Category Archives: Passage to Purpose

Faith, Angels, Miracles and a Catfish

Posted on 02/01/2014 by

Rod, my husband, and I arrived late. Exhibitor’s Row at the Louisiana Book Festival was already filled with people. Last year, the festival started at 9 am. The winds were strong; temperature set at freezing and scarcely a soul on … Continue reading →

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You Forgot to Pay Me!

Posted on 01/25/2014 by

“The school Donna works for is having a garage sale,” said Tina, my daughter-in-law. “I paid for the table, do you want to sell your book?” I hesitated. Donna works for a Catholic school. My book is Protestant. Would they … Continue reading →

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An Almost Perfect Day

Posted on 11/09/2013 by

The weather man had said 70’s. He was wrong. I looked at the overcast sky and shivered, felt more like 50’s. I walked to my shared table on Exhibitors Row at the Louisiana Book Fest thankful I had brought my … Continue reading →

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How Did I Miss “That”

Posted on 10/26/2013 by

A friend sent me an email about a regional book festival looking for authors to sell their books. I skimmed through the email. Sounded promising. No charge for the table. Last year, 900 attended. I sent an inquiry thinking I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Marketing

Posted on 10/05/2013 by

I was a last minute addition to the author readings sponsored by the North Shore Literary Society (NLS). Somehow the bookstore was able to obtain the last four copies at Ingram in time for the event. NLS had been gracious … Continue reading →

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Answered Prayer and Sweet Experiences

Posted on 08/03/2013 by

The sales of Finding Faith in the City Care Forgot has slowed considerably the first half of this year. I expected as much. After exhausting invitations to read excerpts at the churches of the pastors in the book, I knew … Continue reading →

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A Near Disaster

Posted on 06/15/2013 by

Thursday morning, I was clearing off my desk when my phone rang. The second ring revealed the callers identity. I recognized the name of the coordinator of a women’s lunch I was scheduled to attend on Friday. “Hello.” “Teena, we … Continue reading →

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Treasured Forever

Posted on 05/04/2013 by

I open an email from Bent Pages Bookstore, a sponsor of the Jambalaya Writers Conference and read, “Can you bring books. The distributor canceled our order.” At first the message did not register. I read it again. Unbelievable! At last, … Continue reading →

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Just What I Needed

Posted on 04/20/2013 by

I had reservations about bringing Finding Faith in the City Care Forgot to the Prayer and Purpose Conference at the Assemblies of God Campgrounds. The book sold well at the annual convention last November. If the same ladies attended the … Continue reading →

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A Book Fair to Remember

Posted on 02/23/2013 by

I backed out of the garage. While I waited for the garage door to close, I typed the address to the New Orleans Book Fair on my GPS. A neighbor tapped on my window. He pointed down, “You have a … Continue reading →

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