The Blog Tour Spot Making Connections One Blog at a Time

We have a winner: Trish from This’n That! Trish, look in your email for a confirmation from me.

Here is Trish’s winning entry:

The only thing that comes to mind at the moment, and I hate to say a mistake….but I did make a mistake, only I got something wonderful out of it. When i was 18 i was a very wild child, I drank too much, partied too much and was too self centered. I never thought of God, i never prayed, unless it was to say that I would never drink again if I made it through that day but of course I did. it was at that time that I met my first “real” “boyfriend” (a kid who was just like me) I am not going to go into the details, but my son is 15 years old. he is definitely not a mistake, but I do believe God had a plan for me all along, because my son saved my life, I am sure of that. If it wasn’t for him, i would have continued on that path, there was not much further down I could have gone, and I would have ended up dead, i am sure of that too. That saying that your kids will be much worse than you ever were? In this case it has not come true. my son is a good kid, a good student, ad I thank God every day that my son does not do the things I did, and I just pray that it stays that way.

And here’s what Trish Perry had to say:

This was so hard to do! But I whittled the list down until this one stood out the most for me. I loved her mother’s heart, wanting to make sure her son wasn’t considered a mistake in any fashion. And I think the story could inspire so many girls and women who fear that the consequences of their bad choices will destroy them. Her short paragraph made me want to hear how she finally came to God and understand His loving will for her. Lovely.

Thanks to everyone for entering. If you’d like to order your own copy of Beach Dreams, please visit Amazon.

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For the next two weeks, we’ll be touring Trish Perry’s latest release, Beach Dreams. As a part of the tour, we’re hosting a little contest and inviting everyone to participate - even if you haven’t signed up to participate in the tour. THE PRIZE? A cute little beach tote, a signed copy of Beach Dreams, a beautiful necklace (read the book to understand why!), and a few other fun beachy surprises.

How has God used a mistake you made - big or small - for his purposes? The example may be serious or funny, complex or simple, and you may or may not have realized he was even using it at the time it occurred. If you have a blog, write a short post of your own and link to it using Mr. Linky. If you don’t have a blog, you can place your answer in the comments. Tell your story, reference that you are participating in this tour, encourage your readers to play along, and link to Trish’s book on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0736924469). All entries must be received by 5pm CST on August 22. Trish will judge the entries and declare her favorite.

To get you started, here is Trish’s answer to the question:

I was deeply into adulthood when I went back to school to earn a degree. Rather than fretting over having waited so long, I focused on the fact that now I knew what I really wanted to be. A psychological therapist. You couldn’t have found a more attentive, diligent student, and I did well. So, when I neared graduation and realized I had developed an overwhelming desire to write fiction, I freaked out just a little. How could I switch gears yet again? Had I just wasted years earning a degree I wasn’t going to actually use? That felt like a huge mistake.

But God knew what He was doing. If you want to do an in-depth study of character goals, motivation, and conflict, you go on out there and earn a degree in Psychology. I may not be too quick in the plotting and scene-setting departments, but my psychological training comes in handy when creating characters and walking with them through life. I think that’s why God led me to get that degree, and now I know I didn’t waste a moment learning what I did.

Have fun! We’re looking forward to your responses.

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