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Divine Orchestration

Apr 262011

In one of the emails Marguerite Cummings and I were bouncing back and forth while updating her speaking engagement, she happened to mention this:

I cannot get over the way that He has orchestrated so many events – I literally feel we are part of an orchestra, and that together we can play beautiful music, to His glory.

I thought—how apt. And, as anyone who is in any kind of musical production knows, not everyone has the same part. Some carry the melody while others tap out a steady beat. Some bring bass into the equation and others offset it in harmonious compliments that simply would not make any sense at all on their own.

While some rest, others exude every ounce of energy extending their very last breath farther than it can possibly go—and then it’s their turn to pause.

Some have a beat in almost every bar, and others may have just a few small parts in the whole piece. Some are so much in the background you don’t really know they’re there—but you would if they weren’t.

Marguerite is right. As writers with our own unique melodies, we bring our present, past and personalities into the jamboree. God made us all to sound and act differently, so that together we would be more than any of us could ever be on our own. And when we humbly bring our gifts and offerings to the production, He fine tunes them and puts them exactly where they belong.

We may not think our little part is making much of a difference, but God knows the symphony would not be the same without it.

Right now the Hot Apple Cider crew is orchestrating a grandioso event in full forte view, while others in The Word Guild are playing concertos. Some are applauding from the balcony and others are on their knees in the dressing room.

Wherever you may be while the music is playing, we would like to encourage you to press on and keep following His leading—as He sets the cadence and makes every performance worthy of an encore.

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Spring Is In The Air

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Apr 042011

Ah, spring. We’ve sprung the clocks ahead, shaken off the last of the snow (hopefully) and we’re all ready to spiral into the life God is unfurling for us one day at a time. A few tulips brave enough to wrestle out of winter’s dogged hold and bare their fresh faces toward the sun would be appreciated.

But even so, things are bouncing along–with book launches and signings poking their heads up around town, and TWG members bursting with potentiality all over the place.

Laura Davis will be in Barrie this Saturday at Christian Gifts and Books to sign copies of her book Come To Me. One dollar from every book sold will be donated to Compassion Canada’s Unsponsored Children’s Fund. Yay, Laura!

Highly acclaimed author (and TWG member, of course) Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts will be at The Upper Room Book Store in London, Ontario, on Saturday, as well.

If you’re in the Simcoe County area Saturday, April 16, you won’t want to miss Gloria V. Phillips at the Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Just look for her in the arena. She’ll be there to launch A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider and her newly released novel, A Pilgrim’s Daughter. She invites you to say hi and get your pre-launch copy.

You’ll find her at Roxanne’s Reflections two weeks later, April 30, in Fergus, Ontario. Be sure to check out the Appearances page for more details and a list of the places you will find Gloria in the coming weeks.

Things are springing ahead in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, too, with Kevin Dautremont diving head first into newspaper and radio interviews, and his first book reading from A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider at the Palliser Regional Library on May 3. You’ll find more about all that on the Appearances page, too, where you'll get all the latest updates on our members making appearances across the country.

Spring is a time to celebrate new beginnings, and here at The Word Guild, we all get to join the party. Those of us launching out on new or perhaps familiar waters; those planting seeds and those still wondering where to start digging can all enjoy the journey from wherever we might be coming from.

But wherever you happen to find yourself these days, we hope you'll discover something to inspire you here–where our paths converge.