Welcome to PattiLacy.com!
I'm Patti Lacy, author of An Irishwoman's Tale and What the Bayou Saw, The Rhythm of Secrets, and the NEWLY RELEASED Reclaiming Lily!!
The blurb?
When a deadly disease strikes the Wang family, Harvard graduate Dr. Kai Chang must alert Lily, the sister Kai left on orphanage steps nine years earlier. Standing in her way is Gloria Powell, a
A Texas-sized tornado whirls about the meeting place of the Changs and Powells. Tempers and cultures collide. Can Kai, Gloria, and Joy reconcile their differences, surrender their dreams, and allow God to implement a plan that provides supernatural, unbelievable joy?
Order Reclaiming Lily TODAY at www.amazon.com!
I'm hard at work on something near and dear--a series set in NORMAL, ILLINOIS--MY HOME--AND prayerfully considering a historical novel, inspired by Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning Team of Rivals. Riveting! Mind-blowing. And it's NONFICTION:)
I'd love to add YOU to my growing newsletter list. Visit www.pattilacy.com/blog, scroll to the form on the left. I post once a week on Mondays and on special occasions, like GIVEAWAYS, so check that blog when you're surfing the Net!
Need a guest speaker at your next event? Sharing my sometimes zany, agonizing, God-designed kaleidoscope is a new passion! I keynoted a women's gathering at Whites Chapel UMC, Southlake, Texas, "Giving God Your Shattered Pieces." To arrange an inspirational power point/musical presentation, contact me at patti@pattilacy.com.
Another passion? Blasting the importance of writing into the skulls of about every age group. Think scavenger hunts, brain teasers, and latte moments; musically inspired hooks and Memoir-a-Minute lessons.
Book discussion groups, have I got a deal for you! Learn the stories behind my novels when I call your group--for free! Just contact me at patti@pattilacy.com.
BOOK SPOTLIGHTAn Irishwoman's Tale What the Bayou Saw: A Novel The Rhythm of Secrets
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NEWS
January 1, 2012
Happy New Year to all my readers and friends!
» read story Against the Wind & Up the Hills!
November 9, 2011
Lord willing, at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 12th, my daughter Sarah will goad me along the 13.1-mile Nashville Hard Rock Cafe half-marathon!!! Can i count on YOUR prayers????
» read story Reclaiming Lily has RELEASED!!
September 26, 2011
Hustle to your favorite bookstore or web store and take "Reclaiming Lily" into your custody!
» read story Finding Christ in Mistletoe, Frankincense, and Shattered Ornaments
August 31, 2011
Beautifully decorated tables at uptown Normal's lovely new Hyatt. A kick-off for Christmas with cherished sisters in Christ. Mark your calendar NOW for December 10th at 8:00 a.m.!!!!
» read story Summer 2011!!!
June 20, 2011
A supercharged summer for a Normal author!
» read story Reclaiming Lily!!!
April 12, 2011
Are you ready for a story about family? Faith? The agonies and ecstasies of adoption? Reclaiming Lily is the book for you!!!l
» read story Facebook Party
February 17, 2011
The Rhythm of Secrets Facebook party has come and gone!!
» read story The Rhythm of Secrets has released!
January 12, 2011
Celebrate with me Kregel's release of The Rhythm of Secrets!
» read story One-day vacation
November 23, 2010
After meeting two harrowing deadlines, I needed a vacation. Been there. Did that. Now I'm back to work.
» read story ZAP! It's GONE!
November 14, 2010
It's Gone...Or Will She Still Rise Before Dawn
» read story All-nighter AVOIDED!!
November 2, 2010
Somehow I staved off my first all-nighter since college!
» read story The Rhythm of Secrets on Amazon
August 18, 2010
Patti's third novel up on Amazon!
» read story Bethany House will publish Reclaiming Lily!
August 12, 2010
It's official! I signed a contract with Bethany House to write the latest story God laid on my heart, Reclaiming Lily.
» read story The Rhythm of Secrets
July 25, 2010
Look for the Rhythm of Secrets in January of 2011!
» read story The Rhythm of Secrets
February 23, 2010
Manuscript My Name is Sheba transformed into The Rhythm of Secrets
» read story Contract for My Name is Sheba
January 20, 2010
Kregel Publications has signed a contract to publish My Name is Sheba!
Mardi Gras celebration going on here!!
» read story Even Old Dogs Learn New Tricks
December 1, 2009
This old dog has got a real-life blog! Why don't y'all come over and see me sometime??
» read story Give thanks with a grateful heart.
November 1, 2009
Give thanks with a grateful heart,
Give thanks to the Holy One...
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, share a blessing, and you will be entered in a random drawing for a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card
» read story Mascot WINNER!!
October 30, 2009
Becky Tidwell, CONGRATULATIONS!
It was an IMPOSSIBLE task!
