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After many, many long hard years of working toward publication, I am absolutely delighted to announce that my agent, Steve Laube received an offer that we accepted from from Abingdon Press via acquiring editor, Barbara Scott, for my espionage thriller, Dead Reckoning. My book will appear in stores March 2010 (yes, it feels like eons to me, too! LOL). Here is the official announcement my dear friend and twin Dineen Miller sent to the ACFW e-loop: It is with GREAT pleasure and honor that I announce my wonderful best friend (and twin!) and first-time author, Ronie Kendig, has been contracted by Abingdon Press for her espionage thriller, Dead Reckoning, scheduled for release March 2010. Deal negotiated by agent extraordinaire, Steve …

I’m in the middle of working on a military thriller, book one in a series called Discarded Heroes. It’s a series I am deeply passionate about and one that I’m finally feeling freed to write. In light of that, I’d like to share this video with you that my husband forwarded to me. I’ve seen many of the images here before, but sometimes, it’s good to stop and reflect on the liberties we have that have come at a deep price. Enjoy–and take a moment to pray for our soldiers!

I believe there are dangerous prayers. Ya know–the kind you pray, not fully realizing what you’re really asking for. Ones that leave you bruised, battered, but in the end–at least during the trial, you hope–stronger. PATIENCE – I learned in my teens what a “punishing” experience praying for patience can be. My fabulous friend and crit partner Robin Caroll Miller has all but banned the P-word from her home, life, and vocabulary. The other day, she mentioend it, and I think she needed a valium. *grins* WILL – Well…I’m in the middle of learning what happens when you pray–and I truly mean PRAYING and earnestly meaning it–NOT MY WILL, LORD, BUT YOURS. Because, in complete honesty, don’t we all go …

Well, it’s been an interesting few weeks for me. My husband is now working away from home, living in another city during the week, while I remain at home with the kids. It’s a challenge I’ve never faced before, and one that has brought me to my knees more than once already. But in the middle of all this, we’re beginning the journey toward restoration in our lives. Five years ago our family endured the brutal loss of our first home to foreclosure. Since then, Brian has been laid off five times in four years. Our financial situation has been strained, at best, and null at worst. But now, God has placed our feet on a new path. Brian’s new …

Hey, everyone! Wow, things are just insane right now. Let me update y’all. It’s been a very tough road since 9/11 hit and the technology industry tanked. We’ve been through a lot, including foreclosure and we’re about to hit four moves in five years!! UGH! I hate that. Four years ago, it was spoken over us at church that the “tide was turning.” We expected and wanted that tide to be a Tsunami and to hit us fast and hard. Didn’t happen. God had other ideas. But now, we’re here, and after a very long journey through the desert (along with the blisters, snake bites, and sunburns to prove it), I believe we’re coming out on the other side. About …

a daughter who thought she got a new purse… a daughter who found an iPod Touch in said purse… Other daughter after her violin concert In an earlier post, I mentioned my writing rest. And how I was already ready to be released from that rest. December 23 is when I felt the “hold” hand on my shoulder lift. Not wanting to rush forward in case I was wrong, I allowed myself to do some light editing, but I still did not write. In my mind, I’d hoped for the day after Christmas…and that’s exactly when the well unstopped. 😛 I started a new fantasy…and I just wrote. And wrote. I’m up to 13K since December 27. That’s not a …

Well, I’ve felt God nudging me the last few months to take a short break from writing. Not in the sense that He’s asking me to give up writing, but to relax, take time to focus on Him, my family, and relationships. I confess I fought that nudging–fought it out of fear. You see, I was scared God would remove this gift He’d given me. That alone was irrational because God’s not an “Indian Giver.” I love writing. it’s fulfilling and extremely satisfying. At times, it’s even my therapy after a hard day. Yet I still feared taking the time off, feared, I’d come back to write one day and….couldn’t. However, after a difficult rejection, my fab-o agent suggested I …

Hey, all! I’m moving some things around, adding new elements, and deleting others. Please let me know what you think of the changes. It’s all about keeping up with the times…Oh! And stop by my all-new blog to see what Top Secret material you can pilfer. 😀 http://roniekendig.blogspot.com

Okay, those who are writers already know that writing is challenging. And lately, the mere act of finding time to write since I work now has been a HUGE challenge. All the same, I’m working on a new story concept that I’m very impassioned about…and I sent the kernal of an idea to my agent. He said it was very strong, but at the same time, he encouraged me to not let the story come out of the first thing that comes to mind (which is typical, sage advice–we should always go deeper!!). To let it percolate. I’m so glad he challenged me with this story because I’ve tried this last week to write on the story, and of the …

Loud Asian Chick & friend extraodinaire, Camy Tang, tagged me with this award. “This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you’ve been awarded please pass it on to 7 others who you feel are deserving of this award.” Well, Camy, Dineen, and Robin are already tagged or I’d slap …er, tag them, too. 😀 Sara Mills – a French Canadian friend who has surrendered more times than she’ll admit, but who has also talked me off the ledge many times in recent months. Cindy Woodsmall – a beautiful woman and writer who has …