Jan Thompson

USA Today Bestselling Author

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Every Good Gift

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Can you fail in writing? There is no “failing” in writing, in my humble opinion, because it’s like art. Every painting is a practice for the next masterpiece.

To me, writing is harder. In painting, I’m looking at just one sheet of canvas. Writing involves hundreds of pages, almost like hundreds of sheets of canvas.

All in all, every good gift we have is from God. He is the giver of gifts and talents and skills.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17).

Do you know what you are gifted in?

Joyfully in Jesus,

Jan Thompson

Caught a Cold!

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Do you catch a cold or does a cold catch you? LOL.

I do all the right things: wash my hands, avoid sick people, etc.

It could also be allergy season.

Whatever it is, I have been sick with a bad head cold since Thursday night.

What does that mean, exactly? For one, it means I’m taking these sick days off from working on my book, which is drafted and in revision, and is on preorder for July. Yes, there’s time to complete the book, but I hadn’t planned on being sick.

That’s the thing, isn’t it? Who wants to get sick? Seriously?

In spite of it all, God is still good.

“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:1-5).

Praise the Lord!

Joyfully in Jesus,
Jan Thompson

BookBub Follower Contest! (May 15-24, 2019)

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Have you read my novel Smile for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 1)? If you haven’t, you can win this ebook plus 30 fantastic Christian & Inspirational novels from an amazing collection of authors, AND a brand new eReader. Just follow me on BookBub!

Enter the contest by clicking here: bit.ly/ChristianInspy-May2019

The contest is from May 15-24, 2019, only. Don’t miss out!

 

WISH YOU JOY Comes Before CALL YOU HOME

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I am writing Call You Home, Book 10 in my Savannah Sweethearts series. It’s Isaac Untermeyer’s story.

Untermeyer, you say? Yes.

Mrs. Untermeyer first appears in Know You More (Savannah Sweethearts Book 1) as a needy widow, whose grown kids have more or less abandoned her in Savannah. That is to say, they haven’t come home to see her or check on her.

Fast forward to Wish You Joy (Savannah Sweethearts Book 9), her daughter finally returns, upset that Mrs. Untermeyer has sold fifty-one percent of their family business, Christmastown USA, to a total stranger. I wrote this book in 2016.

Three years of real life later, I’ve finally reached Call You Home (Savannah Sweethearts Book 10). This is the story of Amy’s older brother, Isaac. He’s home for the holidays and then some…

Preorder the ebook now on Amazon.

Jerome Pendegrast also makes appearances in both Wish You Joy and Call You More. You might recall that Jerome is Tamsyn’s father in Walk You There (Savannah Sweethearts Book 5). He also makes a cameo appearance (with speaking parts) in Love You Always (Savannah Sweethearts Book 6), when he helps Camden and Iris to look for a missing person.

And maybe I can also tell you that Jerome is in Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2) as well, if you haven’t read that spin-off series.

Some day, I’ll put together a family web so you can see all the connected people in my story world.

In Christ,
Jan Thompson

Happy Mother’s Day: Proverbs 31:10-31

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“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

Proverbs 31:10-31