This past Saturday, my co-author Angela Williams and I held our official book signing party for our book, Borrowed Hope: Sarah’s Story. It was so much fun! The audience was packed. The usher (my husband , Freeman ♥♥ ) had to bring out additional chairs. It warmed my heart to see the support from our community. I’m including pictures to give you a sense of how God favored us throughout the day.
Our mutual friend Inez Browning, who is also an infertility overcomer, served as the emcee. Before the party started (at my church), Inez pulled us to a small room and prayed for us, the book, and the event. All along this writing journey, our prayer has been that God would be glorified in the book and in all that we do in connection with it.
It pays to have talented friends! My sister-friend Maria Mwangi set up the decorations on the stage. I know she loves me because she had to go up and down a ladder multiple times to get all the pieces of fabric hung from the ceiling just right. 🙂
More Friends & Family at the BH Book Signing Party
Our daughters also participated in the event. They brought ministry in the Arts for our guests. My daughter, Simone, danced beautifully to “You Made A Way” by Travis Greene. Angela’s daughter, Lauren, sang “Take Courage,” a song that really drives the point home that God is in the waiting.
La’Vista Jones shared her testimony. She is the “Modern-day Infertility Overcomer” featured in Borrowed Hope (page 95). She was so encouraging!
Nine other local authors (two were men!) were our guests at “vendor tables.” The audience saw their books as well as ours. It was our way of encouraging the authors and paying it forward.
Volunteers helped us get everything done. We were able to concentrate on delivering hope to our audience. I’m thankful that they all chose to say, “YES!” They assisted us with praying as we planned the event. Audio/visual, sales at the book table, cleaning, setting up the chairs, replenishing the refreshments, etc. were all done by volunteers.
This was a wonderful celebration and we’re grateful for all who came to support us.
Now we’re looking forward to starting to write the next book in the Borrowed Hope series–Rebekah’s Story!
Thank you for sharing this with us, with pictures and all. Really sounds like it was a wonderfull time together. You’re always encouraging us with His Word and your helpful and kind words. The Lord blessed it!
It was definitely a most memorable occasion!