tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post5744345052137173129..comments2023-08-20T03:57:22.983-07:00Comments on Elaine Stock--Author***Everyone’s Story Blog: Sara Goff: The Two Keys To Success Elaine Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-5466201696294855932015-09-25T13:27:32.893-07:002015-09-25T13:27:32.893-07:00Sara, what a wonderful week on Everyone's Stor...Sara, what a wonderful week on Everyone's Story, and that's because of wonderful you! Thanks again for being such a great guest! And, for encouraging all of us to reach out to others and to think reflectively who has been a mentor to us as well.<br /><br />Thanks for the great BookGiveaway of your debut novel (I love writing that--so happy for you!!), I ALWAYS CRY AT WEDDINGS. The winner of Sara's novel is…<br /><br />Ann E. Happy reading, Ann! Both Sara and I will contact you via direct emails.<br /><br />Blessings to all.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-44417990600789476812015-09-24T20:23:29.889-07:002015-09-24T20:23:29.889-07:00I hope you get a chance to read the book, Patty! T...I hope you get a chance to read the book, Patty! Thanks for joining in the fun. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-73491150487705844022015-09-21T14:19:17.801-07:002015-09-21T14:19:17.801-07:00Patty, thanks for visiting! If you'd like to b...Patty, thanks for visiting! If you'd like to be entered in Sara's BookGiveaway offer, please leave your email info in another comment, or send me the info via the "Contact Form" located on the right-hand sidebar.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-54048448700881706462015-09-21T13:07:43.373-07:002015-09-21T13:07:43.373-07:00Sara sounds like she has lead an interesting life!...Sara sounds like she has lead an interesting life! I would love to read her debut novel.<br /><br />Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047478982437818328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-23820628935980919672015-09-21T04:46:02.484-07:002015-09-21T04:46:02.484-07:00You know, Sara, just maybe He DOES employ an army ...You know, Sara, just maybe He DOES employ an army of protective guardians for each of us. Wow! I look back at a few situations in my past and I know that if it wasn't for Him I'd be snuffed out of the picture, physically and/or mentally. But the visual of each of us having an individual army around us floods me with a calming warmth.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-28458537623448333482015-09-20T20:01:49.221-07:002015-09-20T20:01:49.221-07:00Thank you, Kathy, and thank your for all the Tweet...Thank you, Kathy, and thank your for all the Tweets, as well! Like you said, it's amazing how God works. People appear in our lives, seemingly from out of nowhere, to pick us up, dry our tears, and move us onward. It has happened so many times for me, you would think God employed an army to keep me on the right path! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-20298270899482449672015-09-20T19:49:46.727-07:002015-09-20T19:49:46.727-07:00Susan, I know exactly what you mean. A little enc...Susan, I know exactly what you mean. A little encouragement can make all the difference. That is why I started Lift the Lid. I believe it doesn't take much to change a life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-53629848350140611682015-09-20T19:46:46.716-07:002015-09-20T19:46:46.716-07:00Hi Patti!!! So nice to see you here. :) Now that I...Hi Patti!!! So nice to see you here. :) Now that I'm back in the States (Darien, CT, actually) I'm nostalgic for our interview, when I chatted with you over the airwaves from the top floor of our London flat, looking out the paned window, to my right Kensington High Street, to my left regal Holland Park.... How time flies! Hope you're well, and if you don't win a copy of I Always Cry at Weddings, I'll send you one! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-54282922964212168092015-09-20T11:02:37.607-07:002015-09-20T11:02:37.607-07:00Always nice to see you, Kathy! And just think of t...Always nice to see you, Kathy! And just think of the influence you might have had on your mentor/friend last week, as well as all along. Relationships are thankfully a 2-way passage.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-81863041501489164652015-09-20T07:13:53.871-07:002015-09-20T07:13:53.871-07:00Congratulations on your debut novel, Sara! Love yo...Congratulations on your debut novel, Sara! Love your book cover! I've had many mentors, in different areas of life. Some in writing. Some in music. And most importantly, some in my Christian walk. In fact, I had lunch with one of my favorite friends and Christian mentors last week. Thank God for those He sends to help lead our way. Thanks, Elaine, for hosting Sara!Kathy Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031832398996736730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-55624483848709403662015-09-20T04:49:32.663-07:002015-09-20T04:49:32.663-07:00Susan, Sara makes us all re-thinking: we never kno...Susan, Sara makes us all re-thinking: we never know who we will influence, for better or worse, and perhaps that's why we must always wear the armor of the One who is our forever role model.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-57755999268788588842015-09-20T04:47:18.072-07:002015-09-20T04:47:18.072-07:00Your visits here, Patti, always make me smile. I&#...Your visits here, Patti, always make me smile. I'm glad Sara's feature has touched your heart.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-50451647387814680062015-09-19T18:32:14.974-07:002015-09-19T18:32:14.974-07:00"You might be surprised to discover that whil..."You might be surprised to discover that while pursuing your own goals, you are also being a role model to others. Hang in there!"