I've been in a lot of castles, and they are pretty damp, cold and gloomy. However, I love Windsor Castle in England.
I've actually traveled quite a bit with various authors. Judith Miller and I toured the highlands in Scotland with Liz Curtis Higgs, and that was incredible fun. However, I love going with my husband, who - although he is not a writer per se, he is a historian and can give me a lot of insight on various historical locations.
If my beloved were a king, I couldst not love him more. Were he a jester to make men laugh, My love I would implore. But, alas, my love is but a man, Of heart and soul so free. And I couldst no more break my vow, Than break the heart in me.
Carter once told me that we shouldn’t fear putting the past behind us. He said that God is about doing new things—creating beauty out of the ashes of despair and defeat.
I must fight against the regret that would see me defeated. I cannot change what has happened, but it needn’t separate me from a happy future.
I want to believe in a new thing, Lord. I want that more than anything. I want to forget the old things—the bad and ugly things that have sent me here. Please let me see your hand in all of this. Let me see the path through this wilderness.
