Great News! We are in the final stretch for the rewrite of Vega’s Story: Me, Myself, and IT. I can see the end of the tunnel.
TIE-Breaker for…
The CrossFall Theme Song Tournament!
Our second round of songs is about to close, but we need 2 more people to vote to break a tie. ✌️
Click below if you haven’t chosen your favorite song. These are more ‘film quality’ cinematic versions of the song.
Plus, they’re just cool to listen to!!
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Here are the lyrics for my song:
Light a candle, chase away the night,
Sing a song, and darkness will be light.
Whisper hope, everything’s all right
Whisper hope, everything’s all right. ​
When darkness comes
It’s all around
You think you’ve lost
No way in sight ​
Hope abounds
Hope returns
Hope is near
Right at your side
Hope it speaks
Hope it sings
Hope it echoes
Deep calls to deep ​
Light a candle, chase away the night,
Sing a song, and darkness will be light.
Whisper hope, everything’s all right
Whisper hope, everything’s all right.
In light of this, CrossFall merges with this song within this Bible verse: ​We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, ​ and hope does not put us to shame, ​ because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5
God bless you!
Darlene
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“A story of forgiveness that feels achingly real—and reminds every weary parent that God still specializes in lost causes.”
SECOND TIE-BREAKER: The POLL
I wanted to make sure you had a chance to vote in this hypothetical book poll.
This resulted in a three-way tie last week. 🤦‍♀️ pls vote!
One person can break the tie! Is it YOU?
Scenario: You only have enough money to choose one of these books:
Let’s give another HYPOTHETICAL POLL:
Scenario: You win a free paperback as a door prize.
Finally, I wanted to share this strategic card game project. It looks so good…I’m a backer!
From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek 🔥 Faith-forged Fiction 🔥 Dear Reader First some book news: I have a free short story for you. This short story is available only to people who receive this newsletter. The story is about Tamar, but told from the perspective of her brother Absalom. It’s a passionate exploration of the WHY behind “how things turned out.” It might make you cry. It makes me cry. Enjoy your tears. May it all draw you closer to Christ. Now…to the confession It’s all Emma’s Fault…
From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Sci-fi Fantasy Stories Dear Reader I’m still catching my breath from our whirlwind trip in England. Our family had business in England and we have been away from home for 3 weeks. Besides the conference and meetings we were at, we were able to visit sites of the following books or authors: Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre (Moors, Bronte Parsonage Museum)<–very sad place Pride and Prejudice (2005 film location: Chatsworth House in…
From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Sci-fi Fantasy Stories Hey, Reader! I’ve been in the UK over the past couple weeks. Today, for example, in Cambridge, I took a break at the Pickerel Inn, which is one of the later places where friends J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis had their famous Inklings gatherings. I’m anxious to share with you some of the places I’ve seen, which may also soon show up in some of my stories. For example, where we were on Thursday and Friday was like…
