I would like to thank the entire team at Creation House (my publisher) for their dedication and their professionalism. Creation House is a division of Charisma Media, a Christian multi-media company known for the last 30 years as Strang Communications. Creation House offers co-publishing as an alternative to traditional publishing. Co-publishing is used to describe a hybrid between self-publishing and conventional royalty publishing, utilizing the best of both worlds.
It was God who led me to Creation House. I got to know about Charisma Media through my church and through the Charisma Magazine. I did not know anything about the publishing world and I did not manage to get much information from people around me. It was purely God's grace: God led me to the open doors. When I learnt about this co-publishing route from their website, I decided to send in my manuscript to give it a try. Their response was really fast...within a week they reverted to me with a co-publishing contract!
I was really happy when they offered me a contract because I knew they are a reputable publishing house in US with wide and extensive distribution. Not only that, the fee that I have to pay as an author is really affordable. I really thank God for this publishing house because every contact I had with the company, from the acquistion & contract team to the editorial team to the marketing team was amazingly pleasant. The staff at Creation House has a motto: to go the extra mile. Indeed they live up to what they claim. Not only were they friendly, helpful and professional, they went the extra mile to help me with the delivery of the books to Singapore, something that was out of their job scope!
And so, I strongly recommend Creation House for those who aspires to be an author like me. You can consider sending your manuscript to Creation House (http://www.creationhouse.com) for their review. It was a dream come through for me, made possible by Jesus through Creation House. In this, I am truly grateful.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Praise God! My first book is published
Two years ago, God put a desire in my heart to write a book. At that time I was still working in a full-time job. I cannot imagine how I could find the time to write a book. Philippians 2:13 says 'It is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.' When God gives you an assignment, He will always put the desire in your heart first, then He will provide the grace for you to do His will. Indeed God was the One who put the desire in me and He alone brought it to pass.
He provided for me to be a stay-home mum last Feb and gave me His anointing to write this book. Without His anointing, I can never write a book because writing has always been my area of weakness. Not only that, God opened the door for me to find a publisher in USA so that my dream could become a reality. This was also amazing because I knew nothing about the world of publishing in Singapore, let alone in USA. It is truly the grace and favour of God for the entire process of writing this book, finding a publisher and getting my book published was effortless and blissful.
The title for my book is 'Beauty Out of Ashes' and it will be officially released on 7 August 2012. The core message of my book is about the pure goodness of God. It talks about how God brought beauty out of the trials and challenges that I went through. It is this gospel of grace that totally revolutionised my life. This gospel of grace is about how the finished work of Christ on the cross brought us complete forgiveness of sins and righteousness with God. The finished work also entitled us, children of the Most High God to all the blessings that Christ paid for us. Through my personal experiences and spiritual journey with the Lord, I hope that my readers will be able to see the power of Christ's finished work, the beauty of Jesus and the love of our Abba Father.
My book is also targeted at mothers. I have a passion to see young mothers (like myself) grow in their relationship with Christ and celebrate their lives as beautiful individuals with divine destinies. Mothers, God is not finished with us yet. His plan is for us to play a big role in the fulfilment of our children's destinies while He is still working on our own divine destinies. God is bringing you to greater heights than you have soared before. He still has a way to bring those latent dreams and desires in your heart to come to pass. I know because He did it for me. I can tell you boldly that our best lives has yet to come!
Last but not least, it is my sincere prayer that this book would be a great blessing to all who read it and that the name of Jesus Christ be lifted up high! All glory to God!
He provided for me to be a stay-home mum last Feb and gave me His anointing to write this book. Without His anointing, I can never write a book because writing has always been my area of weakness. Not only that, God opened the door for me to find a publisher in USA so that my dream could become a reality. This was also amazing because I knew nothing about the world of publishing in Singapore, let alone in USA. It is truly the grace and favour of God for the entire process of writing this book, finding a publisher and getting my book published was effortless and blissful.
The title for my book is 'Beauty Out of Ashes' and it will be officially released on 7 August 2012. The core message of my book is about the pure goodness of God. It talks about how God brought beauty out of the trials and challenges that I went through. It is this gospel of grace that totally revolutionised my life. This gospel of grace is about how the finished work of Christ on the cross brought us complete forgiveness of sins and righteousness with God. The finished work also entitled us, children of the Most High God to all the blessings that Christ paid for us. Through my personal experiences and spiritual journey with the Lord, I hope that my readers will be able to see the power of Christ's finished work, the beauty of Jesus and the love of our Abba Father.
My book is also targeted at mothers. I have a passion to see young mothers (like myself) grow in their relationship with Christ and celebrate their lives as beautiful individuals with divine destinies. Mothers, God is not finished with us yet. His plan is for us to play a big role in the fulfilment of our children's destinies while He is still working on our own divine destinies. God is bringing you to greater heights than you have soared before. He still has a way to bring those latent dreams and desires in your heart to come to pass. I know because He did it for me. I can tell you boldly that our best lives has yet to come!
