Friday, April 24, 2015

Have you discovered ANGELHOOD yet? We want to tell you all about it.



It is a joy to share fellow authors with you here at my blog: A Pen for Your Thoughts. This week I'm privileged to introduce you to Y.A. author A.J. Cattapan so we can tell you about her exciting new release, Angelhood. 


Read on and learn a little about Amy's new book 
and a little about Amy herself. 




A. J. Cattapan (Amy) is an author, speaker, and middle school English teacher living in the Chicago area. Amy's published works include the young adult novel  Angelhood, a story in Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade


Amy has also written short stories and articles in numerous magazines for teens and children, including Highlights and Hopscotch for Girls. She will also be featured in a recipe and corresponding story anthology due out this summer.



Seventeen-year-old, theater geek Nanette believes her life her life is headed toward stardom on Broadway. But when her dream theater college rejects her and her best friend dies in a terrible accident, Nanette decides the world would be better off without her. Unfortunately, the afterlife offers something less than a heavenly situation. Trapped between alternating periods of utter darkness and light, Nanette is stuck following a high school freshman around. Soon, she learns she’s a guardian angel, and the only way she can earn her wings is to keep her young charge, Vera, from committing the same sin she did—taking her own life.




Unfortunately, Nanette is missing more than just her wings. She has no tangible body or voice, either. Frustrated by her inability to reach out to Vera and haunted by memories of her old life, Nanette wants to give up, but then she sees what happens when another Guardian at the high school turns his back on his charge. The shock is enough to supercharge Nanette’s determination. If she’s going to find peace in the afterlife, she’s going to have to discover what living is really all about.



Vinspire Publishing is filled with a number of  novels and nonfiction books that are available for you and all your hungry reader friends.You will find a plethora of good reading for readers of all ages by authors you might already know. I'm blessed to add that I have been privileged to be a part of Vinspire Publishing for the last seven years. 


In the meantime here is our question for you this week: 

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL AND WHY ARE BOOKS FOR THIS AGE GROUP IMPORTANT THESE DAYS? 

Drop us a comment here when you get a chance. 
We want to hear your thoughts.





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Friday, April 10, 2015

FAMILY TREASURES

 FAMILY HISTORY IS A JOY TO LOOK BACK ON FOR MEMORIES AND TO LEARN OUR BACKGROUNDS. I'M BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW A LITTLE ABOUT MY HUSBAND'S PAST (HIS MOM AND DAD'S FAMILY CRESTS) AND MY OWN ON BOTH MY MOM'S AND DAD'S SIDES.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT HERITAGE FOR US IS 
THE FAMILY WE BELONG TO NOW AS WE HAVE BEEN GRAFTED INTO 
THE FAMILY OF JESUS CHRIST.


 




 




 








Friday, April 3, 2015

Because He Lives




                      God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;

He came to love, heal and forgive;

    He lived and died to buy my pardon, 


An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!


Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!