Showing posts with label FAITH Girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FAITH Girls. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Path of Freedom by Jennifer Hudson Taylor

The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
introduces Path of Freedom
Abingdon Press (January 2013)
by Jennifer Hudson Taylor

Path of Freedom, Angie's Take: I'm on a quest to read all of the Quilts of Love Books in the line. This is my third book and it's written by my friend and Faith Girls blog partner for over six years, Jennifer. Not having a peek prior, I didn't know more than it was an historical set with the Underground Railroad amongst the Quakers. I enjoyed the story very much. One thing really stood out to me about the heroine, Flora Saferight. How bullied she was as a child and how that affects a person into their adulthood. Flora's choices and personal thoughts really reflected a true sense of name calling and the struggle she had to overcome and forgive the behavior of others. I loved this look inside Flora because I think it's much more common than we realize in everyone's life.

Another thing I really enjoyed about Path of Freedom was the decisions the characters made to take on the adventure. Most of us do not leap into change. We struggle with the decision. I loved that Ms. Taylor allowed her characters to naturally engage in the process. The beauty in this book is how the characters responded to a calling on their lives even in the face of insecurity. That's true courage and a lovely fictional example of how we should respond in our lives. Bravo, Jennifer, for an engaging story that enriched my life for reading it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jennifer Hudson Taylor is an award winning author of historical Christian fiction set in Europe and the Carolinas and a speaker on topics of faith, writing and publishing. Her debut novel, Highland Blessings, won the 2011 Holt Medallion award for Best First Book. Jennifer's work has appeared in national publications, such as Guideposts, Heritage Quest Magazine, Romantic Times Book Reviews, and The Military Trader. She serves as the in-house Publicist at Hartline Literary Agency and co-owns Upon the Rock Publicist. Jennifer graduated from Elon University with a B.A. in Communications. When she isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with family, long walks, traveling, touring historical sites, hanging out at bookstores with coffee shops, genealogy, and reading.

ABOUT THE BOOK

3rd in the Quilts of Love series
When Quakers Flora Saferight and Bruce Millikan embark on the Underground Railroad, they agree to put their differences aside to save the lives of a pregnant slave couple. With only her mother’s quilt as a secret guide, the foursome follows the stitches through unknown treachery.

As they embark on their perilous journey, they hope and pray that their path is one of promise where love sustains them, courage builds faith, and forgiveness leads to freedom.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Path of Freedom, go HERE.


Watch the book trailer:


Friday, October 07, 2011

Angela Breidenbach & Tracie Peterson Sign Books Together in Spokane Oct 22, 2011

Angie Breidenbach & Tracie Peterson sign Oct. 22 in Spokane.jpg
I'm thrilled to be signing Gems of Wisdom for a Treasure-filled Life with Tracie Peterson as she signs her newest fiction book, House of Secrets, at LifeWay Christian Store in Spokane. Tracie used the non-fiction book, Gems of Wisdom, in her research for her fictional story. We look forward to seeing friends both new and old at the event.

Okay, I just have to say what a gorgeous and fun job Lindsey from LifeWay did on this promotional flyer! Love all the popping color :-) Please pass the event on to friends and family in the Spokane area. We'd consider it a blessing to meet you and yours.

God bless,
Angie

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Angry Birds, Bigfoot, and the Little Pigs have something in common

Today I'd like to invite you over to the group blog I've belonged to for five years.
www.theFaithGirls.com

It's fun, uplifting, interesting, and lots of great conversation from 5 different authors, one great God.
We focus on living out our faith in the real world while being writers with faith in our stories. But you will totally find behind-the-scenes stories, gems of wisdom, family issues, women's issues, and more. With 5 of us posting regularly (I'm Wednesday's child), you're sure to find something encouraging, enlightening, educational, and entertaining any day of the week. And today it's my turn to entertain...
www.theFaithGirls.com

theFaithGirls are:
Missy Tippens
Angela Breidenbach (hey, that's me!)
Lindi Peterson
Christy LaShae-Smith
Mindy Obenhaus
With drop in regular, Jennifer Hudson-Taylor too.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Faith Girls Annual Shoe Contest Happening!

I just want to let you all know that there are tons of prizes over at http://www.writingbyfaith.blogspot.com for our Who's shoe's the shoe contest this week. It runs through next Friday and we'll have hints through the week. We giggled our way through the shoe shots at conference including pulling in three mystery agents!

Prizes include books, a Starbuck's card, journals, and more. Brought to you by the Faith Girls :-)

Angie, Suzanne, and Shawn Kuhn at the ACFW Awards Banquet

This month and next, I have the honor of interviewing Shawn and Suzanne Kuhn in the Christian Fiction Online Magazine. Be sure to stop in and learn how to turn an author book signing into a successful event.

You'll also learn about the Christian Store Day on October 23rd in both the October issues of the Afictionado, ACFW's ezine, and the Christian Fiction Online Magazine. How do I know? I just raced the clock to turn those articles in!

