I wrote the title of this blogpost into the subject line of a recent email I sent to a faraway friend. I intended it as a late summer greeting, but after we exchanged a few notes, I saw something else - a robust salutation. Dictionary.com defines august this way: "inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic."
Don't you love it when a simple, common word has two different interpretations? (Unlike the illegal forcing of noun into verb such as, "adulting" - don't get me started on this trend.) The natural dual-purpose idiom jazzes me to no end.
Changing one letter from upper to lower case amplifies the emotion in this case. It's so good - and in regard to the greeting I want to open this post for you - much more heartfelt than just reminding you what month we're in.
So, an august "Hello!" to you in August. It's been a while. I hope you are well.
I've spent the better part of this summer working on a few projects I want to tell you about.
1. Preparing messages for speaking engagements coming this fall. It is my great privilege to travel to women's events and share from the Bible and my experiences on all manner of topics. My schedule is filling up and I would love to serve your group. Let's compare calendars and see what works.
2. Finishing my next book. For months I've been writing a book for young women/wives/moms based on the letters I wrote my daughter and daughters-in-law leading up to their weddings. You know, older to younger, passing down lessons learned from older women along the way and principles from the Bible for how to thrive in these roles and seasons of life.
Mentoring has been a passion of mine for what seems like centuries. (Ok, I'm not that ancient, but I am firmly in the older category.) Many olders invested in me when I was a younger, and I simply can't keep all this goodness to myself any longer!
If you're a younger, this book is for you to have a companion for this one beautiful life you've been entrusted with.
If you're an older, this book can be for you too - a resource as you invest in your youngers.
In the weeks to come, I'll be making announcements here, on social media, and via email to let you, my readers, know when and how you can get a copy for yourself and maybe some for your youngers. There will even be bonus material and gifts for pre-orders or multiples. Watch for videos too (We're so hip!).
It's going to be fun!
Title and cover reveal is first up👏...stay tuned.
Ways we can get/stay in touch to be sure you don't miss anything as launch date is approaching:
- Contact me directly to speak at your event
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I look forward to hearing from you!
I would be so thankful if you share this post and/or anything in it with those you think could benefit.
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P.S. We did this other TINY little thing this summer - a 35th wedding anniversary cruise to Alaska! I prayed for awe and wonder and may have wept at the God-created beauty. (I did) I was speechless (can you imagine?). There is no place like Alaska. I can't say enough so, I'll just show you a little glimpse.
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