How did I DO IT? Burp! Burp! Read on!
P.S. Thanks for a month of laughs!!!
» read story Random drawing for nothing less than awesome!
October 16, 2009
Hey! Wanna visit my other blog? Read on! Or is that write on???
» read story Writer returns to Southern roots
October 15, 2009
Metarie rocked as friends, family, and N'Awlins bibliophiles swamped one of American's most gorgeous Barnes &Nobles stores Oct 10.
» read story Writer again returns to roots--in the classroom!
October 15, 2009
Bleachers filled with scrubbed, smiling students--and God--provided supernatural energy. What a blessing it was to share my passion for writing!
» read story Calling All Mascot-Lovers. Rah! Rah! Rah!
October 1, 2009
In a rare spirit of compromise, this sports disliker will send a $15 Target gift card to some lucky visitor! The catch? Just name your favorite team mascot.
» read story A Lose-Lose Situation!
September 30, 2009
Have you ever been in a lose-lose situation? Choosing ONE winner from this contest was IMPOSSIBLE--so I had my son pick a number from my "finalist" entries. The winner is.....Pat Grau!
Read on about an amazing wedding gift...at an amazing wedding.
» read story Wonderful times at area bookstores
September 28, 2009
Dear friends, my heart pulses with gratitude at your enthusiastic support during my appearances at the Hoerr Berean Grand Openings this past weekend. As always, I gain much more by YOUR appearance than you ever do by mine!
» read story The Miraculous Moment Arrives
September 23, 2009
As long as my synapses fire, I will cherish the mind's image of my daughter, aglow in her ivory gown, floating down the aisle on the arm of my husband, more handsome than he was when WE walked down the aisle 32 years ago.
» read story HOW TO STAY BUSY PREWEDDING
September 14, 2009
Only FIVE MORE DAYS till we Lacys celebrate our FIRST WEDDING! What am I doing to stay busy??
» read story 54-year-old learns to blog!
September 11, 2009
So you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!
» read story September contest
September 1, 2009
For a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card, share a wedding memory! It can tickle my funny bone, bring tears to my eyes. Why am I doing this? READ ON!!!
» read story August Contest Winner
August 31, 2009
Kudos to Carrie Turansky and Charity: water! You've won the August website contest! Read on, folks, to learn about a heroic group!
» read story Writer Returns to Scene of Crime
August 4, 2009
Oh, I had a blast whooping it up at Books A Million, scene of a former crime--I mean book signing--in Terre Haute.
» read story August contest
July 31, 2009
The unchurched in Bangladesh. An orphanage in the Ukraine. A soup kitchen in your own downtown. What organizations pull at your heart--and your billfold? For the August contest, I'm offering a $50 check to the registered charity of your choice AND a $10 Barnes & Noble gift card to the winning entrant.
» read story Saving the Best for Last
July 30, 2009
South Bend has been added to my list of the Midwest's favorite cities. Wanna know why?
» read story Congratulations, Virginia Campbell
July 30, 2009
Dear readers, thanks for lovely memories! It was harder to pick one name than it is to choose a truffle from a Godiva box. How I'd like to choose every entry!
Here's the top choices. Enjoy!
» read story Leaving the best of me behind
July 25, 2009
I left the best of me in Marion...but it's time to move on
» read story Day three (continued)
July 24, 2009
Jamey Johnson's and Selah's music carry me onward and upward.
» read story Day three, Indiana trip
July 23, 2009
Uncommon persons of the Fort Wayne kind...
» read story Day two, Indiana trip
July 22, 2009
An author criss-crosses Indiana...and finds hospitality in the heart of Nagaland.
» read story Day one of Indiana Road Trip
July 20, 2009
Blessings about from the Hoosier state! Just for fun, I'm blogging about God-stops along the way. Read more...
» read story Another reason to write
July 14, 2009
God, you deliver new mercies with every morning. Oh, how I delight to see what's next...
» read story 4th of July memories
July 1, 2009
For a $15 Barnes & Noble gift certificate, share your favorite Independence Day memory. Can't wait to hear from y'all!
» read story A Writer's Dream Day
June 30, 2009
Number of pages written? Zero. Value of twenty-four hour period? Priceless.
» read story Congratulations, Jeanne Graves!
June 30, 2009
Apparently quite a few of my readers are itching to get away, several to the Holy Land! Read on...
» read story Critique partner does it again!
June 26, 2009
Don't miss Dream Chasers, by Becky Melby and Cathy Wienke!
» read story Calling all readers!
June 25, 2009
Don't miss The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!
» read story Don't Miss This Opportunity!
June 12, 2009
Calling all writers! Don't miss this chance to improve your writing...and your relationship with God!
» read story When the world caves in, head to Warrensburg
June 11, 2009
How can a small library in a town of 1,500 people make a difference? Read on...
» read story Wanna Get Away?
