My first giveaway!

When I first began blogging nine months ago (sheesh, nine months already?), it was a very lonely experience. I had plenty to say, but I wasn’t sure how to say it and I really wasn’t sure who in the world would ever want to read it.

I had a comment or two here and there, precious evidence that people were indeed out there somewhere. Still, I needed encouragement.

I got that encouragement one day. It came disguised as L.L. Barkat.

L.L. was one of the first regular readers I had, and her blog, Seedlings in Stone, was among the first I ever read on a regular basis (and I still never miss a post). Her words did and do astound me. Make no mistake. When I grow up as a writer, I want to be L.L. Barkat.

She mentioned to me that she had published a book, and I typed myself over to Amazon and bought Stone Crossings.

There are books a person devours and books that a person takes his time reading. Stone Crossings is unique because it’s both.

When L.L. contacted me last week wanting to know if I would be interested in doing a giveaway, it took me all of five seconds to say yes. This is a book that deserves to be read.

From the back cover:

Sometimes it’s hard to see. And even harder to receive. When you’re hurt or angry or confused or doubtful, grace can seem as hard to grasp as sky.

But actually, it’s as real and solid as stones: tangible, weighty, something to hold on to, a way through streams of pain, shame, and abuse.

In these pages L. L. Barkat shares her own painful, powerful story with us. Weaving in truth from Scripture, words from other writers and stories of people who’ve come alongside her in her journey, she shows us the unexpected ways and places she’s discovered grace: grace that has helped her open her heart to love, discover a way past fear, find freedom from shame.

Her story will help you find the rock of God’s grace in the midst of your own broken, hard places. And his grace will give you a new story to tell.

This is more than a memoir, more than the story of one woman’s struggle to find hope and love in the midst of painful memories. It is instead the story of us all as we both seek and find God’s grace in the hard and hidden places of our lives.

If you’d like a chance to get an autographed copy of Stone Crossings, all you need to do is leave a comment. I’ll take them until tomorrow evening. After that, I’ll let the kids pull one name from my hat. Fun all around.

This book will truly bless you as it draws you both inward to your own heart and outward to God’s love. It has blessed my own life in ways I’m only now understanding.

So please, leave your comment below. Stone Crossings is available through Amazon here. And don’t forget to pay L.L. a visit. Tell her I sent you. She’ll make tea.

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