JAIME WRIGHT is the administrator of Coffee Cups & Camisoles and a member of the Christian Fiction Historical Society blog. She writes historical romance with a suspenseful slant and is a member of ACFW.
JAIME, welcome to Overcoming With God. We appreciate your willingness to share your
testimony of overcoming with our readers.
Would you tell us about the most difficult
thing in your life you have had to overcome, with God’s help? (transparency
appreciated!)
Bringing out the big
guns in the first question, huh? Well, there are a lot of trials I could draw from, but most
recently it was the year 2012. Typically, the birth of a newborn is a good
thing, but in April after my son was born, I was hit very hard with postpartum
depression. I was a high risk case for it because my first three pregnancies
ended up being miscarriages and my daughter was in the NICU for the first bit
of her life. My son’s birth was 100% normal. The doctor said I’d probably be
traumatized by normality and have a huge mood swing down from expecting and
preparing for trauma. He was right. By the end of my son’s first week of life I
was concocting ways to have my sister-in-law adopt him or even leave him on the
hospital doorstep. I had no emotional bond to him whatsoever—he was an
interruption, a betrayal of my affection to my daughter, and an exhausting
addition to our lives. After my sister-in-law interpreted my emotion, my
husband hurried me off to the doctor to get assistance and get me back on my
feet. During this time, my husband was going through a bout of his chronic
insomnia and average 8 hours of sleep a week. I was bit by a deer tick and
contracted Lyme’s disease. My daughter went through major separation anxiety
with the entrance of her brother and became prone to tantrums and long hours of
tears.
It was a difficult
year but a phenomenal one as well. The grace of God is exceptional and
receiving nothing but support and understanding from a network of friends and
family only bolstered the sense of humility in being able to receive help and
love and assistance.
My Lyme’s disease is
now cured. My son is a mommy’s boy and I can hardly be without him he’s so dear
to my heart. My daughter loves on her brother and refuses to let anyone “be
mean to him” and my husband has upped his weekly amount of sleep to ten hours
(so we could still use prayer there!)
What is your favorite bible verse and
why?
Sheesh. I have a lot
but the most poignant one lately has been Psalm 46:10 – “Be still and know that
I am God”. I have a habit of talking my way out of problems, controlling,
planning and KNOWING what I need to do. This verse has been a slap upside the
head to shut up, sit back, and let God be GOD!
What has been the most important thing
you hope your readers will get from your blogs and why?
I’d love for readers
to connect with a healthy sense of community—the sort of fellowship that
blesses and bolsters us on a daily basis. It’s been such a great place for me
to find some rest and peace in the midst of a hectic life—I hope I can offer
the same in return.
As you researched your manuscripts, did
you learn anything that particularly touched your heart?
Tons. Usually my
research is very historically inclined, but along with it I put myself in the
shoes of those who lived in that time and a million potential Spiritual themes
arise. Those are always challenging for me because so often, I’m going through
similar experiences.
In this latest work, do you have any
topics that will be useful for bibliotherapy, or therapeutic influence through
reading about a disorder or situation?
Not so much
medically, but Spiritually I’d say yes. My latest manuscript addresses the
issue of extreme legalism and lack of grace that comes with a hard past. In an
effort to protect from the bad choices we made or experienced, we create laws
and rules while eliminating the grace of God. Hopefully, my readers (when I
have them!) will be able to engage in growing in
their Spiritual well-being through my books. While I write for entertainment, I
also pray that each novel has a lesson and theme that can be applied to our
Spiritual walk.
Thank you JAIME for
agreeing to answer these questions. Have
a blessed day and keep on writing!!
Find Jaime at:
http://coffeecupsandcamisoles.blogspot.com
facebook.com/JaimeWrightBooks
twitter.com/jaime_wright
Find Jaime at:
http://coffeecupsandcamisoles.blogspot.com
facebook.com/JaimeWrightBooks
twitter.com/jaime_wright
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