June 1, 2009
If you had unlimited time and money--yeah, we're summer dreaming--what getaway spot would you choose? Think big, think bold--and you just might win a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card!
Now for a different take on summer vacation, read All That Chicago Has to Offer
» read story Perfumania winner!
May 31, 2009
Congratulations, Diana! YOU--and Estee Lauder--are the big winners of May's Perfumania winner. READ Diana's poignant story of perfume...and memory. Then check out the top ten fragrances!
» read story Why I Write
May 21, 2009
Bad reviews. Lonely early mornings...and late nights. Plummeting sales.
Why DO I write?
» read story May flowers...and memories
May 1, 2009
I've always loved the season that brings perky daffodils, elegant tulips, shockingly orange poppies with their sassy black eye. But Daddy introduced me to a glorious world of flower fragrance--at the men's cologne counter of a department store!
For a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card, name your favorite perfume, and describe it!
» read story Easter Memory contest winner
April 30, 2009
Congratulations to Gayla Collins, the winner of the Easter memory contest. Thanks to the many who shared from their treasure trove of Easters present...and past. Be sure to read all about 'em under Favorites/Lists!
» read story Easter memory contest!
April 1, 2009
For a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card, share YOUR most poignant Easter memory. Contest begins TODAY and will end on April 30.
» read story Winner, March contest!
April 1, 2009
Thanks, all of you who submitted heartwarming entries for the latest contest. Congratulations to Susanne Schurter, the winner of March's "Your Hero" contest! Read more for a poignant article by a wonderful young writer.
» read story Your hero
March 3, 2009
I have a new hero, my baby brother, who is159th Fighter Wing Commander of the Air Guard in New Orleans, Louisiana. He's fought against both human forces and the forces of nature who've tried to destroy us and recently gave this speech at the wing change of command ceremony.
For the March contest, tell me your flesh-and-blood, modern-day hero. Winner receives a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card!
» read story Congratulations, Ariel!
March 2, 2009
Congratulations, Ariel! You won the February Memories contest. Read my five favorite memories!l And thanks, Readers, for sharing your romantic secrets!
» read story Valentine's memory contest!
February 1, 2009
Pull out old love cards, faded corsages, and empty chocolate boxes. For a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card, share your favorite Valentine's memory by February 29. Top entries will be posted under Headline News
» read story Congratulations, Kelly Ann Thuet!
January 31, 2009
Congratulations, Kelly Ann Thuet, for your winning entry! READ these entertaining and poignant snow stories! And don't miss Diane Baum's poignant Christmas memory, which got lost in my mass of files.
Check out Favorites/Lists to see if YOUR entry made the Top Twenty!
» read story Congratulations, Rachel Robertson!
January 5, 2009
Congratulations, Rachel Robertson! You're December's contest winner!
Read Rachel's poignant Christmas memory--and the finalists who wowed me and my son Thomas, the judges!
» read story December's Christmas Memories Contest
December 1, 2008
For a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card, share your favorite Christmas memory! May the peace of Christ Jesus wash over you as you ponder His glorious sacrifice for mankind. Feliz Navidad!
» read story November contest
November 30, 2008
Congratulations to Martha Artyomenko, winner of the November contest!
Get ready to salivate as you read all about it!
» read story Winner, October Contest
October 30, 2008
Congratulations, Deb Cleveland, for winning a $15 Barnes & Noble gift certificate with your wonderful entry to the "It's Time for Revival Contest."
» read story It's Time for Revival!
October 1, 2008
October contest: "Revive us again, Lord. Revive us again."
For a $15 Barnes and Noble gift card, read more!
» read story September contest: best school days memory
September 2, 2008
Congratulations to Christy Hawkes, winner of a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card. Thanks to all the wonderful entries--check out some of my favorites at the Favorites/Lists feature on this website. Now for Christy's entry...
» read story The Audience of One
August 9, 2008
Have you been slapped by a verbal rebuff from someone in the publishing industry? Spit upon by a rejection letter from that agent of your dreams? Perhaps this article is for you...
» read story August Contest winner: Deathbed memory
August 2, 2008
Congratulations to Jane Squires, winner of the August contest. Jane will receive a $15 Barnes & Noble card. Thanks for the fabulous entries!
» read story A Bit o' Irish in All of Us
March 1, 2008
Kregel Publications has recently announced the release date of my first novel, tentatively titled An Irishwoman's Tale, as August 31, 2008.
To celebrate (and because March 17 is St. Patrick's Day), I'm honoring the Irish among us (or in us) for this month's contest!
» read story The 2007 ACFW National Convention in Dallas
October 17, 2007
Over five hundred writers gathered in Dallas to praise God, eat chocolate, fine-tune their writing craft, conduct a bit of business, socialize, did I mention eat chocolate? The keynote speaker, James Bell, admonished us to, "never stop learning, never stop writing, never stop reading."
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