A Special Valentine for Writers

by Beth K. Vogt @BethVogt

Valentine’s Day is three days away. 

I’m not going to go into all the different stories about the origins of the holiday. Suffice to say, we’ve made Valentine’s Day all about love and flowers and chocolates and romance. 

But Valentine’s Day is steeped in words. Consider the question, “Will you be my Valentine?” Or all the cards, from ones for children all the way to adults, designed for the occasion. 

I have friends who love Valentine’s Day. I also have friends who loath Valentine’s Day. Today, I want to give you, my writer friends, a valentine. 

My valentine, doesn’t begin with, “Would you be …” and no, I didn’t try to make the words rhyme. 

The words I’m sharing with you are these:

The Lord your God is with you,

the Mighty Warrior who saves.

He will take great delight in you;

in his love he will no longer rebuke you,

but will rejoice over you with singing.”

• Wherever you are right now in your writing journey, God is with you. 

• Are you feeling overwhelmed? A bit battered? God is your Mighty Warrior who will save you.

• God delights in you. He loves you. He does not condemn you. (Cross reference that truth with Romans 8:1). 

• God rejoices over you with singing. How’s that for a love song?

May your heart be encouraged, my friends. Happy Valentine’s Day.

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Beth K. Vogt believes God’s best often waits behind the doors marked “Never.” She’s authored 14 novels and novellas, both romance and women’s fiction. Beth is a Christy Award winner, an ACFW Carol Award winner, and a  RITA® finalist. Her novel Things I Never Told You, book one in her Thatcher Sisters Series by Tyndale House Publishers, won the 2109 AWSA Golden Scroll Award for Contemporary Novel of the Year. An established magazine writer and former editor of the leadership magazine for MOPS International, Beth blogs for Learn How to Write a Novel and The Write Conversation and also enjoys speaking to writers group and mentoring other writers. She lives in Colorado with her husband Rob, who has adjusted to discussing the lives of imaginary people. Connect with Beth at bethvogt.com.