I.Don’t.Have.Time. by Sandra Ardoin

Who do I see about adding a few hours to my day? Sometimes twenty-four is only enough to get me warmed up.
There are certain daily “musts” for each of us—things like work, sleep, and the consumption of food. I’m at that point in life when rest is no longer a matter of beauty but necessity; food is not always a necessity but a habit; and much of my work is habitual pleasure.  
On most weekdays, I’m sitting at the computer by seven-thirty a.m. By the time I get through my emails, social media and the blog posts I read, it can be nine-thirty and I’m wondering where the time went. How am I going to get in my word count for the day? I get down to business and the next thing I know, it’s time for lunch. Not much seems to have been marked off my to-do list. Later, I look at the clock and it’s time to close up shop and start dinner. (Have you noticed how my days seems to revolve around eating?)
Peter said that with the Lord “a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day.”
Wow! God has some calendar. With Him, everything is seen from the perspective of eternity. Shouldn’t I see it that way, too? How is what I’m doing today going to affect the time someone else spends in eternity?
Although I may complain about not having enough time to accomplish all I’d like to do, I’m blessed. God has given me something I truly enjoy: writing fiction that (I hope) makes a difference in someone’s else’s life.
So, what makes your twenty-four hours fly past like an Amtrak train on a mission? Is it useful in pointing others to Christ?
BIO: 
Sandra Ardoin loves history and fiction, so how could she help but put the two together? Her work has been published in various forms, but fiction allows her to share the stories that run through her imagination. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. Contact Sandra through her website at www.sandraardoin.com. Follow her on Twitter, Google+, and Goodreads.       

Oooh, don’t you love libraries?

Books. Books. Books.

Where else can you catch a whiff of that “old” book smell? 
Or glimpse rapt faces caught up in a story?
A library is a quiet haven, a resting place, somewhere you could lose yourself for hours.

Swing by the Kannapolis Library
on Tuesday, 10/25
850 Mountain Street, Kannapolis, NC
from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
I’ll share my journey to publication and why I write 
Heart-racing, God-Gracing romance.
Thinking about writing a book or want to learn more about the publishing process? 
Now’s a good time to get some answers…
and a signed copy of Journey’s End, my first inspirational romance published with White Rose Publishing.

Thank you to Emily and Terry for inviting me and to the Friends of the Kannapolis Library for sponsoring this event. 
Copies of Journey’s End will be on sale after the program.
I hope to see you there!
And a GIANT thank you to PARK ROAD BOOKS for hosting my first book signing yesterday! You guys rock!

Upcoming Events:

A book signing.
Yay!! My first!
Please join me at Park Road Books
Saturday, 10/22 from 1:30 – 2:30
4139 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 

On Tuesday, 10/25, stop by the Kannapolis Library 

850 Mountain Street, Kannapolis, NC
from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.
I’ll share my journey to publication and why I write 
Heart-racing, God-Gracing romance.
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this event. 
Books will be on sale after the program.
For more information, call the
Kannapolis Library: 704-920-1180