Abandoned by her husband for another woman, Tammy Kuhn, an organ procurement coordinator often finds herself in tense and bitter moments. After an altercation with a doctor, she is fighting to keep her job and her sanity when one late night she encounters her old flame Nick. She walks right into his moment of facing an unthinkable tragedy. Because they both have learned to find eternal purposes in every event and encounter, it doesn’t take long to discover that their lives are intertwined but the ICU is no place for romance….or is it? Could this be where life begins again?
Intertwined, part of New Hope Publisher’s contemporary fiction line, is a great reminder of how God can turn our greatest tragedies and failures into beautiful acts of love and grace. Readers will fall in love with the realistic characters and enjoy the combination of depth, heart-felt emotion and humor that makes Jennifer’s novels so appealing. Readers will be inspired to find God in every moment and encounter in their own lives.
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Embracing
the Call by Jennifer Slattery
When
I was young, embracing risk came easy, mainly because I felt invincible, and
thought very little about the future or the consequences for my actions. But
then adulthood came and everything felt more serious. More… consequential, and
suddenly I became risk-aversive.
When
I first sensed the call to write…?
I
fought it, hard, and for a long, long time. Couldn’t I do something else?
Something more lucrative—with a definite paycheck? Something more secure?
I
began to listen to all the naysayers, people telling me not to take my writing
to seriously, to treat it more like a hobby, because, after all, very few
actually get published.
So
I asked God, “Could I maybe write on the side, while pursuing a real career?”
You
know, the kind with clear expectations, health insurance, and a retirement
plan?
His
response: No safety net.
Trust.
But
that was all I heard. Not, if you trust Me, then I’ll make your efforts
successful. No guarantees of publication. No guarantees at all, except that I’d
be resting fully in His will.
That
should’ve been enough, right?
But
my fears, oh, my fears…
One
of my biggest? That I’d spend a lifetime pounding away at my computer with
nothing to show for my efforts but a clogged hard drive full of files no one
had read but me. And maybe my husband.
So
I pretended not to hear, enrolled in school, and began taking math and science
classes. Maybe if I poured myself into problem solving, busied myself with
homework and study sessions, I wouldn’t hear that still, small voice calling me
to surrender. To obey. To trust.
That
was a hard, dark year. A year of inner turmoil and spiritual angst.
And
eventually, of divine silence. Because that’s what happens when we begin to
ignore God’s voice; it becomes harder and harder to hear Him, until we’ve lost
all sensitivity to His Spirit.
One
morning, an emotional mess, I grabbed my iPod, shoved my earbuds in my ears,
and went for a run. To pray, and connect with Christ.
I
longed to hear from God, to feel His presence like I once had, but the distance
between us remained. About three miles out, I paused at a crosswalk, jogging in
place, and stared up at the cloudy sky.
“What
do you want me to do?” I asked.
His
response: I already told you.
My
swirling thoughts stilled, and a deep and peaceful certainty came over me. I
knew what God wanted me to do, and it was time I obeyed.
Regardless
of the results. Regardless of what lay ahead. Because He was worth it, and I
absolutely couldn’t go through life feeling distant from my Savior.
That
was back in 2009, and I’d like to say life, and my writing, was smooth sailing
after that, but it wasn’t. The past six years have been hard, just as
uncertain, and my fears, though quieter, remain. I’ve heard this is the writer’s
plight, that insecurity is inherent to the creative brain. That may be true, or
it could be that God wants to keep us attentively listening for that next step
as we depend completely on Him.
What
about you? When has God called you to do something uncertain or that you found
risky? How did you respond, and what was the result? Share your thoughts here
in the comments below, because we can all encourage and
learn from each other.
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Authors' Bio:
Jennifer Slattery writes soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers, a
publishing house passionate about bringing God’s healing grace and truth to the
hopeless. She also writes for Crosswalk.com, Internet Café Devotions, and the
group blog, Faith-filled Friends. When not writing, Jennifer loves going on
mall dates with her adult daughter and coffee dates with her hilariously fun
husband.
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Please note:
--I have a title change for my novel coming soon from Elk Lake Publishing: Always With You.
--I will soon launch a specially designed website that will incorporate Eveyone's Story blog. I hope you will follow me on this new site. When it goes live, I'll make the announcement!
Please note:
--I have a title change for my novel coming soon from Elk Lake Publishing: Always With You.
--I will soon launch a specially designed website that will incorporate Eveyone's Story blog. I hope you will follow me on this new site. When it goes live, I'll make the announcement!
