Happy Friday Friends! Today is a special day!! It’s Launch Day for Memory’s Mind, book five in Truth from Taerna! Today I’ll be sharing more about the book so stick around for some quotes, the blurb, ordering information, an exclusive excerpt (that you will only find here, on my blog!) and I’ll post the tour schedule for you at the end, so you don’t get lost!
First up we have the info on the Meditation Challenge! Hopefully you’ve been participating and have been benefiting from the time you’ve spent in God’s presence. I sure have! Don’t forget to enter the giveaway when you complete your meditation time today!
MEDITATION CHALLENGE AND GIVEAWAY
In Memory’s Mind, Kelton begins to discover the extreme importance of what he puts his mind on and the power of Biblical meditation. Along with Kelton, take the challenge to meditate on the Word of God for five days and begin to build a habit of lifetime meditation.
THE CHALLENGE:
1. Choose a length of time that you will devote specifically and only to meditation each day this week. (Minimum: 10 minutes. Suggested: anywhere from 15 minutes to 1 hour). Let Erika Mathews know (you can comment on her blog or message her through her website) what length of time you picked.
2. Choose the Scripture verse (or part of a verse) you will be meditating on. It can be any verse. It may be the same verse every day or a different verse every day. It should primarily be one verse (or one short passage) for an entire day. (Suggested verses on restinglife.com/blog if you’d like guidance.)
3. Meditate on your passage of Scripture for the length of time you chose. (Tips and ideas on Erika’s blog.)
4. Each day once you’ve completed the meditation challenge, enter the giveaway here! You can enter each day.
THE GIVEAWAY:
You can win a special meditation prize pack!
- A pocket journal to carry about with you to write down anything God speaks to you at any time, just as Kelton did.
- A special pen
- Scripture cards to help you turn your mind to a verse throughout the day
- A pocket New Testament to carry with you in order to access God’s Word at any moment
ABOUT THE BOOK
Kingdoms both heavenly and earthly demand his mind.
No wonder he disappears for two hours each day.
Nothing escapes Kelton’s notice, and nothing leaves his memory. Yet behind his big brown eyes lurk a lifetime of soul-struggles. At nineteen, Kelton receives Adon Olam’s call to leave everything behind and seek Him in solitude upon a hill belonging to a local hermit. Somehow, the more he fixes his mind upon Adon Olam, the more it wanders. During his years with the hermit, countless lessons and revelations shape his character. Over time, the answer to his biggest dilemma becomes both more clear and more impossible.
Then the sudden death of co-king Daemien throws all Taerna into turmoil, and in the ensuing chaos, Kelton’s memories prove crucial and his hyper-analytical skills essential. But will his quiet, home-loving soul crumble under the pressure of public scrutiny? Will countless but seemingly harmless distractions inevitably win the battle for his thoughts? And will he ever feel like he knows Adon Olam?
GENRE: clean kingdom adventure fiction
CONTENT: no magic, romance, or language. A serious injury is mentioned but happens entirely off-page.
Exclusive Excerpt
“Hear Adon Olam’s voice; guard; focus; and listen outwardly and inwardly,” Kelton repeated in a low tone. “Hear, guard, focus, listen. Hear, guard…” His words faded. “That makes sense. And that’s why it’s hard. I don’t want to listen most of the time. I want to be in control. I want to take the lead.”
“And we want to focus on or guard what seems interesting to us, but it’s a constant struggle to renew our minds in His Word.”
“Indeed.” Kelton swung to his feet, looking around suddenly. “Oh. You already washed the dishes. I suppose I had better be going. Quiet hour beckons.”
“It does,” Philip agreed. “Thanks for the conversation. It’s been excellent.”
“Same.” Kelton stepped towards the door, cloak in hand. “Also, thank you for the lunch. And thanks for not burning it.” His mouth quirked upwards, and he let himself out.
“Anytime!” Philip’s voice floated outwards as the door snapped shut.
~ Memory’s Mind by Erika Mathews, restinglife.com
Launch Tour Schedule
February 12 – KICK-OFF DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – tour intro, Meditation Challenge+giveaway announcement
February 14 – COVER REVEAL/PREORDER FOR ROMANCE’S REST DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – Cover Reveal for Romance’s Rest, Meditation Challenge #1
Autumn Lehman at Bursting Through the Darkness – cover reveal
Hannah Killian at The Writerly Worm and Facebook – cover reveal
Joy C. Woodbury at Discipleship with Joy – cover reveal
Vanessa Hall at Vanessa Hall – cover reveal
Kristina Hall at Kristina Hall – cover reveal
February 15 – FREE CHAPTER DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – Read the First Chapter for Free and Meditation Challenge #2
Autumn Lehman at Bursting Through the Darkness – How Do We Meditate? Practical Tips: Guest post by Erika on Meditation
February 16 – BIBLE STUDY DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – Mini Bible Study on Keep and Meditation Challenge #3
Joy C. Woodbury at Discipleship with Joy – Book spotlight and exclusive excerpt
Chelsea Burden at Light in the Tunnel – Guest post by Erika on What Is Biblical Meditation
Stephanie Agnes-Crockett at Stephanie’s Ninth Suitcase – Romance’s Rest cover reveal
February 17 – SALE DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – Taerna Books on Sale and Meditation Challenge #4
Chelsea Burden at Light in the Tunnel – cover reveal for Romance’s Rest
Stephanie Agnes-Crockett at Stephanie’s Ninth Suitcase – Book spotlight
February 18 – LAUNCH DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – LAUNCH DAY! Meditation Challenge #5
Kristina Hall at Kristina Hall and on Instagram – Book spotlight and exclusive excerpt
Autumn Lehman at Bursting Through the Darkness – Book spotlight and exclusive excerpt
February 19 – WRAP-UP DAY
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – Giveaway Winner + Meditation Challenge Wrapup
Katja Labonté at Old Fashioned Book Love and Instagram – Book spotlight, exclusive excerpt, and review
Vanessa Hall at Vanessa Hall and Goodreads – Book spotlight and exclusive excerpt
March 1 – BOOK REVIEW SPOTLIGHT
Erika Mathews at Resting Life – What Readers are Saying
Vanessa Hall at Vanessa Hall and Goodreads – Book review
Stephanie Agnes-Crockett at Stephanie’s Ninth Suitcase, Instagram, and Facebook – Book review
Also don’t forget about Romance’s Rest, the final book in Truth from Taerna! Check out the new gorgeous cover!
Keep planting and watering, the harvest will come!
-autumn
Bursting Through The Darkness 