10 Year Anniversary Celebration

  • God Works in Mysterious Ways

    God Works in Mysterious Ways

    Photo courtesy of Cottonbro and Pexels.com Having just read Ann’s Monday post on guilt I thought I’d share a post I’ve shared a couple of times over the last 10 years. As this month, it’s my 10-year anniversary of finding this community. It was September 2012. I had always wanted to attend the American Christian…

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  • And the Adventures Continue!

    And the Adventures Continue!

    Hello SUM Nation! We’ve had a blast this month walking down memory lane, doing a LIVE Webcast, announcing our ordinations and celebrating YOU! Did you enjoy the stories? Lynn and I have had some crazy adventures together, and we have taken you with us in our hearts every time. We’ve written two books together-Winning Him…

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  • A Past and Present Story

    A Past and Present Story

    Hello, SUM family. I'm with Lynn in wondering how this month has gone by so fast! Here I thought I'd run out of stories only to find I needed to pick and choose the best ones, because there are so many. And I will say they are truly God's stories-the evidence of His love and…

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  • God Joined Our Celebration! Let Me Explain!

    God Joined Our Celebration! Let Me Explain!

    Greetings SUMite Nation: Well we are in the last week of our 10-year, month-long celebration. Can you believe it went by that fast? I’m in my office on a Sunday afternoon. I feel the Lord’s Presence and it is peaceful. I pray all of you are filled with His peace, love and joy as you…

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  • LIVE Web Classes were a BLAST!

    LIVE Web Classes were a BLAST!

    SUMites, Lynn and I had a blast with you during our LIVE Web Classes! A BLAST! Wow, does an hour go fast or what? We so enjoyed being able to pray over you, bless you and teach about hearing God's voice for yourself. And telling you stories…and the Q&A session-getting to hear you-hear your hearts-was huge. Thank you,…

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  • Celebrating 10 Years:  Waiting for Lynn and Dineen to Grow Up

    Celebrating 10 Years: Waiting for Lynn and Dineen to Grow Up

    “Mama, you are the Christian in your marriage, but you are not showing respect to Daddy,” my two daughters said to me,” as they detailed times, places and events that covered several years.  And with that, my two grown daughters, Crystal and Heather, shoved a book in my hands, called Love and Respect, and said,…

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  • How Did (and Do) We Honor Our Husbands?

    How Did (and Do) We Honor Our Husbands?

    SUM family, are you enjoying this walk down memory lane? It’s amazing to look back over our history and see how God has moved in the big picture of our community. I truly believe part of our continued growth and endurance as a ministry has been our desire to honor our husbands in doing this. …

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  • I Finally Found “It” by Christy Edney

    I Finally Found “It” by Christy Edney

    Christy Edney and family! My faith journey began as a little girl visiting my maternal grandmother's church with a small congregation, all over fifty-five years old. This small church did not welcome young children and I'll never forget the way they looked at my brother and I as we tried to behave during service. I…

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  • The His-story of SUM

    The His-story of SUM

    My SUM family, I have felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit to share how God has worked in very subtle ways to progress this ministry and the SUM family. This part of this story is probably one of my favorite parts because one, it shows how clearly God is in the smallest details and…

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  • Celebration Victory – Pam Anderson

    Celebration Victory – Pam Anderson

    In joining in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the SUM blog, I would like to share with you my experience of how I became part of this amazing SUM family. It was January 2013 when I found the website.  I was struggling in my marriage due to a spiritual issue I had been…

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  • The Second Time We Met in Person

    The Second Time We Met in Person

    Welcome back, SUMites, to our 10 Year Celebration and a walk down memory lane. In my last post I mentioned that it would be nearly three years before Lynn and I would meet in person, and the circumstances leading up to that started with you. But let me go back a little farther in time…

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  • The First Time We Met in Person!

    The First Time We Met in Person!

    See that picture? My friends, that picture represents THE very first time Lynn and I met in person. We’d been writing together for nearly a year at this point, exchanged innumerable emails and had talked regularly at the phone, but we hadn’t actually met in person yet. Until April of 2007. We found out we…

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  • Celebrating 10 Years – God works in Mysterious Ways

    Celebrating 10 Years – God works in Mysterious Ways

    It was September 2012. I had always wanted to attend the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference and having a publisher for Angelguard I thought it a useful way of building some momentum for its release a few months later. Fiona and I combined it with a holiday to the US with the plan to attend…

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  • How God Brought Lynn and I Together

    How God Brought Lynn and I Together

    God, am I hearing You right? That was my question in early 2006. For nearly two years I’d been writing fiction and pursuing publication along those lines and doing all the things a newbie writer was supposed to do to build craft and make connections, including blogging. Yet I felt this distinct nudge to share…

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  • ?10 Year Anniversary

    ?10 Year Anniversary

    SUMite Nation: Wow, can you believe we have become a nations of God’s people? We march together to bring the love of Jesus to a world that is dark and desperate. AND, today we are going to celebrate. Look at this photo: In my Daily Bible, on May 1, 2006, I wrote down in the…

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