truffula Tree and a Giveaway
Letters to the Lord: Hydrangeas
As I mentioned in the ministry update I shared last Tuesday, I enjoy meeting up with other writers at our missions’ conferences. In Germany, I had the opportunity to share in person with lovely Julia Kramer whom I welcome back today to the blog. Julia’s first children’s novel was publisher this past June. You can find it here. I’m so proud of her! I … Read More Letters to the Lord: Hydrangeas
Letters to the Lord: Forty Years
Dear, dear Lord, I cannot process this truth, but here it is: Forty years ago I stepped onto the campus of International Crusades to begin my short-term mission’s experience in France. Short term, Lord. Three years. And here I am, forty years later, still experiencing ministry in France. I call that GRACE. Amazing grace, Lord. You called me, really intercepted my life, flipped me … Read More Letters to the Lord: Forty Years
Letters to the Lord: A Bestseller List, an Interview, and A Giveaway
Dear Readers, I so appreciate all of your enthusiasm for and reviews and photos of ‘Moonlight’! I heard from my publicist a few days ago that ‘Moonlight’ was on the Parable Group’s Bestseller List for last week. That felt like a big hug from the Lord! This lists the top 50 selling items (books, media, music, etc) in Christian bookstores. The Parable Group National … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Bestseller List, an Interview, and A Giveaway
Letters to the Lord: Release Day!
Today’s Release Day for my new novel, and yes, it’s true: By Way of the Moonlight was chosen as A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Book for Fall 2022! I was … Read More Letters to the Lord: Release Day!
Letters to the Lord: A Countdown Q & A
It’s countdown time–two weeks before the release of my new novel, By Way of the Moonlight. Yikes! The months and weeks preceding the launch of a novel can be a bit stressful for us authors. We wonder will my readers like the book? What about reviewers? So I was absolutely delighted to receive a lovely review from Publishers Weekly. You can read the whole … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Countdown Q & A
Letters to the Lord: America!
Please enjoy this essay penned by my beloved mother-in-law, Doris Ann Musser. America! The word brings an infusion of warmth to my soul. It means country, flag, people, freedom, God, beauty, family. Specifically, … Read More Letters to the Lord: America!
Elizabeth Musser 