Whew! What a weekend. For those
who aren’t regular followers, I attended “Writers Advance! Bootcamp” at the
Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, NC. As promised, I took
many photos, though my jammed-packed schedule didn’t allow for blog postings.
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| Guard house at entrance |
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| Shepherd's Inn |
I
arrived at The Cove around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, an hour later than I’d planned.
After check-in, I rushed off to
the first early bird class at 3:30, “Writing Big in a Little Space,” taught by
the brilliantly gifted writer, editor, and social media guru Edie Melson.
Dinner, the opening session, and
the keynote address followed, “Your Writing Career and its Longevity,” by the
acclaimed Christian fiction author Yvonne Lehman. Yvonne published her 50th
book, Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic last spring. It's always a pleasure to hear her speak.
Evening networking began at 9:30,
followed by Christian Devotions staff
meeting, after which I fell into bed around 11:20 p.m.
At 6:20 a.m. I was ready for day
two. Or maybe not. You be the judge of how tired I already looked at breakfast
on Saturday morning. LOL.
I attended another wonderful day
of classes, ate incredible meals, and enjoyed a brilliant keynote address given
by Vonda Skelton, followed by fireside chats with fellow authors during snack time at 9:00 p.m. Exhaustion
had definitely set in, but the Holy Spirit had given me much to think about when
I went to bed around 11:00 p.m.
Sunday morning we awoke to a
beautiful snowfall...
...and a time of worship and receiving our bootcamp marching
orders, which were based on Isaiah 6:8:
Then
I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for
us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Despite the condition of the
world around us or, more importantly, because of society’s spiritual
state, Christian writers don’t retreat—we advance with God’s power supporting
us.
I’m eager to see where the Lord continues
to lead me on this writing journey He gifted me with. I’m happy to be sharing my
journey with you.
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| needlepoint gift portrait |
Below are more Cove photos, if
you’d like to look at them.
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| prayer room in the training center |
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| writers (and friends) from Anderson, SC |
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| Samaritan's Purse missions |
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| Medical missions |
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| One of many memorabilia displays |
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| Ruth Graham's funeral |
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| "End of construction. Thank you for your patience." |
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| At the chapel |
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