Thursday, January 24, 2008

Pray for your Favorite Writer

My favorite novelist is Francine Rivers. Her books have given me so much enjoyment through the years. When I turn to the first page, I enter another world completely and I am swept away. The characters Francine creates become my best friends or mortal enemies for a time. When she has written in another time period, I am there!

Francine was a romance novelist with a very successful career when she became a Christian. Her first book after her conversion was Redeeming Love, an incredible love story with such symbolism to our relationship to God. It is still her best seller. She wrote a triology called the Mark of the Lion series that I could not get enough of. It was absolutely wonderful. Her books just don't fail me. Lolita's Garden, The Scarlet Thread, the Last Sin Eater (which was made into a movie)- all are worth the time to sit and be encouraged in Christ WHILE reading a great book.

Can you tell I'm a fan? I know I am gushing.

Last August, God led me to begin praying for Francine Rivers. So most every day I pray that she and her family would be blessed and that our Lord would annoint every word she writes. Her new book is a contemporary book about multigenerational relationships. Hmmm.... I CAN'T WAIT!

So, I just thought I would put out the word to pray for Francine as she writes or pray for your favorite writer as he/she sits at the computer pecking away. I know that when her new book comes out, I will be one of the first to buy it and I will feel a little part of the journey behind the book because I made the choice to cheer her on in prayer.

Francine's website is http://www.francinerivers.com/default.asp

4 comments:

Melanie said...

Hello ~ thank you for visiting my blog and your very kind words. I am embarrassed to say..but I have never read any of her books. I will have to rectify that very soon!!

Kay Day said...

I love her books, too! They are my favorites!

Cricket's Hearth said...

Hi, I stumbled upon your blog and found this post very interesting. I am always looking for a new author to follow and I will definitely get one of her books. And since you have "caught" my attention, you have been TAGGED. Please visit my blogg and see how to make someone else "it". Blessings, Cricket

Robbie Iobst said...

Melanie, Thanks for visiting! Read Redemming Love first! I am praying for you on your trip.
Kay, we should talk Francine over coffee/tea some tiem!
Cricket's Hearth - Thanks for stopping by. I will now return the favor!