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Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Posted on: June 27th, 2015 by Laurie Coombs 6 Comments

Would you like to win a new Kindle Fire HD7? Well, you may be in luck! I’m giving away one Kindle to those who are willing to help spread the word about my new book, Letters from My Father’s Murderer: A Journey of Forgiveness. This is such an incredible story, one that I believe has the power to transform lives, so I hope you’re as excited to share it as I am! How to Enter There are several ways to enter the giveaway: Purchase a copy of Letters from My Father’s Murderer wherever books are sold and email me your receipt to be entered (laurie@lauriecoombs.org). Share the book on social media to be entered (Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest). Be sure to use the hashtag #lettersthebook in all your tweets, so I can find them! Be sure to tag me (Laurie Albrecht Coombs) when you share on Facebook, so I can find…

Letters from My Father’s Murderer is out today!!!

Posted on: June 27th, 2015 by Laurie Coombs 1 Comment

Hi friends! Today’s the day Letters from My Father’s Murderer is released! I must say, it’s a bit surreal. This project has been in the works for three and a half years, and it’s finally out for the world to see! If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, you can grab it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble or wherever else you like to buy books. It’s available on Kindle and Nook as well, by the way (but not iBooks––whah, whah). If you’re still not convinced enough to pick up a copy, perhaps hearing what others are saying (outside of my friends and family) will give you the nudge you need: “Truthfully, I could not put the book down.” – Dan “Powerful! …This is a must read.” – Page “Been reading every spare minute…. I honestly had a hard time putting it down.” – Patty “Cannot put the book down! I started it last…

The Keys to Biblical Forgiveness

Posted on: June 17th, 2015 by Laurie Coombs 4 Comments

My dad was murdered when I was twenty years old. It was a deliberate senseless act committed by a man whose selfish desires had left him blind. This man had taken my dad from me––stolen what was rightfully mine––and quite honestly, I hated him for that. Forgiveness was one of the first things God spoke over my life when I came to Christ nine years later, and though I was receptive to His leading, I was a bit confused. You see, I thought I had already forgiven that man. I honestly didn’t think about him very much at that point, and when I did think about him, I didn’t feel the hatred I had felt before. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t like him one bit, but if he came to mind, I was able to keep my feelings in check. Still, I figured if God was calling…

Common Misconceptions about Forgiveness

Posted on: June 10th, 2015 by Laurie Coombs 3 Comments

I knew I needed to forgive. Even as a non-Christian, I knew it would not be healthy to hold onto all the anger I felt after my dad’s murder. For many years, I tried to forgive. I tried to move on, but without God in my life, I ended up burying my anger instead. Like a seed in fertile ground, my anger was effectively planted, yielding the corrosive fruit of bitterness that resided deep within my heart. You see, I had mistakenly subscribed to the “forgive and forget” mentality this world puts forth, but this way of thinking does not lead us toward true forgiveness or healing. Following the “forgive and forget” model only represses emotions––it does not heal them. I did not know real forgiveness––what it looked like, what it was, or how to do it––until Jesus showed me nine years after the murder, as He led me on…

Would you like to join my launch team?

Posted on: June 3rd, 2015 by Laurie Coombs

Letters from My Father’s Murderer: A Journey of Forgiveness will be released on June 27th, and I need some help! I’m looking for 30 people to help me spread the word about my new book. This will be EASY!!! (Now, that’s a word we all like to hear!) I have already created everything you’ll need to get the word out (guest blogs, FB posts, Tweets, Pins, etc.), so all you’ll have to do is share. And as my way of saying thank you, you’ll receive a free copy of my book! It’s a win-win! If you’re interested, download the application (Launch_Team_Questionnaire) and email it to laurie@lauriecoombs.org. I can’t wait to see what God does with this! Together, we can start a fire that can rage within the hearts of God’s people!

A Sneak Peak of My New Book, Letters from My Father’s Murderer (releasing June 27th!)

Posted on: June 1st, 2015 by Laurie Coombs 3 Comments

One of the most frequent questions I have been asked over the last couple years is, “When does your book come out?” Over and over, I have given the same answer: “June 2015.” Quite honestly, June 2015 seemed like it might never get here, but with time flying by as it has a habit of doing, June 2015 has most certainly arrived. Can you believe it? You probably can, but I can’t! It’s hard to believe I’m nearing the end of this three-plus-year writing journey. Letters from My Father’s Murderer: A Journey of Forgiveness will officially be released on June 27th!!! (Though if you pre-ordered the book on Amazon, you may get it earlier, but you didn’t hear that from me!) To celebrate the month of my book’s release, I’m giving you (my readers) a sneak peak of the book today, one that’s not included in the official excerpt provided by my publisher, found here. I do…