The Angel’s Visitation

It first appeared as a gentle glow, almost like a child’s night-light. Heavy shadows filled the room as the boy lay face up, covers tucked neatly under his arms. A slight smile on his face hinted that he was in the midst of a pleasant dream. Ryann Watters, who had just celebrated his twelfth birthday, rolled lazily onto his side, his blond hair matted into the pillow, unaware of the glow as it began to intensify.

Shadows searched for hiding places throughout the room as the glow transformed from a pale yellow hue to brilliant white.Ryann’s eyelids fluttered briefly and then flickered at the glare reflecting off his pale blue bedroom walls. Drowsily, he turned toward the light expecting to see one of his parents coming in to check on him.

“What’s going on?” his voice cracked as he reached up to rub the crusty sleep from his eyes.

... Ryann was fully awake now and quite positive that the dazzling aura facing him from in front of his window was not the hall light from his parents entering the bedroom. Golden hues flowed out of the whiteness, showering itself on everything in the room. It reminded Ryann of sprinkles of pixie dust in some of his favorite childhood books. His blue eyes grew wide trying to capture the unbelievable event unfolding before him.

“Fear not, Ryann,” a confident, yet kind, voice began. “I have come to do the bidding of one much greater than I and who you have found favor with.”

Rapid pulses in his chest gripped Ryann as he struggled to understand what was happening. Instinctively he grasped his navy blue bed sheets and pulled them up so that only his eyes and the top of his head peeked out from his self-made cocoon. Squinting to reduce the brilliance before him, Ryann stared into the light, trying to detect a form while questions scrambled around his mind. What had the voice meant by “finding favor,” and who had sent him?

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It is April FIRST--no foolin'--, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book's FIRST chapter!This month's special feature author is:ERIC REINHOLDand his book:

Ryan Watters and the King's Sword

(Creation HouseMay 2008)

Illustrated by: Corey Wolfe

Blogcation: A Writing Prompt

Morning, today I decided not to post my reply to this weekend's chatterbox question: Why isn't AA Christian Fiction Good for two reasons:

1. So that those of you who wanted to respond can
2. So that I can take a blogcation for the week.
   
3. Take this time as an opportunity to find bloggers for Christian Fiction.
   

I have received emails from readers who didn't want to comment on the blog, because they didn't want to add fuel to the fire. The question is controversial, but not meant to bash these writers, as I am one. However, the question is one I've heard too many times to not address and put this theory to end. If you want to respond, you can anonymously or email me off loop. I will pull together my best responses from you in my reply.

I have a goal to complete the final edits of my novel this week. It's time that I move on to another book that won't let me go, as well as write the first chapters of Book Two of Angel on the Back Pew, Working Title The Black Male Bride. So this week check out the blog and the Christian Fiction Network, people are talking.

In April Christian Fiction Blog will make a huge announcement. With that announcement I would love our readers to be a part of what I will share. Christian Fiction Blog is looking for guestbloggers, regular feature bloggers, and vloggers. Email me off loop and I will send you are guidelines. These bloggers will receive perks, so I want be wasting your time.

Thanks all and continue talking. If you want to nominate your best blog entry this week for CFB's Best Blog Post ever, leave it in the comments with your trackback information. If you don't have one, then consider this a writing prompt for your blogs.

Happy Day Before April Fools
Dee