A Writer’s Accolade of One
By Tammy Karasek I finally entered a contest I finalized in. And the crowd roared, well, the crowd of one—and maybe my biggest fan—my hubby. While I didn’t win a top prize, I felt I had won none-the-less. I put on my brave and entered the contest. That often takes a lot out of a writer, to have the courage to let someone else see your work and to be receptive to any feedback they may offer. I really won more than entering a contest. I won something of value that can’t be measured or seen—the knowledge that I had walked in obedience. I followed the directive I’d received from God in June 2011 when listening to a Father’s Day sermon about tools in God’s tool belt. I asked Him what kind of tool I could be for His kingdom. Now that I had become an empty nester, my time of daily mom-hood had changed. My employment had changed. What was next? His answer? Write. How do I know that was His answer? I had set my Bible on the pew while I was taki...
