Last year I was asked to contribute a piece that I wrote to a book called The Beauty of Grace by Dawn Camp.
I didn’t know who the other contributors were, I was just honored to be able to include a small piece of writing that meant a lot to me personally and have it be in a real, live, actual book. I love books and I love Dawn’s writing and her photography and was thrilled to be able to share a bit of my story in her pages.
Then I got the book and I was like “Wait just a minute, self. I think you are in a book with Ann Voskamp.”
And then I had maybe a tiny panic attack as I continued to read the names of the other contributors because I definitely felt a bit inadequate among this list of women who I have long esteemed as women with a gift of sharing their faith through the written word. This year has been full of a beautiful grace in being able to write words that share my Hope.
So please excuse my giddiness but this is the first time I’ve ever seen my name as an author credit and to have it alongside so many women who I admire both as writers and as women of faith is such an overwhelming honor.
(And also CRAZY AWESOME.)
The Beauty of Grace releases today (you can find it here) and it’s a gorgeous hardcover filled with stories from some of my favorite writers like Lisa-Jo Baker, Tsh Oxenrider and Ann Voskamp as well as beautiful photography from Dawn.
The book release party for The Beauty of Grace is actually this Thursday night and Dawn graciously invited me to read my contribution to the book alongside some of the other authors so I’m traveling to be there and hopefully not pass out while I try to read my piece. If you are near Cumming, Georgia and would like to attend, you can find all of the information about the launch party event here. I’d love to meet some of y’all in person!
Thank you, Dawn, for the opportunity to share my story in such a beautiful binding.
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