Fabulous Friday Feature-Sarah Ladd-Where God Guides, God Provides

Today we welcome author: 

Sarah Ladd

To win a copy
of Sarah's new release:
A Lady at Willowgrove Hall

Scroll to the end of the post 
to see how to get your copy.

Wow, after this week's snowstorm, I really appreciated Sarah sending a summer picture for this post. I met Sarah in person, finally, at the last ACFW conference. She has such a contagious smile that surely carries through her works. She told me over lunch one day that she would have a new release. I simply had to ask her to join us and share how God has led her on her writing journey, knowing it would be exciting. Here is what she said:

Where God Guides, God Provides...

Thank you so much for having me as a guest on your blog and giving me the opportunity to share a bit about my story.

You are so welcome! We're excited to have you.

Several months before I started writing my debut novel, The Heiress of Winterwood, I was really struggling with the decision of whether or not I should try my hand at writing a book. I had dabbled in writing short stories and poetry, but had never really attempted a full-length novel before. After all, writing a book takes a lot of time, and I had a family. A job. Responsibilities. I knew that writing a book would be a big commitment, and I just wasn’t sure the timing was right.

But in quiet, still moments, I would have this nudging. The story idea would play out in my mind like a movie, and the idea of writing a book would not leave me alone. So I started to pray about it … I prayed for God to either make it clear that I was supposed to write a novel or to remove the desire from me.

One day, as I was driving in an area I had never been before, I passed a church. Outside that church there was a sign:

“Where God guides, God provides.”

I was so struck by the words that I nearly stopped my car then and there! To me, those words were an answer to a prayer that had been on my heart for a while.

If God was guiding me to write a novel, he would provide the time. The energy. The enthusiasm. The support. And do you know what? He did! I found a writer’s group. Made some writer friends who understood the journey. Found energy to stay up late into the wee hours of the morning crafting my story. I attended meetings. Entered contests. Signed with an agent. Eventually I held my finished, printed book in my hands.

I no longer remember which church it was that had the sign. I don’t remember what day of the week it was, where I was going on that drive, or what song was playing on the radio. But I do remember those words, and they still burn brightly in my heart. God is faithful. He is the giver of dreams.

Amen to that, Sarah!

What dream is God placing on your heart?  Pray about it. And I hope you will find the same encouragement in these words that I found:  Where God guides, God provides.

A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. Proverbs 16:9

Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6

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I love meeting other writers!
Mary Vee and Sarah Ladd at the ACFW conference

Sarah E. Ladd has more than ten years of marketing experience. She is a graduate of Ball State University and holds degrees in public relations and marketing. “The Heiress of Winterwood” was the recipient of the 2011 Genesis Award for historical romance and a finalist in the Debut Author category of the 2014 Carol Awards. The second book in the series, “The Headmistress of Rosemere” (2013), was on the ECPA best-seller list for several months.  

Sarah would love to connect with you! 

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Click here to buy or see A Lady at Willowgrove Hall

Her secret cloaks her in isolation and loneliness. His secret traps him in a life that is not his own.

Cecily Faire carries the shame of her past wherever she treads, knowing one slip of the tongue could expose her disgrace. But soon after becoming a lady’s companion at Willowgrove Hall, Cecily finds herself face-to-face with a man well-acquainted with the past she’s desperately hidden for years.

Nathaniel Stanton has a secret of his own—one that has haunted him for years and tied him to his father’s position as steward of Willowgrove Hall. To protect his family, Nathaniel dares not breathe a word of the truth. But as long as the shadow looms over him, he’ll never be free to find his own way in the world. He’ll never be free to fall in love.

When the secrets swirling within Willowgrove Hall come to light, Cecily and Nathaniel must confront a painful choice: Will they continue running from the past . . . or will they stand together and fight for a future without the suffocating weight of secrets long kept?

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