Love Letters to Miscarried Moms

Below is an article I wrote for the OCCWF (Orange County Christian Writer's Conference) on Samantha Evans, author of Love Letters to Miscarried Moms.
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Last year, the Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award was inaugurated in memory of Beverly Bush, former Co-Director Emeritus of OCCWF, who went home to the Lord in 2009. The first recipient of the award, in the form of a scholarship, was Samantha Evans. As we anticipate this year’s conference, we contacted Samantha to see how her writing progresses.


Samantha’s first book, Love Letters to Miscarried Moms available through Amazon.com and Borders.com, is a testimony to God’s faithfulness and the significance He bestows on our life, despite the circumstances that seem to say otherwise.

Samantha experienced the joy of becoming pregnant, the wonder of a baby developing in her, and the devastation of a miscarriage. On the night she miscarried, God laid the phrase, “Love Letters to Miscarried Moms” on her heart, and she knew she was writing a book. In the midst of deep sorrow, she sat at her keyboard and let the Lord move her fingers. Little by little, as the book emerged, so did Samantha, from the depths of a dark place.

Samantha is a minister and a writer. Her mission is to “be a pen in the Master’s hands.” She has certainly accomplished this in Love Letters to Miscarried Moms. She employs wit and transparent sincerity to convey the depth of her experience. With stories and encouragement that make you laugh and cry, Samantha will walk the grieving mother through her own process to experience all her heart holds.

Samantha was both excited and shocked to receive the Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award. She entered without expecting to win. But the Lord used the encouragement of this award, and circumstances that opened her time, to position her to finish the book this past summer. With one out of every four or five pregnancies ending in miscarriage, this is an important work on a topic rarely addressed.

In addition to birthing this book, Samantha again conceived and is expecting a valentine baby. She says, “Through all of my trials God has reminded me with a wink that He is the best story-teller of all. My baby, my Valentine, a love letter from God.”

You can read excerpts from Samantha’s book on her blog: http://loveletters2miscarriedmoms.wordpress.com/. You can also visit her Facebook page named: "Love Letters to Miscarried Moms”. I encourage you to get a copy for yourself and one for the precious woman in your life that needs to be heard and understood in her own journey back from a dark place of loss and grief.

Register for your opportunity to be this year’s recipient of the Beverly Bush Smith Aspiring Writer Award at http://occwf.org/bevsmithwriteraward.html



~~ Susan Skommesa ~~
http://susanskommesa.blogspot.com/

Author Simon Tolkien, Grandson of JRR Tolkien, Keynote Speaker at OCCWC

Southern California writers! The OCCWC (Orange County Christian Writer's Conference) is coming April 29 & 30. Go to http://www.occwf.org/ for details & take advantage of the early-bird registration. Keynote speakers are Simon Tolkien & Vinita Hampton Wright! Hone your craft as you glean from speakers, workshop presenters, and fellowship with established authors. The conference is a great opportunity for the novice as well as the seasoned.  See you there!