Speaking of clocks, thank you to Linda Rohrbough for my new Writer's Clock now hanging above my computer and TBR (to be read) pile. I am loving it!
Writer's Clock



If you could run a contest, what would it be?


If you could design your own clock, what would it look like for your chosen field?

Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Lemonade Stand Award


L. Diane Wolfe nominated me for the Lemonade Stand Award. That was so sweet of her.
Thank you :-)

Now it is my turn to nominate!

1. Post the logo on your blog
2. Nominate blogs with great gratitude/attitude
3. List and link your nominees
4. Alert them of their nomination on their blog


My nominees for The Lemonade Stand Award are (in no particular order):
Missy Tippens
Jennifer Hudson-Taylor
Christy LaShae-Smith
Belinda Peterson
Mindy Obenhaus

Monday, December 08, 2008

The Butterfly Award


The rules of the Butterfly award are:

1. Put the logo on your blog.

2. Add a link to the person who awarded you. (Click on the link and visit Michelle Sutton's blog.)

3. Nominate 10 other blogs. (I'm bending this rule and only doing 5.)

4. Add links to those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

So here are my nominees:

Jennifer Hudson- Taylor has wonderful content on historical writing and geneology.

Missy Tippens has a fun party idea with Christmas ornaments over at her blog today.


Belinda Peterson journals her prayers and loves David Crowder! Her blog shows her personality so well.


Christy LaShae

has a wonderful sense of humor and an amazing sense of the creative. You'll see both at her blog.

Mindy Obenhaus loves to share ideas on baking and decorating. And she's good at it, I've seen her house!


Thanks for visiting me, and I hope you have the time to visit one or two of my friends. They are wonderful women and writers. I'm blessed to call them friends.


Angie

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Determination



I commented over at the FAITH Girls blog a minute ago. While I was answering Christy's question about how to succeed at Nanowrimo this month (50,000 words on a book in November) I stumbled on my own plan for it.

Determination.

It's the way anyone succeeds at anything.

Break it down: Determination means firmness of purpose.

But if we take that word in a few other directions...

I am determined (means I will.) It doesn't mean maybe or I'm considering.

I determined (means I already decided.) It doesn't mean I'm thinking about it and might do it.

I can now determine how to do it. It does mean that I have full control of my own choices. What I will do each day to succeed.

The determination I show every day will get me to the goal I have on November 30th. My book will be done.

If that's the case, determining what I need to do each day in the process will shape and influence my results. So I have learned that to be a determined person means I must live it in my every breath. It cannot be pushed to the background like yesterday. I may have responsibilities and things that need to happen as well as things that are beyond my control, but I can see where I blew a few chances to live determined.

That was yesterday. And I learned a great lesson. This is today. Today, I will show my determination by catching up. My plan was 2,000 words a day until I reached 50,000. That gives me 30 days to reach for 2,000 words. If it happened like I wanted it to, I'd be at 60,000 words. But since nothing in life is perfect, the smartest thing I can do is be determined to shoot past my goal of 50,000.

So I'll catch up. No one knows what the future holds, so you plan to succeed. In Tae Kwon Do, the students are taught to punch through the target, not AT the target. This way the student is able to complete the motion without getting stopped. I learned this watching my kids in class. They are taught to focus PAST the goal or target.

Now you know why my target is 60,000 words :-) I'm punching through in order to succeed at 50,000.

Is there something you want to achieve?

How are you focusing past the goal?

How are you determining what to do?

Are you experiencing determination or getting distracted?

Angie
PS I'm the Wednesday blogger over at the FAITH Girls blog today too :-)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Today, visit me over at the FAITH Girls blog




I just posted over at www.writingbyfaith.blogspot.com

It's the place I blog every Wednesday with my blog partners. Here's a photo of us from the last American Christian Fiction Writers conference in September 2008 :-)



I'd love it if you'd join me there today and let me know your answer.

Angie

Friday, September 26, 2008

F.A.I.T.H. Girls Shoe Contest



Yes, you read that right! Visit the F.A.I.T.H. Girls blog over at writingbyfaith.blogspot.com for a really fun contest on matching the shoe, yes the shoe, to the author :-D And...there are terrific prizes to be awarded on Sunday!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

The F.A.I.T.H. Girls take on the ACFW 2008 Friday eventss

The F.A.I.T.H. Girls are all finally in one place at one time...so what did we do? Heh heh heh...

(Top row: Belinda Peterson, Missy Tippens, Mindy Obenhaus. Bottom row: Christy Smith, Jennifer Hudson-Taylor, and Angie Breidenbach.)

A pizza party, chocolate munch-out, and a pillow fight, lol. No holds barred.


Introducing our impromptu photographer, lol. Shawna graciously took a few (Um, a dozen) photos for all of us. The F.A.I.T.H. Girls have been blogging together, critiquing, and supporting each other for 2 years now. We haven't all been in the same place at the same time though until this weekend. Such joy!

In addition to these fun things, there were agent panels, editor panels, workshop classes and opportunities to pitch work to agents and editors. Then there's all those great people we met in the years before or converse with online, but don't know the face.