Monthly Archives: June 2017
This is a tad long, but I felt led to share this little story. ******************************************************************* I remember when my daughter was in middle school, and I dropped her off in the earlier hours because I had to be at work early. As she stepped out of the car, I conveyed that she go immediately inside the school cafeteria where she would be safe. Waving goodbye, I watched her head toward the entrance of the school as I drove away. Suddenly,…..
Exciting news for Walking on Water! More details to follow in the next few days! Stay tuned! Can’t wait to share!!
Author Event, Author Signing Saturday July 22, 2017 1:00 PM Join us for local author Autumn Carpentier as she signs her book Walking on Water, which narrates her inspirational story to show others who are experiencing despair, emptiness, and unbearable sorrow that with faith in God these challenges of heartbreak can be overcome. Carpentier tells how it was much more than faith alone that helped her to survive. Southlake Town Square 1430 Plaza Place Southlake, TX 76092 817-442-0207
As the sun sets across the water, it’s as if it has set upon my heart. The warmth-the shadows, intermingle to wrap the day into the dark of night. For I have lived another day…tomorrow I might not get to see the sunset or the moon rise, but for now it is as if I’ll live forever.
If you read this….you can probably tell I’m new at it. So if anyone out there wants to coach me along, feel free to do so. 🙂
I hope that everyone is having a great day! There is so much going on right now, and it can be intimidating and frustrating. Here is a portion of my book that hits home for me as much as when I originally wrote it: Chapter 22 I would like to believe that things really do happen for a reason, and whatever the reason, it renders us a bit of comfort to believe whatever is destined to be in the end…..
God has been my compass when I have lost my way, a brilliant light in the midst of every storm both great and small. Through it all I have found that in our weakest moment, when our greatest faith has been tested, there is no finer moment than when we rise above life’s stormy seas…and walk on water.
Since Walking on Water was officially published in February 2017, there have been so many people I’ve met along the way and that have touched my life. I don’t know about most, but sometimes in the middle of the day when I pause to reflect, I’m so thankful that life has not always gone quite the way I’d planned. I wrote Walking on Water and risked becoming vulnerable simply to offer those suffering or bewildered the encouragement, hope, faith and…..