Presence

I watched a rerun of Beth Moore today. I think it was a message that God has been trying to get through to me. He is present with me all the time. I learned this long ago when my children were small. I hated ever leaving them, even if I had to. I remember coming across the words in the Bible that God is Omnipresent. Most of the time I just blew past that word but that day the word came alive. God is present with me. He is present with those I love even when we are apart.
Some people like to look at the moon and know that their loved one who is far away is looking at the same moon. It makes them feel closer. Better than that is looking at the moon and knowing that the same God who made the moon is with you AND your loved one.
He is with us. He is with me. This is a simple concept. I think some people who have been Christians a long time fail to chew on the simple and profound things that we are blessed with. The God of the Universe is WITH each of us. He wants to be there for us. We don’t have to find a map or guide book with a lot of formulas to get His attention. Whisper His Name and He shows up.
This week I am interviewing Grace Kao Ong .

1. What is your name and the title of your book(s)?
Dear Future Husband by Grace Kao Ong.

2. What is one thing you think your readers would like to know about you?
My book consists of 12 years of letters written over time as I waited for my future spouse. It includes my thoughts and ideals for my lifelong companion as well the stories along the way as I walked the path from youth and adolescence to young adulthood.

3. When did you know that you wanted to become a writer?
I have loved writing from a young age and always wanted to be an author since elementary school.
4. What are your strong points in your writing style or methods?
Generally, my strengths are that I write from life experiences and aspire for authenticity and realness in my story or stories. Some of the entries in the book are from when I was younger so it might be apparent that my style has evolved and matured over time.

5. Are you a reader?
Yes.

6. What are you reading right now?
Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
7. Do you have another book that you are working on and hasn't been submitted for publication? Tell about it. No.

8. What are your biggest obstacles to writing and how do you overcome them?
I think my biggest obstacle is knowing where and how to start. I have a hard time writing beginnings but once I get going, the words will then start to flow. Another obstacle is not ever feeling finished. I will write and rewrite and change and modify and edit aand still not be satisfied. Overcoming it means resting in contentment once a particular passage is decided upon. I believe there are times when it can be overdone if I fiddle with it too long.
9. Please put a description of each of your books here.

She didn't know him at the time, but she trusted that she would one day. So Grace Kao began her letters as a young adolescent and continued into adulthood—years of writing and wondering and waiting for the man that God would bring into her life. Journal entry after journal entry entitled Dear Future Husband reveal the journey of author Grace Kao Ong from an impulsive, love-struck girl to a beautiful, beloved woman, from Miss to Mrs.

Every girl eagerly awaits the day when she will find the man of her dreams. In Dear Future Husband, readers will be blessed to discover, along with Grace, that God's timing is always perfect. It is not an easy road, but it is a love worth waiting for.

10. How can readers contact you or purchase your books? Please put your website or blog here.
My blog and website: http://www.dearfuturehusband.com .
I am hoping to build an interactive community with the site by having people submit their own Dear Future Husband (or Wife!) letters as well as any stories and testimonies that may encourage others in their singleness or life journeys. There's an area on the site for submissions; I would love hearing from anyone willing to share.

My facebook group is: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=280132920417 . You can also follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DearFH and view the book trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj7S0Y2D76U