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What Does it Mean to #LIVEWONDERSTRUCK?

You may have noticed that when tweeting or instagramming about Wonderstruck, I don’t use the hashtag #Wonderstruck. Turns out a little known country star by the name of Taylor Swift has a perfume named Wonderstruck.

The teeny-boppers have hijacked #Wonderstruck.

So you’ll see that on the bottom of each page in Wonderstruck (the book, not the perfume) and on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest we use the hashtag #LIVEWONDERSTRUCK.

I actually like it better. Continue Reading…

WONDERSTRUCK

Reflecting on 21 Days of Wonder journey is a little overwhelming.

Am so thankful for the ways God showed up- every single day.

And, am so thankful for YOU and everything that you shared along the way.

The community that formed leaves me… well… wonderstruck.

We encouraged each other. We prayed for each other. We giggled with each other. And, we celebrated. Lots! Continue Reading…

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I poured my heart, my soul, and everything I’ve learned in 15 years of writing into Wonderstruck. When the book didn’t come out right the first time, I rewrote it.

Word. For. Word.

Then I went through another 50 drafts with friends and editors reading and rereading to try to get every image, every word just right.

We developed a launch team called “Partymob” which more than 400 people applied to be a part of—many of whom filled their blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and Pinterest pages announcing the news of the book. Their emails, notes, and shout outs and brought so much encouragement and joy that some days it’s been overwhelming.

Meanwhile, I’ve prayed thousands of prayers. More than anything I’ve asked God that the Holy Spirit saturate the writing in such a way people feel as if they’re drinking from the chilled spring of Christ on a steamy summer day. It’s a big prayer, but one our wonder-ful God can answer.

And tomorrow, Christmas Day, Wonderstruck releases.

My friend, Mark Batterson, likes to say, “Work like it depends on you and pray like it depends on God.”

I know I have done everything I can do.

I know our team has done everything they can do.

Now we need God to do what only God can do.

I wrote this book to God’s glory and now I lift it up once again in prayer to Him.

I take a deep breath, inhale a sense that everything now rests in His hands.

To order Wonderstruck for only $7.57 (current price) from Barnes & Noble, click here, or to order from Amazon.com, click here

AND REMEMBER if you pre-order the book by December 25th, thanks to sponsorship from Worthy Publishers, you will receive access to six EXCLUSIVE GIFTS worth over $300.00:

  1. Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Presence of God as an eBook  ($9.99 available on Kindle, Nook, iPad and other formats)
  2. Fourteen Days of Wonder Journal eBook ($19.99 as a download)
  3. How to Hold an Unforgettable Retreat eBook (a $29.99 download)
  4. Pursuing God 14-Day Devotional ($12.99 download)
  5. You will be automatically entered to win a brand new Kindle Fire pre-loaded with a suggested retail value of more than $100 worth of books from Worthy ($259.00)
  6. Ten people will randomly be selected to receive a free audio version of Wonderstruck ($9.99)

This offer is only valid through the end of the day, December 25th. At that point, this offer goes away FOREVER. To have access to these six FREE gifts, you must take these two steps:

1. Purchase Wonderstruck from your favorite bookseller. You can chose from one of the online retailers below or your local bookseller. The book retails for $14.99, but some retailers (including Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com) are selling it for low as $7.57.

2. E-mail the team a copy of your receipt. You can simply forward a copy of the receipt from your online retailer to wonderstruck@margaretfeinberg.com. If you buy a physical copy from a local retailer, scan the receipt and e-mail it to the same address.

Once we get your confirmation, our team will e-mail you the link to the special Wonderstruck Exclusive Gifts Download Page, where you will learn how to gain access to all six bonuses.

Learn more, here.

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Sunday Stills

Margaret —  December 23, 2012 — 4 Comments

 

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“We all need to become more intentional about prayer, selective about our words, ready to meet our Abba Father in the syllables and the silence that emerge. The wonder of prayer is rediscovered in who we’re speaking to. Prayer is a mystical event by which we get to talk to the Creator of all—the One who fashioned our world with a few words—knowing that God not only listens but answers.”

 –Margaret Feinberg, Wonderstruck

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WonderstruckIn Wonderstruck, Margaret invites you to toss back the covers, climb out of bed, and drink in the fullness of life. Wonderstruck will help you:

  • Recognize the presence of God in the midst of your routine
  • Discover peace in knowing you’re wildly loved
  • Identify what’s holding you back in prayer
  • Develop a renewed passion for God
  • Celebrate the extraordinary moments in everyday life

Pre-Order a copy of Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God TODAY (releases Christmas Day) at amazon.com or margaretfeinberg.com.

 

Thanks for reading and connecting through the comments. Enter your email address in the box in the right–hand column today and you’ll receive delivery of Margaret’s posts laced with encouragement, wonder, and much love. 

 

 

Newtown

CNN just published a piece I wrote about the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Hop on over to join in the dialogue:

Why, God, why? Why do you allow the horror of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School?

Why do you allow the loss, pain, terror, heartache and death? Why do you allow evil to triumph and innocence to be stripped away? Is this kind of evil stoppable? And do we have some role to play?

In the wake of so many unanswered questions, what kinds of questions do we really need to be asking? Are you cajoling us to ask how we can prevent this from happening again? Is the answer found in gun regulations, better security or deeper changes in our own hearts and lives?

 

(Check out the rest on CNN, here)

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