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LizzyLife

January, 2017
Lizzy Life Newsletter


I'm Elizabeth—wife to Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome, mom to the four Thompson Crazies, writer of books and blog posts, grocery lists and lists of 13—and I look forward to sharing some of the wacky wonderfulness of life together.


In this issue (so many exciting things!):

  • Updates
  • Free download (woohoo!): Chapter 1 from my upcoming book, When God Says "Wait" 
  • A peek at the new book trailer
  • Now booking speaking engagements for 2017 
 

Happy New Year!

 
            Happy New Year from the Thompson Crazies to you! You know how life seems to come in seasons? Seasons of work, seasons of struggle, seasons of blessing? That's how I'd describe last year for us: work, struggle, blessing. 
             After all that hard work and struggle, God ended our year with a whirlwind of gifts. We'd been renting a house for five years, waiting and praying for the day God would give us a home of our own again. In October, he did! We moved into a new (and still unfinished) house, celebrated Kevin's 40th birthday with a trip to Disney (an insanely generous gift from his parents), then thoroughly broke in the (STILL UNFINISHED) house with birthday and holiday celebrations galore. And then we slept for three weeks. (Not really on the sleeping. But that's what we should have done.)





            Now that 2017 is in full swing, we're trying to settle into a rhythm of life and godliness around here. The focus of our local congregation is prayer. Simple, beautiful, mysterious prayer. I can't think of a better focus this new year. With all that weighs on our minds each day—the chaos of daily life, the worries of family and finances, the struggles and joys of marriage and friendship—prayer is what we really need. Prayer gets God's attention and gets our focus in the right place. We are trying to make prayer a part of everything we do as a family—not just prayers together before mealtimes and bedtimes, but prayer any time we are worried or excited about something, prayer any time we go somewhere together as a family, prayer walks around the new neighborhood for no special reason. 
 

Free download! 


             Speaking of prayer...after many years of praying and working, praying and writing, my book When God Says, "Wait" is almost ready. The March 1 publication date is coming soon, and I can't wait to share it with you...so I'm not going to! First, here's the book trailer: 
 
When God Says, "Wait" book trailer
           
              And click the button below for a free download of the first chapter, "Wait Is a Four-Letter Word." I hope you enjoy!          
              If you can't wait to order your copy of the book, you don't have to! You can preorder it through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Christianbook.com. (It's been on sale recently, so you actually might get a good deal if you order now.)
 
Chapter 1: "Wait" Is a Four-Letter Word

Now booking for 2017!


Is your church looking for speakers for 2017? I have a few slots available for speaking engagements in 2017. I can also conduct classes via WebEx. A few of the topics I love speaking about include:

For women:

When God Says "Wait": How do you navigate detours and delays with your faith, your friendships, and your sanity intact? 

God Can . . . : A faith-building walk through the Scriptures, looking at all the astounding things God has done in the past and can still do today

Emotional to Spiritual: Making Jesus the Lord of your emotions

For parents: 
I love conducting parenting classes and workshops alongside my husband, Kevin, but I can also speak alone. And leave Kevin here to wrangle four kids all by himself. Muhahahaaaaaaaaa! (That's how you spell "evil laugh.")

Parent with Heart: Winning children’s and teens’ hearts for God

Parent on Purpose: Intentional, biblical parenting (full workshop, or can be condensed into a class or two).

Click here for more topics. 

If you'd like to chat about schedules, topics, and pricing, please email me: alizzylife@gmail.com. 

Recent Lizzy Life posts: 

Christian parenting: 

Faith in daily life: 
I'll see you on the blog soon, and in the next quarterly newsletter!
 
Preorder When God Says "Wait" from Amazon
Preorder from Barnes & Noble
Preorder from ChristianBook.com

Who is Elizabeth?

Hi! I'm Elizabeth, and Lizzy Life is about clinging to Christ in the chaos of daily life. As a minister, speaker, and novelist, I love finding humor in holiness, and hope in heartache. I live in North Carolina with my preacher husband and four loud children. My recipe for a happy life is simple: laugh-cry daily, pray continually, caffeinate constantly. My next book, When God Says "Wait," releases from Barbour Publishing in March, 2017.  READ MORE.
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