Kim Vogel Sawyer, Author/Speaker

3 weeks ago

One week until The Librarian of Boone's Hollow releases! It seems in every story, a secondary character steals my heart. In this story, the heart-stealer was Nanny Fay. She's lived alone since her husband, Eagle, died. But she's going to have some company...at least for awhile:

Nanny Fay opened the door and left it wide for the girl to follow. She came on in, went as far as the braided rug in the middle of Nanny Fay’s sitting and cooking room, and stopped. Her brown-eyed gaze drifted from one corner to another until she’d almost turned a circle. Seemed as if she was biting on her lip. Girl from the city probably lived in a big house with fancy furniture and lots of rooms. This old cabin was home, the only real home Nanny Fay could remember, but it surely mustn’t seem like much to somebody from as far away as Georgetown.

Nanny Fay pointed to a door on the right. “That there’s the room you’d stay in.”

The girl lifted the cross bar and pushed the door open. She stepped inside, and the little sleeping room got the same going-over she’d gave the front room. Nanny Fay stayed in the doorway and watched her move from the iron bed to the rocking chair in the corner to the row of pegs pounded into the log wall to hold clothes. She dragged her finger over the top of the four-drawer chest next to the rocking chair, and Nanny Fay cringed.

“Things in here ain’t been touched with so much as a feather duster for quite awhile.” She hadn’t figured this girl would come. She wished now she’d figured different. Already thoughts of sitting in front of the fireplace in the evening, sipping sassafras or catnip tea, and talking the way she and Eagle used to do when day was done was filling her mind. It’d hurt worse’n stubbing a toe to lose the company now. She took a hopeful step into the room. “But it won’t take long for me to tidy it for you.”

Real slow, Adelaide turned until she was looking full into Nanny Fay’s eyes. “It’s a fine room, ma’am. Real fine. I’d like to stay here, but I won’t pay a penny less than two dollars. And I’ll do the tidying myself.”

My, this girl had pride. Stubborn pride, same as Eagle. Nanny Fay chuckled. “I reckon I’d be wastin’ my breath to argue with you.”

“May I move in today?”

She could move in that very hour if she wanted to. “You sure can.”

“Thank you.”

Tears clouded up her vision. Wouldn’t take long and the girl would move out. The folks in town, they’d make it so hard on her she wouldn’t have no other choice, and Nanny Fay wouldn’t hold a grudge against her for it. But for a little while at least, she’d have someone besides herself, the birds, and the Good Lord to talk to, the way it’d been when the gal of her heart was still alive.

Nanny Fay sniffed hard and swished her eyes with her apron. “Adelaide Cowherd…thank you.”

ME AGAIN: I wanted to move in with Nanny Fay. I reckon you'll know why once you've met her yourself. 🙂 ... See MoreSee Less

Kim Vogel Sawyer, Author/Speaker

3 weeks ago

If you haven't yet become acquainted with award-winning historical author Connie Stevens, now's a good time to go introduce yourself. She's a wonderful writer who crafts characters so real you'll forget you're reading fiction. 🙂 And this new series is wonderful! Check it out...

www.facebook.com/ConnieStevensAuthor/photos/rpp.587438721266596/4526523354024760/?type=3&theaterWe've gotten a couple of correct guesses, so here is the complete cover art for BREATH OF WATER, releasing in October from Wings of Hope Publishing.

The young lady on the cover is Dulcie Chappell, one of the main characters in the story. Isn't she lovely? And didn't Vogel Designs do a fabulous job on putting this cover together? ... See MoreSee Less

Kim Vogel Sawyer, Author/Speaker

3 weeks ago

How interesting that Paul referred to government as God’s servant. Whether our leaders are Christians or not, they are only governing with whatever authority God has given them. The laws that are established are meant to be for the wellbeing and protection of the citizenry. People who breaks laws (and get caught) go before a judge and receive a penalty for their disobedience. Being fearful of punishment is one deterrent to law-breaking, but for the Christian, there’s a greater reason to obey the laws: our conscience. Our conscience guides our integrity. Whatever we do, if we claim to be Christ-followers, we should respond to governmental authorities with integrity. ... See MoreSee Less

Kim Vogel Sawyer, Author/Speaker

3 weeks ago

I knew when I started going through the book of Romans, I’d encounter some tough issues to address. But if God included it in His Book, He wanted us to know it. So here we are. The words in the middle of this verse—“there is no authority except from God”—kind of draws us up short when we’re in conflict with the authority. Let’s be honest—our personal choice for governmental positions isn’t always the one voted in. So what’s our responsibility as Christ-followers? In a nutshell, we should reflect Christ in the way we interact with politics and government. Submitting to governmental authorities shows that we are in submission to God’s authority. Verse 2 reminds us that those who resist authority are acting in opposition to God’s command. Acting in opposition to God always brings judgment upon the opposer.

Now, there is a strong example in the Bible when Christ-followers acted in opposition to the government. Remember when the apostles were arrested and told to stop preaching in the name of Jesus? They gave this response: “We must obey God rather than human beings (Acts 18:29 NIV).” If the government orders its citizens to act in direct opposition to God’s commands (for example, governments that have outlawed Christianity), then we must obey God first. That isn’t a loophole, though, to disobey whichever laws don’t suit us or ignore whatever leader we don’t personally care for. *wink* We are to be in obedience to the governing authorities as long as the obedience doesn’t cause us to sin against God. ... See MoreSee Less