Title: Bottom Line (Heidi Elliott Series #2)
Author: Kimberly Stuart
The Mom's Group that had saved Heidi Elliot's sanity back when she was pregnant with her four-year-old daughter, Nora has gone on hiatus. In its place, the Friday Strut-n-Stroll club has provided two miles of adult company and release. As much as she loves being home finances are straining her relationship with her husband, Jake. So when she meets perky business-mom, Kyle Zimmerman, she thinks she has found the answer to their prayers. But the bottom line is can will she be able to mix salesmanship with spirituality?
The book is a nice read. It starts slow for me, but for its genre the pacing is about right. What I like the most about this [outside of one of the Solomon's Closet reps being named Laura Ingalls Wilder] was that Stuart began a discussion that Christian business women, particularly those of us who service the Christian Culture needs to be talked about further. (June 2008, NavPress, pp 272, $16.99. Lay your mouse on the underlined title to see Amazon prices)
But I don't think we should limit this discussion to just women.
This week was the Christian Retail Show in Atlanta. Now we're gearing up for the National Black Arts Festival, Women of Faith, the Harriette Austin Conference at UGA(a half hour from me), the Moonlight & Magnolia, For Sistahs Only, ACFW and God knows what else. So Christian artists are scrambling around trying to either get into the Christian Marketplace or stay in. And it's becoming more frenzied every year.
What can we do to ensure balance with our stories and our service to Kingdom Building?
I will be hosting an online conference for Christian Writers at Sormag in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for registration and workshop details.
Every morning before I start my reading day I peruse my email, my myspace, my newsfeeds and bloglines. And I noticed a trend. 
