Marlo Schalesky's Blog (10)

Hi Friends, Whoo Hoo - today's the day! If Tomorrow Never Comes hits the shelves. So, if you're at your local bookstore, see if you can find it and let me know! I'd love to hear if it's available at your local store. And of course, you can always order online. Plus, if you want bookmarks or postcards to give away or use yourself, just let me know and I'll send some to you. And now, as promised, here's a little taste of the book, from its opener, along with online ordering info at the end:… Continue

Hi Friends! Well, baby's 2 1/2 months old today, so I thought it would be a good time to post a current picture of him. So, here he is! He's doing great and is very tolerant of his over-loving sisters. He's a real joy to our family! In other news, I'm finally back to working o… Continue

Hi Friends, We had our community group here at our house last night, and we were talking about Philippians 2:1-11, particularly about considering others, esteeming others, and following Christ's example of having an "others-first" mindset. Then, the discussion moved to worshipping God and music styles. I was reminded of something that happened at a previous church and how it taught me that I needed to look beyond music style to focus on God in worship, not on myself and my preferences. Anyway,… Continue

Hi Friends, I've been thinking a lot about prayer lately, especially as I've been hollering out to God for help and mercy during the especially-awful periods of kidney-stone pain. And to tell you the truth, screaming prayers for relief didn't seem to be answered as I would have liked. The pain kept on, often getting much worse before cycling back to bearable. So, as I've been thinking about help-prayers, and desperation-prayers, and convenience-prayers, I'm reminded of something that happened… Continue

Hi Friends, Well, I'm still hurting from my probable kidney stone incident on Sunday. Tomorrow I have a doc appointment, so we'll see if more is going on than just the kidney stone or what. So, I've spent this week so far trying to manage pain and figure out how to get by. I've not written the article that's due on Monday, not written my book that's due April 1, not worked on business taxes that are due at month's end, not put away Christmas decorations, not cleaned out my files for 2008 ... no… Continue

Hi Friends, Today I want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR filled with the wonder of God's love for you. May you see Him in new ways in 2009 and plumb new depths of awe in Him! May God bless your 2009 with fresh beauty! And now, here's a prayer that I and my church family are praying for 2009. Maybe you would like to pray this for yourself as well: "Father, thank You for another year. I commit this year to You and ask You to help me always see how You are using the circumstances of my life to make… Continue

Hi Friends, Well, tomorrow's the big day for baby-having, so I'm posting a thought early this week. Hopefully my next post will have GOOD NEWS. :-) Meanwhile, here's a poem I wrote for you to think about for this Christmas season. It's one of my favorite writings: WHERE WAS I? Where was I When the King was born? Was I at the inn, Too crowded for Him, With packages, boxes, and bags? Where was I When God became man? Tending sheep far away, Lest one go astray, Blind to even the angels? Where… Continue

Hi Friends, I thought I’d post early this week since we’ll all be busy getting ready for Thanksgiving later in the week (and I have my next doc appt on Wednesday anyway). So, in honor of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a bit about what I’m most thankful for as a writer: First, I’m thankful for the chance to partner with God in the creative process. Sometimes it feels like I’m listening in on his musings. And I’m finding that there’s a moment in every book when I see something, when I write so… Continue

Hi Friends! Well, just a week and a half until baby boy's due date. I just got back from my weekly doc appointment, and so far so good! Baby's head is down and his heartbeat sounds strong. My blood pressure, weight, etc. all look good too. No problems detected. So, now we wait! So, on the final countdown of days, I've been thinking about God's timing, how often He doesn't tell me what's going to happen when, but asks me just to trust Him. To wait on Him, knowing He's got the plan under control… Continue

Hi Friends! Well, it's been quite a week here. I'm now about 2 1/2 weeks from baby's due date, and so far everything seems to be going fine. A new niece was born last Thursday - congratulations to Jill & Christian on the birth of little Audrey! And my husband's Grandma Eileen passed away with congestive heart failure. We'll miss her. Here's a picture of Gradma Eileen with Bethany & Joelle at Christmas a couple years ago. Grandma Eileen's passing reminded me that in life we don't often… Continue