that’s what HE said

Posted: May 24th, 2008 | Filed under: book | Tags: , | Comments Off
Here is what people are saying about my book…..
“Serena, I hope your book is a balm of healing for many wounded people.”
~ Philip Yancey, “What’s So Amazing About Grace?” (Zondervan, 2002) (after reading an excerpt chapter)
“Very well written.  Thought provoking.  You have a way of explaining things like I’ve never heard before.  I realized that I was living in fear of failing God more than living in the freedom of his grace.  Your book helped me and has the potential to help so many other people.”
~ Candace, a believer who wants to dig deeper into the truth.
“As you read you can actually see God pouring Himself into you as you tell your story.  From the devastation of failure, to the hope of grace and finally restoration.  It’s challenging and I loved it!”
~ Cal Swenson, Pastor New Life Church, www.new-lifechurch.org
“Your book helped so many things that I’ve wondered about make sense.  At times, it was as if you were reading my mind.  I was really challenged to look at things differently and [in spite of being hurt by the church] I was encouraged to not give up on my faith in God.”
~ Shannon, ex-church member, struggling believer
“Your book is extremely transparent with a direct message.  The bible teaching aspect is…true.  I get sucked in every time I read it.”
~ Joel Kneedler, Alive Communications
“I’m speechless!  Blown away and undone, our stories are very similar…I have a two inch stack of letters from my church telling me that I’m over, done and useless.  You HAVE to get this book out!”
~  Doug, a believer who went through a heartbreaking divorce (after reading an excerpt chapter)
“You have a wonderful writing style with rich, descriptive language and strong imagery.  Your story and it’s emphasis on God’s grace is quite compelling.”
~ Dudley Delffs, Zondervan
“This is good stuff, Serena.  Heartbreaking, but beautiful.”
 ~ Mary E. DeMuth, “Daisy Chain” (Zondervan, 2008) (after reading an excerpt chapter)
“I’m speechless, Serena.  About half way through, it was all I could do to keep from crying.  It was as though you could see into my life and talk about the things that cause me the most pain. So many people need something like this.  I want to read the rest.”
~ Tina, preacher’s daughter, ex-church member, struggling believer (after reading an excerpt chapter)
“This is so good!  Very well written.  There are so many things in here that I haven’t heard before and will be able to help so many people.“
~ Debra Hedgcorth, “Mind Over Meth” (Tate Publishing, 2008)


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i won’t give up

Posted: May 17th, 2008 | Filed under: life | Comments Off
The wind kicked up and caught my hair, blowing it out of my face.
The rocks on the road and dirt in my toes made my sandals seem out of place.
The sun began its’ evening descent, making me quicken my pace.
The stains on my shirt and dust in my eyes remind me of my disgrace.
The blood on my knees and rocks in my hands are there to show me my place.
The road rises up, making me climb and want to abandon my chase.
The dirt in my mouth and spit on the ground mark my defiant race.


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running on a curve

Posted: May 14th, 2008 | Filed under: life | Comments Off

I am not carved in stone. I am a liquid statue being poured from on form to the next. My heart beat is a rhythm of ebb and flow. I am frustrated by a world of cheap cement and expensive suits.

I am not who I am.

I have yet to be. Believing in myself is the only weapon I have against all of the nothing that surrounds me.

I thought it would be easier than this.

I thought that, when someone is born to do something, it rolls out for them when they find it. Nothing is rolling out for me. I am good at things, but things are not good at me.


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these made me laugh

Posted: May 7th, 2008 | Filed under: life | Comments Off

I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.
~Peter De Vries

[Introducing the best adapted screenplay] I handed in a script last year and the studio didn’t change one word. The word they didn’t change was on page 87.
~ Steve Martin

I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. I’m one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know.
~ Mel Brooks (on writing his Memoirs)

The free-lance writer is the person who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
~ Robert Benchley

Publication is a self-invasion of privacy.
~ Marshal McLuhan

I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.
~ William Faulkner


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