Shannon here: Janet W. Ferguson shares how her faith journey intersected with romance. Comment or answer the question at the end of the post to enter the drawing for a free Audible copy of her Southern Contemporary Romance, Leaving Oxford. Deadline: Jan 20th, 11:59 pm central time. Here’s Janet:
When love finds you in Mississippi by Janet W. Ferguson:
I was almost twenty-seven when I re-surrendered my life to Christ. I had become a Christian at eleven, but in my late teens had become a prodigal. After years of heartache as I followed my own path rather than God’s, I came home to my loving Father.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, April 15th 1991 to be exact, I ran into an acquaintance from high school—Bruce Ferguson. We hit it off and less than seven months later, we tied the knot.
It’s funny how love came out of the blue when I quit following my will rather than God’s. Now, my life and marriage isn’t perfect just because I’m a believer. We’ve had our storms in our family. My mother, father and mother-in-law died in a two-month period in 2012. Our young adult children had six surgeries within two years.
Sickness, tight finances, and spiritual battles are common to all humanity. I think the one thing that’s kept us together is a commitment to the Lord, even more than the commitment to each other. But we are committed to each other and I’m thankful for my husband!
About Janet: Janet W. Ferguson grew up in Mississippi and received a degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Mississippi. She has served as a children’s minister and a church youth volunteer. An avid reader, she worked as a librarian at a large public high school. She writes humorous inspirational fiction for people with real lives and real problems. Janet and her husband have two grown children, one really smart dog, and a few cats that allow them to share the space. Janet loves to hear from readers! Learn more and connect:
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About the book – Leaving Oxford:
Escaping home to Oxford, Mississippi, seemed like a good idea. Until it wasn’t.
A year after a tragic accident in Los Angeles flipped her world upside down, advertising guru Sarah Beth LeClair is still hiding away in her charming hometown of Oxford, Mississippi. And she may well be stuck there forever. Suffering from panic attacks, she prays for healing. Instead, her answer comes in the form of an arrogant football coach and an ugly puppy.
Former celebrity college quarterback Jess McCoy dreamed of playing pro football. One freak hit destroyed his chances. Although he enjoys his work as the university’s offensive coordinator, his aspirations have shifted to coaching at the highest level. His plans of moving up are finally coming together—until he falls for a woman who won’t leave town.
As the deadline for Jess’s decision on his dream career looms, the bars around Sarah Beth’s heart only grow stronger. But it’s time to make a decision about leaving Oxford.
Christian Fiction~Faith, Humor, Romance, Southern Style
Can’t Wait for the drawing. Get your copy now: Leaving Oxford – Amazon
Question for Readers: How long was your engagement? Or how long was the shortest engagement you ever heard of? Mine was only three and a half weeks!
Come back Jan 12th for Janet’s Excerpt!
The shortest engagement I’ve known was a schoolmates parents. They were at a party when they were about 15 – 16. There was drinking at the party where met. They decided to get married. They were married the same night and the last I heard they were still together enjoying their grandchildren.
Oh wow! Sounds like they got lucky!
My husband and I met in May and were married in June. We are still together after 42 years.
Wow, Janet! That’s so amazing! Congrats! Love your name, of course, ha!
My husband and I were married 12 1/2 months after our first date but we were engaged for 3 months.
You got your wedding together quick, too!
Fun!
Our engagement was 4 months, but the shortest I know of are relatives who were engaged for one week! They’ve been happily married for over 40 years now.
Hey Melanie! Amazing!
My Sweetums and I dated for 3 months. Going on 32 years this year. I wouldn’t recommend it. We got lucky. Lol
LOL, I understand! It doesn’t work out for everyone.
Blessings
My husband was new in town we meet by accident. We married three weeks later. I married him the night before I graduated from high school. We have been married over 30 years.
Hey Cheryl! Great to see you here! Love this story!
My engagement was 4 1/2 months! Shortest engagement I heard of was 2 weeks . A friend was shipping out in military and him and his wife wanted to be married before he shipped out!
Oh fun! 4 months could produce a great wedding. 2 weeks would be touch, but it’s all about the couple anyway!
Blessings
I am not married but have heard someone same their engagement was a few weeksl
Hi Karen, I hope it worked out for them!
Our engagement was 10 months. I enjoyed learning a little more about Janet – I’m a fan of her books! You don’t need to enter me in the drawing because I’ve already read the book. =)
Hi Ellie! Great to see you here! Thank you for your support!
Blessings
Hey Janet, nice to have you here. We were engaged two years. But only because I was only 17. By that time, we’d been a couple for 2 1/2 years. Yep, high school sweethearts. 33 yrs later, we’re still sweethearts.
Aww! How sweet!
I first met my husband April 22nd, 2013 at an airport in Idaho. The next time we met was at an airport in Alaska on June 12, 2013. When he entered the waiting area, he dropped to his knees and proposed to me. We were married June 25, 2013 in the airport near the spot where he proposed. (We were going to be married in a park but the 92* weather and mosquitoes helped us choose the spontaneous location.)
Wow, Elisa! That’s quite a story!!
We met in November, got engaged in August, and married in October. We will celebrate our forty third anniversary his fall.
Sounds like you met a good one!
We were engaged for a year, married on Dec. 28, 1974 & our son was born on Dec. 26, 1975. Unfortunately, my husband died in the line of duty on Nov. 11, 1981. He was just 32 yrs. old, I was 26 & my son was just 5. We miss him to this day.
I’m so sorry, Mary Jane. Hugs and prayers. That had to be so hard.