My first taste at writing rejection was when I was in third-grade. I excitedly submitted a poem to Highlights for Children Magazine (a big deal in the 80s and 90s) and was so excited when, a month later, I received manilla envelope from Highlights. It was a letter from Kent Brown, the editor! He thanked me for my submission but said my poem wasn’t going in the magazine. I could have been upset, but instead I was overjoyed that I had received a letter from the editor at Highlights! In other words, I’ve been a book nerd since way back and endured rejection for decades.
Thankfully I didn’t let Kent Brown’s veto deter my dreams of being an author! As an adult I finally received good news of acceptance and since then, I have been blessed to write several devotional books, children’s books, and chapters in academic books. I’ve received numerous awards and have had my books featured in southern icons such as Cracker Barrel!
But the greatest accomplishments in my life are my family. Over two decades ago I married my high school sweetheart. We live on a cattle farm in Tennessee with our four children. It’s a messy, yet beautiful world. On most days I rock a pair of boots or flip-flops, but I also love a good pair of stilettos.
I love spending days at the river, reading, cooking, eating, studying about God, and traveling. Oh traveling: the beach, Disney, out West, and any and all places. However, in addition to my wanderlust, I am homebody. I really think I could stay out here on the farm for a month and never get bored. Not for a single second.
I earned my Ph.D from the University of Tennessee. I’m mainly a stay-at-home mom, but I also help out in our family businesses and am a part time high school history teacher. I spend my days cleaning peanut butter & jelly off the counter, dreaming of traveling the world, and loving on my family.
Thank you for dropping in; you are welcome anytime!
Sarah
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I’m loving “The Growing Season.” Oh how I can relate. It was such a pleasure to meet you at NCBA and I took your advice to look for a writer’s conference. Instead, I’ve signed up for one on one lessons with Bob Goff! Can you believe that! Thank you again for the pep talk.