{"id":89065,"date":"2022-03-12T11:27:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T16:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=89065"},"modified":"2022-03-12T16:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T21:53:49","slug":"local-author-shares-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2022\/03\/12\/local-author-shares-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Local author shares hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking back, Christine M. Fisher of Apalachin, N.Y. would not have predicted that her future goals list would include, \u201cwriting two books.\u201d But it was after attending a conference in 2013, and where she first heard the former Christian rock band \u201cThird Day\u201d that prompted the beginnings of a weekly series of writing reflections that evolved into a website, now in its eighth year.&nbsp;She has since published two books in the past two years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christine remarked, \u201cThe music just ministered to me,\u201d and, over time, her weekly reflections focusing on the theme \u201cGod in the ordinary\u201d took her in a new direction of offering hope and inspiration to others.<\/p>\n<p>Fisher explained, \u201cInitially I connected with blogger groups and met many Christian bloggers who also wrote,\u201d and then from that experience added, \u201cI wondered how I could share my thoughts, and then God inspired me to start a website.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From website entries such as \u201cJoy and Sorrow,\u201d \u201cGratitude\u201d and the \u201cTree of Love,\u201d and just to name a few, followers, she said, often reach out to her.<\/p>\n<p>Christine replied, \u201cI am grateful, and it\u2019s humbling to me to receive such positive feedback from others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher also shared that a priest and deacon at her church, and after having read some of her work, reached out to her and asked, \u201cWhat do you see with your ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That combined feedback left Christine encouraged.&nbsp;A new chapter unfolded when she met an author and guest speaker at a church event, who in turn forwarded Fisher content about how to write a manuscript.&nbsp;Little did Christine know at the time, but that same author assisted her with the book-publishing journey.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christine\u2019s most recent book, \u201cGod\u2019s Love Illuminated: Treasured Thoughts to Inspire Walking in God\u2019s Abundant Love\u201d was published in October 2021, and her first book, \u201cGod\u2019s Presence Illuminated: Treasured Thoughts to Inspire Hope and Light\u201d was published in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The books, she explained, are tailored to individuals of all Christian faiths, and feature daily devotions.&nbsp;She suggests readers search within themselves, and prompts them to reflect, \u201cHave you recognized God\u2019s presence or see evidence of God\u2019s love in the ordinary things of your everyday life?\u201d or, \u201cAre you aware how God pursues you daily with His love?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher noted that God\u2019s love intersects our daily lives, and that the love is demonstrated in unexpected ways.&nbsp;She welcomes readers to journey with her through the ordinary, and then be inspired to pay closer attention to the little things.&nbsp;For example, she suggests readers will experience God\u2019s love by serving someone through an act of kindness.<\/p>\n<p>Kindness matters, Fisher said, and each one of us has the power to influence each other for the better.&nbsp;People, in general, she commented, are searching for hope.<\/p>\n<p>She shared, \u201cI really experience God\u2019s presence when I walk and pray every day, and especially right after the pandemic hit in March of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher said that we can encourage new hope in one another by practicing simple measures, such as being the reason someone smiles on a particular day.&nbsp;In her book, \u201cGod\u2019s Love:&nbsp; Illuminated,\u201d she presents examples such as giving a compliment, just saying hello, or paying for the order of someone behind you at the drive-thru.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89066\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Author.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89066\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Author.jpg\" alt=\"Local author shares hope\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Author.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Author-300x296.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Author-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Author-768x758.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured is Christine M. Fisher of Apalachin holding one of two books she recently published.&nbsp;The faith-based books are focused on offering hope and inspiration. You can learn more by visiting her website at www.hopetoinspireyou.com\/ or her&nbsp;Facebook page, \u201cHope to Inspire You.\u201d Fisher\u2019s books are available for purchase at Amazon.com or by reaching out to her directly by email to Christine@hopetoinspireyou.com. Copies are also available at two Owego businesses, the Owego Pharmacy and Confection Connection.&nbsp;Provided photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With that in mind, Christine reflected, \u201cEven if the kindness is not reciprocated, you can feel good knowing you did your part to bless another and share God\u2019s love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going forward, Fisher has a new writing project in the works that will feature thoughts about, \u201cThe trip of a lifetime to the Holy Land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christine remarked, \u201cI was amazed at the vastness of the Judean Desert, it is so hilly and rocky, it left me wondering how Jesus and others managed to travel it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher visited several sites over a ten-day period as part of a tour group, including the Garden of Gethsemane and the Capernaum Ruins, and is thankful that the tour was allowed to take off after COVID restrictions were modified.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more by visiting her website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopetoinspireyou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hopetoinspireyou.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also find Christine Fisher on her Facebook page, \u201cHope to Inspire You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher\u2019s books are available for purchase at Amazon.com or by reaching out to her directly by email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Christine@hopetoinspireyou.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine@hopetoinspireyou.com<\/a>.&nbsp; Fisher stated that copies are also available at two Owego businesses, the Owego Pharmacy and Confection Connection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking back, Christine M. 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