By Right of Conquest, or, With Cortez in Mexico

I've been thinking about my life and how many unplanned turns I've been taking in the last few years, and G. A. Henty's book By Right of Conquest, or, With Cortez in Mexico came to mind.  Roger was living in England and had his life planned out. He was taking a short trip to the New World, at which point he would return and settle down in England with the girl he had picked out.  However when he got to the New World he ended up in a lot of unexpected adventures that tossed him about and spun him around until he could hardly remember the life he had planned out.  And he began to wonder if maybe he had made his plans, but God was directing his ways.  While in the New World for much longer than he had planned, Roger met another girl in Mexico whom he admired.  And after a great many years longer than was his original intent, Roger and his wife returned to England, where the English girl as well had married someone else, causing everything to work out in the end.  And of course it is a Henty book, so they end up with a nice piece of land, Roger's wife get some jewels, and they have lots of children and grandchildren to whom Roger likes to relate his adventures.

I've been feeling a bit like Roger.

Those of you who know me well know that I have always had my entire life planned out to the smallest details twenty years in advance, although I'm not that good at planning the immediate future.  In the past few years, with none of my plans working out the way I'd planned, I have been asking God what He would have me do while feeling strangely lost without my 20 year plans. 

Sometimes the things that are meant to be temorary, God chooses to make not so temporary.

I recently took a very temporary, as I thought, break from my plans, which I have continued to modify to my situation regardless of how difficult or ridiculous that may be.  However it seems like God is really leading me in a complete opposite direction right now, which is incredibly confusing to me, because it is not at all where I thought God wanted me.

I don't know how coherent that last paragraph was, but it results from my personal confusion over the turn of events.  I don't understand how this fits into my plans, or how it fits into God's plans.  I think maybe I was mistaken about God's plans.  I just really hope that He makes it clear soon, because I would like to have a plan.

And maybe, just maybe, I'll end up with a nice piece of land, some jewels, and lots of children and grandchildren to relate my adventures and God's providence to someday soon. :)

A New Song I'm Working On

Here are the lyrics to a new song I'm working on.

So many girls want to put their hope in men

To save them, to love them, as only God can

They worship an ideal of a prince they've created

Only God can fill the void and yet they're still saying

Where are you Darcy I've been waiting so long

And every night I pour out my heart to you in song

I'm a damsel in distress - or single - same thing

So hurry up and show your face and start the rescuing

They sit on their balcony dreaming all day

watching in the distance for a sparkling ray

falling on a rider on a white horse

And the the knight in shining armour doesn't show they say

Where are you Romeo I've been waiting so long

And every night I pour out my heart to you in song

I'm a damsel in distress - or single - same thing

So hurry up and show your face and end my suffering.

But they're worshipping an ido they've put in God's place

Man cannot save you, God only saves!

For some trust in chariots, horses, idealized men

But we must trust in the Lord our God and say

Here I am Lord, surrendering every care

And every night I pour out my heart to you in prayer

I am your child - how can I serve you

I am busy about your work - what else can I do?

Sale! Announcing The Tiphereth Trilogy

Pre-Release Sale!


Announcing the long-awaited, much-expected

The Tiphereth Trilogy

Buy now and save!

Official Release Date: March 25th, 2011

Buy now and receive with your purchase an invitation to the official Basileian blog to receive exclusive updates!

An epic battle to decide to whom the kingdom, the power, and the glory belong…


Enemy forces are advancing on Basileia. The Kingdom is also at peril from within. The cities are warring against each other, and the families are not following in the ways of the High King. All hope will be lost…unless young Prince Aramoth can lead his people not only to victory, but to repentance.


Book 1: Basileia The Kingdom


Book 2: Dunamis A Higher Power


Book 3: Tiperet Glory to God in the Highest

All three books are bound as one.

Special Pre-Release Price: Just $18.00


260 pages


That’s only $6.00 per book!

Hurry! Sale ends March 18th, 2011. Buy now and save!

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Regular Price $20.00

The Printing Process Has Ended!

The Tiphereth Trilogy has been printed!  I have sent the final payment and after it is received the printer will ship the books.  Be sure and order your copy now, before March 18th, while it is still on sale!  E-mail me at khprovidence.1@verizon.net  to request a copy!

Off to the Printer

The Tiphereth Trilogy has been made completely press-ready and sent to the printer!

Printing 260 pages takes a while!

Stack the pages perfectly, fill out the order form, gather everything that needs to be sent, and carefully slide it into an envelope addressed to the printer.  Then, carefully seal and take to the post office...when they are open.  We live about two minutes from a post office, but the first time we went to mail it, they were closed.  So we had to go again the next day.  I was a little worried that postage would be atrociously expensive because of the weight, but it actually was less than what I had thought it would be.

Once it is mailed, I track the package to see when it arrives.  The printer usually sends proofs back two weeks after they recieve my hard copy (the paper one in the package) and so I like to see when the hard copy gets there so I can know when to expect the proofs.

And the excitement builds!

The best part, of course, is recieving the box of completed books, but as that gets closer and closer, I get more and more excited.

I will probably start selling pre-realease sales coupons after I have sent the proofs back to the printer.  Stay tuned!

Tiphereth Trilogy Cover

These two pictures both had an equal number of votes!  I have put the pictures together as covers.  Which of these two covers would make you decide to buy the book right away? :)

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Sorry the pictures turned out blurry.  The picture was taken of my computer screen.  These show the basic idea, though.  To see the pictures better you can scroll down a little and there are clear photos of these two pictures.

Please comment and let me know which ones you like!  You can either vote on the poll to the left of the first picture, or leave a comment!  So if you read this post, please vote!

The Exciting Process of Publishing!

Reading once, reading twice, and still not read to the eagerly anticipating children!  Or anyone, for that matter.  Proofreading can take forever!  And yet, it is exciting to know that this is the last time I have to read it before I send it to the printer.
  
Please comment and let me know which of these pictures you like best for the cover!*

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*WARNING:  Your comments may or may not be taken into consideration for the publishing of this book.  One or more of the pictures may or may not have ever been candidates for cover photos.  The Authoress reserves all rights to make a final decision based on her own wishes. :)

Bureaucracy

While reading my civics textbook the other day I came across a quote from President Ronald Reagan on Bureaucracy. I thought this part was very funny:
"To give you an illustration of how bureaucracy works in another country, England in 1803 created a new civil service position. It called for a man to stand on the cliffs of Dover with a spy glass and ring a bell if he saw Napoleon coming. They didn't eliminate that job until 1945. In our own country, there are only two government programs that have been abolished. The government stopped making rum on the Virgin Islands, and we've stopped breeding horses for the cavalry."

Even the clothing of medieval Europe was better.