Thankful

My son recently created this AI rendering of my daughter as author, Jane Austen. Needless to say, as diehard fans of my son, my daughter, and Jane Austen, I love it!! ❤️

When I first saw this image, it caused me to think about many of the authors both past and present who have impacted my life by their words. Authors like Jane Austen, L.M. Montgomery, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Louise Penny, John Bunyan, John Piper, Kathryn Stockett, C.S. Lewis, Victor Hugo, John Newton, Harper Lee, Delia Owens, Jeremiah Burroughs, Dwight Parrish, Diane Setterfield, Fredrik Backman, Mary Ann Shaffer, Jack Finney, Mark Helprin, Jasmine L. Holmes, Cat Russell, David Powlison, Corrie ten Boom, and so many, many more. I’m so thankful for the writing of these individuals.

Let’s make it a thing to celebrate those who toil to bring meaningful and impactful stories and poetry into the world. It’s not an easy thing to do and it would be wonderful to see our world celebrate those who do it by reading more and acknowledging the transforming, glorious effect of well-crafted words.