A Glimpse of Hope...

Excited. Humble. Nervous. Joyful. Vulnerable.  Just a few choice words that describe the plethora of emotions that are running through my veins right now.  So without further ado, here it is...

Release Date:  August 1, 2012

And the Title is...

Well ladies...it's official.  The book I've written now has a title and I wanted you all to be the first to know! I hope you like it...

Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow
Finding Light Beyond the Shadow of Miscarriage or Infant Loss

Yep, that's it and I am so excited!

In related news, the actual release date has been pushed back to August 1st (not July 1st like I had originally thought).  However, there will be some copies floating around before then and I will have a supply to take with me to have available at the Proverbs 31 Ministries She Speaks conference at the end of July (over my birthday I might add)!

I will continue to keep you ladies posted.  I continue to pray that you may be blessed by the writing of this book.  Just a few short months till we can all read it together...woohoo!

More important than any of this...may I just leave you with a bit of Hope for Today ~

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." 

Romans 15:13

Overflowing with hope today and resting in His promises for tomorrow,
Teske

Forgive Me?? And Please Pray!

Greetings Mommies!  First, I must ask your forgiveness for my sporadic posting habits of late.  I have to admit, it's been a little crazy around here.  Everything from back to school, working my day job 40+ hours a week, expanding the ministry, etc.  Oh...and not to mention my book deadline on the horizon!  Which leads me to my prayer request...

Will you please pray for me as I write this month?!  I'm approaching an early October deadline for the book I've been working on, provisionally titled...

Becoming a Mommy with Hope

Living God's Promises in the Shadow of Pregnancy and Infant Loss  

Here's some exciting news about the book...it will be released in July 2012!  

Blessings to all of you fellow Mommies - you are on my heart and in my prayers as I continue to write!

A Sneak Peek...

With great excitement and and admittedly anxious heart, I want to share some "news" with you, my fellow "mommies." No, it's not that kind of news. Although a dear friend did tell me just this morning that it is kinda like having a baby...

Ahem.

Anyway, the "news" is that I have officially agreed to a contract to write my first book! The book is provisionally entitled, Becoming a Mommy with Hope: Living God's Promises in the Shadow of Pregnancy and Infant Loss. The book itself is actually a bible study that weaves in teaching, women's stories, prayer, journaling/reflection, and application. Each chapter focuses on a specific promise of God, related to loss.

Here are the promises I am focusing on in the book:

The Ultimate Promise ~ Jesus

The Promise of His Abiding Love

The Promise of His Goodness

The Promise of Purpose

The Promise of His Comfort

The Promise of Refinement

The Promise of Restoration

The Promise of Hope

The Promise of Eternity

During this season of life in the shadow of my own losses, I am feeling incredibly blessed. I am seeing purpose in the pain, like our dear Sister we learned about in the previous post. I would appreciate your prayers as God continues to do a work amongst us!