BY GAIL KITTLESON
“No
tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.”—Robert Frost
Writers
sometimes feel down and out, but encouragement can still find us in those times.
For me, this essence slips into my day in small ways.
Maybe
I notice something in nature—like this incredible Mountain bluebird my husband
snapped in Arizona last month. Or even more earthy, the shape and form in this
woodpile.
Often
others’ empathy reflects in small gestures, too. Perhaps we receive a card or
letter reminding us someone’s thinking of us, or on an unplanned meeting in the
supermarket aisle, garner an unexpected hug from an old acquaintance.
Another
unique blessing is reading a familiar passage in a different version: this often
occurs for me with The Message. For example,
 |
| All this wood together would make good starter for a fire. But alone they can't do much. people who work together can accomplish amazing things, too. |
“...
God
of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and
before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through
hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for
us.” 2 Corinthians 2: 2-4
A
new way of wording an old concept—seemingly insignificant, but this different
perspective provides comfort and encouragement.
Our
task? To keep our eyes open for these “God winks that can easily pass us by if
we’re not looking, not noticing. And our fiction characters can sometimes use a
perk, too—it’s good to recognize how even our low times provide novel fodder.
What
seemingly random encouragement has crossed your path lately?
Contact
Links:
Bio:
Gail taught college expository writing and now facilitates writing workshops
and women’s retreats. She and her husband enjoy family in northern Iowa, and
the Arizona mountains in winter.
WhiteFire
Publishing released Gail’s memoir, Catching
Up With Daylight in 2013, and her debut women’s historical fiction, In This Together (Wild Rose Press/Vintage
Imprint) released in 2015. She also contributed to the Little Cab Press 2015
Christmas Anthology https://www.facebook.com/LittleCABpress
A
World War II series is on the way!
Please
feel free to contact Gail—meeting new reading friends is the meringue on her
pie, as Dottie would say. Now get a peek at Gail's book.
In This Together blurb:
After
losing her only son to World War II and her husband soon after, Dottie Kyle
takes a job at a local small-town Iowa boarding house. Her daughter Cora moved
to California straight out of high school to work for the war effort, married a
sailor and settled down in the Golden State—another loss.
Dottie cooks and cleans,
volunteers at her church, and tends her garden. But she hungers to meet her two
precious grandbabies on the coast. When troubles arise in Cora’s third
pregnancy, Dottie longs to help, but old fears prohibit that arduous,
cross-country train journey.
At the boarding
house, complications arise that force Dottie to speak up for what’s right, and
as her confidence grows, so does the unexpected interest of the widower next
door. Dottie has no idea second chances wait right around the corner.
Purchase
links:
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