Janetta Fudge Messmer: God’s Grace in Our Grumbling

God’s Grace in Our Grumbling

On January 1, 2013, I started a writing challenge my husband suggested for the new year. He said, “Janetta, Day 1, you’ll write 365 words. Day 2, 364 words. And so on. Then on December thirty-one, you’ll only have to type one word.”

He’s my brainstorming buddy, but this idea of his seemed a bit ridiculous. My reply, “What do I do with all these words when I’m done?”

“Trust me, you’ll figure it out. That is why you’re a writer. Plus, you can read what you wrote to me at the end of the day.”

Game On. Each day I sat down and wrote whatever popped into my head. The middle of February, I realized – I was writing what could become devotionals in some of my daily writings. A concept I’d never thought about, and I kept going. The Lord must have a plan.

Here are some of the subjects I wrote about. One day I composed a story about RV life (we became full-time RVers in the fall of 2013). Another day, I penned my thoughts on a quote I’d read. Days later, a lunch date with a dear friend turned into a devotional.

When I finished the year, I decided I’d edit them and put a book together. Funny I would have this particular thought – I wasn’t a published author yet. My first book didn’t come out until January 2014, and subsequent books followed. I put the devotionals on the proverbial back burner.

That was until the summer of 2019. The time had come to dust off my ramblings and get busy. The Lord and I polished, pruned, and perfected the words He’d given me so many years before, and it became God’s Grace in Our Grumbling.

Writing this devotionalchanged my life. And with it came a lesson in perseverance. I learned through my husband’s crazy idea – that our Father is faithful in our writing journeys. We may think they are only words hidden in our computer – but take another look at them. They may be diamonds in the rough. All they need is some refining fire to bring out the beauty God intended.

Bio: Janetta Fudge Messmer’s tagline is Turning Life into Comedy. The reason being, she loves to laugh and that’s why she writes Christian Comedy (with a touch of Romance). She’s also speaker and editor. For Janetta, writing and traveling go hand in hand, since she, her hubby (Ray), and their pooch (Maggie) are full-time RVers. Most days you’ll find them sightseeing around the USA in their Winnebago…but first Janetta has to sit down and write a few words.  

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