~~FEMININE MATTERS~~

I'M JUST GIDDY

When I started blogging in 2006, I had no idea who I'd meet in blogland.  Fear, anxiety, excitement and caution danced as partners in my mind as I met people in cyberspace.  One particular blogger has followed me from day one.  She was a complete stranger.  Yet, she encouraged me and prayed for me.  Through the four years we've known one another, she has mailed me care packages filled with CD's, books, tote bags and other friendship goodies.  She means the world to me.  Today we talked on the phone for the very first time.  Don't know why we've never done that before.  But for whatever reason, we haven't.  And today was such a blessing!

I could finally hear the voice and match her up to all the emails and correspondence we've had through the years.  I could now hear the humor in her messages.  I could hear her LOL and ROFLOL.  It was a great experience.  Someday we'll get to have lunch with one another.  Someday.  When that day comes, we're gonna laugh ourselves silly.  I'm certain.  selahV   

~~TRIED AND TRUE~~

TNT is her name.  Tried and True is her blog.  She is my friend.  And she speaks to me.  Sometimes in gentle encouragement.  Sometimes in exhorting reproof.  And while most times she is tempered with meekness, I never underestimate the TNT she can deliver when necessary.

The manifestation of the Lord flows through her fingertips in her writing.  As she shares her heart you will see the humility which overflows in her search to be all Christ wants her to be.  She takes me on a journey with her as she walks with the Saviour.  And, even though her words draw you into deep waters, in time you'll find the absolute joy and humor in her heart.  She sees things others do not; and her words paint pictures without a brush.  She's gifted.

I met TNT many many years ago.  She was just a child; I was her youth director--my husband, her pastor.  Her love for the Lord was evident even then.  Through the years she has grown into one of the finest Christian women I know. 

Her love for writing is only surpassed by her love for the Lord, her family and friends.  As she takes her first steps into the writing world of "Blogland", I ask you to welcome her and know that I love her dearly.  Her compassion for people--all people, flows from a heart that is humble and filled with the fruit of the Spirit of God.

I am thrilled to introduce TNT to you as a Christian writer.  I'm privileged and honored she calls me "friend".  Read TRIED AND TRUE today.  Then let her know you'll be stopping in for a visit often.  Her hospitality is a special quality in her so I'm sure you'll feel welcome. [selahVtoday,copyrighted,2007]