Morgan L. Busse – Real Life Romance – Part 1 of 2

Shannon here: Happy New Year and back to blogging. My guest, Christian Fantasy author, Morgan L. Busse shares how she met her husband and a chance to win her debut novel, Daughter of Light. Comment on any post dated Jan 2 – 4 to get your name in the drawing. Deadline: Jan 12th, 11:59 pm central time. Here’s Morgan:

Dan and I met on the battlefield…er…football field. We were both teenagers at the time. I had seen him around at youth group, but we ran in different circles. He was a senior, jock, and could bench-press over three hundred pounds (in other words, very large guy!). And I was a freshman: short, shy, and a book nerd. 
That winter we both attended the same winter camp. When a spontaneous football game was announced, I was in. I love football and have a secret competitive side. We lined up with our teams, me on one side, Dan on the other. The field was icy and the air brisk cold. The game was two-touch, but with all the ice, it was more like ice-skating meets football.  
Halfway during the game, the football was thrown to Dan. The rest of his team had my team blocked. I was the only one who stood between him and the goal. My one thought as he came barreling toward me: he would not get past me. 
I meant to two touch him, but instead slipped, grabbed him, and knocked him hard to the ground. Dan looked up at me, astonished. Then he laughed. I grinned back. I had stopped him from scoring. 
I held out my hand to help him up off the ground. We spoke for the first time. He called me freight train after that. The years went by and we became good friends. If someone had told me that I would marry the guy I knocked down on that icy field, I would have laughed. Dan was funny and cute, but definitely not my type. 
I’m glad God had other plans. Four years later, we went out on our first date, and a year and a half later, married. We still enjoy football, even get out and play it once in a while. And our children love to hear how mommy knocked daddy down when we first met. 
About Morgan: Morgan L. Busse is passionate about authentic Christianity and shares from her own life her fears and triumphs as a follower of Jesus Christ. The wife of a pastor and mother to four children, she has plenty of adventures to draw from. Along with blogging, Morgan also writes speculative fiction and released her debut book, Daughter of Light, with Marcher Lord Press. You can visit Morgan at www.morganlbusse.com 
About the book – Daughter of Light: What if with one touch you could see inside the soul?
Rowen Mar finds a strange mark on her hand, and she is banished from her village as a witch. She covers the mark with a leather glove and seeks sanctuary in the White City. She lives in fear that if she touches another person, the power inside her will trigger again, a terrifying power that allows her to see the darkness inside the human heart . . .
But the mark is a summons, and those called cannot hide forever. For the salvation of her people lies within her hand.
Purchase link: http://www.marcherlordpress.com/bookstore/fantasy/daughter-of-light-by-morgan-busse/ or http://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Light-Morgan-L-Busse/dp/1935929496/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355274522&sr=8-3&keywords=daughter+of+light
Come back Jan 4th for Morgan’s romantic interview!