FairerStillTheMoonlight

Well, it’s about that time of year again… and I really do have so much to be thankful for. My alter-ego Val does, too…

 I’ve got to say, first of all, that I’m thankful to God for giving me the ability to write. And also for the inspiration to write, whether it comes from other people’s stories, random events, songs, poetry, the sunset and stars, or just ideas that come from out of nowhere.

More specifically I’d have to thank Ted Dekker, for always making me excited about writing – his books are AMAZING, which of course you’ve heard from me already. A huge thank-you goes out to my friends at The Lion’s Call – Dearheart, Petraverd, Cherokee, Squeaklebeep, Gleeblecheep, Kristi, Deanalynn, etc., etc… and everyone, including the awesome writers elecktrum and Lickitysplit who drop in for Writer’s Group now and again.

And then I thank God that I have time to write – it’s not much, but it’s enough! I’m so glad that The Tempest got finished, and that I’m finally publishing The Uncanny and Such A Time As This. I’d also have to say thanks to WhiteWolf1 for nominating Double Blessing for a MC award – as well as for her friendship and her awesome story Trolls and her crazy plot bunny.

And I’m sooooo thankful for C.S. Lewis and the wonderful world of Narnia that we fanfic authors get to play around in. Thank you, thank you, thank you! It’s been a blast.

I’m thankful for God’s incredible gift of music, and for the inspiration I get from it – especially, of course, from Skillet. Comatoseis the world’s greatest album. Ever. At least four stories of mine would be nowhere without it. Thank you also to BarlowGirl, Switchfoot, Kutless, and Casting Crowns. Y’all are only slightly less amazing than Skillet.

Thank you to all the wonderful people who take time to review my stories – especially Andi Horton, elecktrum, floppyearsthebunny, kassandra not cassey, Jacky06, BubbleBlower, etc. You all rock! Thank you also to everyone who has honoured me by placing me and or my stories on your favorites list.

And finally, both me and the fanfic-writer part of me would like to thank God for chocolate, my cool laptop, strong wireless connections, beautiful leaves and brilliant stars, the amazing people that He’s placed on the earth, my awesome roommate, Stargate: SG-1, and the colour green.

THANK YOU, JESUS, for my salvation, above all else. Because I would have quit long ago if not for You.