Last but not least, it is my sincere prayer that this book would be a great blessing to all who read it and that the name of Jesus Christ be lifted up high! All glory to God!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Primary 1 Registration
I thank God that the whole process of Primary 1 (P1) registration is over and I am relieved. Actually in Singapore, this issue of P1 registration is a BIG issue for parents. The reason is that the learning environment in Singapore is rather competitive and most parents would want to enrol their children in a good school so that they could have a good start in their academic life. This is the only decision they could influence for their kids as the choice of secondary school would depend on how well their children perform for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
Most parents have already started planning which school to enrol their child into at the age of 4, even though the kid only starts attending P1 when he/she is 7 years old. The reason is that if the parent wants to do volunteer work or join the alumni association at the desired school, they would have to do so one year before the P1 registration starts (when the kid is about 6 years old).
Well, to tell the truth, I am one of those super 'bo-chap' or relaxed parents. I wanted to enrol Joshua in a school nearer to my mum's place but when I called the school, I realised that there was no affliation to the school and I was too late for volunteer work. That would mean that the chances would be slim if I had to ballot for a place in the school. In any case, I was determined not do volunteer work because even that could not guarantee a place in the school and I really do not want to be in toilsome labor. I believe the process should be effortless and I should rest in the Lord.
Well, I thank God that He has already provided for Joshua's primary school education. Perhaps I was relaxed because I knew I could always fall back on my alma mater, which is a very good school that many parents would love to enrol their children into. The only reservation I had was that it was further away from our home and the school bus ride could be 45 min to 1 hour. I would much prefer a school that is closer so that Joshua would not be tired from the long travelling. I have a mission school in mind that is nearer to my home but there is no guarantee that Joshua would have a place because we have no affliation to the school.
I told God that my hubby has to agree with my choice of the mission school if we were to proceed but he was not comfortable. He said he preferred not to take the risk...if Joshua could not get into that mission school, then we would be in a frenzy to look for other primary schools. He preferred to enrol Joshua into my alma mater, which is a very good school and admission into the school is almost guaranteed. I prayed and asked God for a smooth, blessed and stress-free P1 registration because I know many parents are stressed over this process, especially when they had to go for balloting in their school of choice.
I thank God that the P1 registration is indeed smooth, blessed and effortless. Thank God that Joshua was given a place in my old school! I really cannot take this for granted because many parents would love to be in my position. Now the next step is to prepare Joshua for this new season in his life. It would be a transition for him but I trust that God will make it a smooth transition for him. I am sure that Joshua would love his school and love to study and learn. Through this process, I have learnt to trust God for Joshua's future. Oftentimes it is so easy to be caught up with the rat race but I have to remember that my role is not to educate him but really to bring him up in the ways of the Lord! That would be the best legacy I can leave for him.
Most parents have already started planning which school to enrol their child into at the age of 4, even though the kid only starts attending P1 when he/she is 7 years old. The reason is that if the parent wants to do volunteer work or join the alumni association at the desired school, they would have to do so one year before the P1 registration starts (when the kid is about 6 years old).
Well, to tell the truth, I am one of those super 'bo-chap' or relaxed parents. I wanted to enrol Joshua in a school nearer to my mum's place but when I called the school, I realised that there was no affliation to the school and I was too late for volunteer work. That would mean that the chances would be slim if I had to ballot for a place in the school. In any case, I was determined not do volunteer work because even that could not guarantee a place in the school and I really do not want to be in toilsome labor. I believe the process should be effortless and I should rest in the Lord.
Well, I thank God that He has already provided for Joshua's primary school education. Perhaps I was relaxed because I knew I could always fall back on my alma mater, which is a very good school that many parents would love to enrol their children into. The only reservation I had was that it was further away from our home and the school bus ride could be 45 min to 1 hour. I would much prefer a school that is closer so that Joshua would not be tired from the long travelling. I have a mission school in mind that is nearer to my home but there is no guarantee that Joshua would have a place because we have no affliation to the school.
I told God that my hubby has to agree with my choice of the mission school if we were to proceed but he was not comfortable. He said he preferred not to take the risk...if Joshua could not get into that mission school, then we would be in a frenzy to look for other primary schools. He preferred to enrol Joshua into my alma mater, which is a very good school and admission into the school is almost guaranteed. I prayed and asked God for a smooth, blessed and stress-free P1 registration because I know many parents are stressed over this process, especially when they had to go for balloting in their school of choice.
I thank God that the P1 registration is indeed smooth, blessed and effortless. Thank God that Joshua was given a place in my old school! I really cannot take this for granted because many parents would love to be in my position. Now the next step is to prepare Joshua for this new season in his life. It would be a transition for him but I trust that God will make it a smooth transition for him. I am sure that Joshua would love his school and love to study and learn. Through this process, I have learnt to trust God for Joshua's future. Oftentimes it is so easy to be caught up with the rat race but I have to remember that my role is not to educate him but really to bring him up in the ways of the Lord! That would be the best legacy I can leave for him.
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