<br /><br />I love this quote! How we persevere affects those around us. A long time ago, a friend said to me, "I love your writing." I'm sure she didn't think a whole lot about that moment, but it fed my writer's soul for years. <br /><br />Thank you for this inspirational post. Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-73301399096880835892015-09-19T17:16:33.447-07:002015-09-19T17:16:33.447-07:00Sara, I'm so excited for this release of your ...Sara, I'm so excited for this release of your debut novel! I remember you talking about it on Lit(erally) Speak(ing), but even more, I remember your passion for Lift-the-Lid. You are truly a role model yourself. I was so impressed with your story and all the times you stepped out in faith. <br /><br />Thank you so much for this opportunity to win a copy of I Always Cry at Weddings.<br /><br />patti(dot)shene(at)gmail(dot)com Patti Shenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981428870062569142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-43845804677571954042015-09-19T10:32:19.374-07:002015-09-19T10:32:19.374-07:00Thanks for stopping by and entering the giveaway, ...Thanks for stopping by and entering the giveaway, Linda! I hope you get to read I Always Cry at Weddings! Ha! I hope ALL the entrants get to read it! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-24894432865838272542015-09-19T10:30:39.694-07:002015-09-19T10:30:39.694-07:00Thank you, Kathleen!!! Any encouragement for a new...Thank you, Kathleen!!! Any encouragement for a new author is welcome! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-36719415289852147192015-09-19T10:17:04.951-07:002015-09-19T10:17:04.951-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed reading/thinking about ro...I'm glad you enjoyed reading/thinking about role models, Gail. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you get to read I Always Cry at Weddings! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-84574003275929890242015-09-19T10:15:09.019-07:002015-09-19T10:15:09.019-07:00Thank you for sharing how you called your fifth-gr...Thank you for sharing how you called your fifth-grade teacher, Patricia! That's something we all should do. My fifth-grade teacher, Sister Ann, once gazed out the classroom windows in the middle of a lecture and pointed to the big elm tree waving in the wind. That's how we see God, she said, the wind moving the branches and leaves. I'll never forget it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-71593036104095658032015-09-19T10:08:04.394-07:002015-09-19T10:08:04.394-07:00So great to hear from you, Ian! I'm amazed by ...So great to hear from you, Ian! I'm amazed by what I learn from the students Lift the Lid supports: resilience, acceptance, gratitude, perseverance, an effervescent curiosity . . . Little do they know that they're my role models!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-88012267947759161102015-09-19T10:01:17.228-07:002015-09-19T10:01:17.228-07:00Thank you, Ann! Lift the Lid has taught me heaps a...Thank you, Ann! Lift the Lid has taught me heaps about being inspired and inspiring others. I hope you get the chance to read I Always Cry at Weddings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658059471365091357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-1853815795230448752015-09-19T04:21:25.466-07:002015-09-19T04:21:25.466-07:00Linda, welcome to Everyone's Story. I'm gl...Linda, welcome to Everyone's Story. I'm glad you were uplifted by Sara's feature. You're in the drawing.<br /><br />Hope to see you again.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-90425317903551062432015-09-19T04:20:13.380-07:002015-09-19T04:20:13.380-07:00Kathy, I've known Sara for a few years now and...Kathy, I've known Sara for a few years now and have met her a few years ago at an ACFW conference. Her writing is as lovely as she is!<br /><br />I'm glad you visited.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-59417632640204159682015-09-19T04:18:47.679-07:002015-09-19T04:18:47.679-07:00Thanks for visiting, Gail. I agree. It's so re...Thanks for visiting, Gail. I agree. It's so refreshing to learn of a positive move in this world rather than the usual horrible. Speaking of role models, Sara is truly one.<br /><br />Hope to see you again.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-36977867239900080112015-09-19T04:10:20.034-07:002015-09-19T04:10:20.034-07:00Wow, Pat. I'm sure you made your teacher's...Wow, Pat. I'm sure you made your teacher's day(s). What a lovely gesture to do. <br /><br />You made my day begin on a wonderful note when I saw your comment this morning, knowing where you are and that you took the time out to visit. I am so touched and grateful. Hope you're having a wonderful time.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-11530107925447453502015-09-19T04:01:18.729-07:002015-09-19T04:01:18.729-07:00Ian, I agree with you in everything you say, so mu...Ian, I agree with you in everything you say, so much that if I were to comment I'd just echo you. I won't since you've said it so well!<br /><br />One thing I do want to muse over though is my fascination over the time difference on this planet: you sent your comment in approximately 11 AM your time, reaching me at 8:58 PM the previous evening, and here I am posting it the next morning, which of course is your 9 PM tonight. Very full circle. Forgive me--stuff like this boggles my mind.<br /><br />Regardless of the time, it's always a pleasure to see you!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.com