by Fran Geiger Joslin “Buckle your seatbelt” described 2024 at Authenticity Book House (ABH). I can only imagine what will take place in 2025! We begin 2025 by adding one more full-time staff member, Jessica. Jessica’s presence will help me immensely, as the day-to-day tasks continue to get more and more busy. Jessica proved herself […]
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by Jessica Helm I entered marriage at the young age of eighteen, full of hope and excitement for the future. I vowed to love and cherish my husband through thick and thin, eager to get my new life started. My visions of what life would look like abounded with possibilities. Brokenness and the depravity of
by Dianne Taylor A gold couch nestled in our little living room provided me with my first image of caregiving. As a child I knew this couch was special. It contained a hidden bed my mother could fold out whenever an emergency arose. When lightning flashed off the shiny insulation of our attic bedroom, my
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by Erin Ensinger Sometimes ABH books sprout wings and fly farther than we dared dream. We may never know how a copy of Shepherding God’s Church travelled from Tanzania to Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp, but Pastor Jacob prays for hundreds more books to follow. A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pastor Jacob is
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by Erin Ensinger I read stacks of books on writing before I realized the good ones all give similar advice: I found comfort rather than frustration in reading the same advice repeatedly. I came to see how straightforward beginning and maintaining a writing life can be. Perhaps we complicate things because we’re scared to take
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by Jessica Helm Why would a newly married mother of three who juggles two jobs decide to join the team at Authenticity Book House (ABH)? If you know anything about ABH you likely know something about the president, Fran Joslin. Fran is not just a boss, she’s a friend, mentor, and all-around amazing human being.
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by Fran Geiger Joslin A friend of mine feels the Lord nudging her to write. Her question to me? “How do you figure out what to write about?” When just dipping your toe into the writing waters, begin with a topic you already know. Writing about something familiar to you eliminates the need for research.
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by Fran Geiger Joslin Writing can feel overwhelming and difficult, especially when getting started. I recommend writing a paragraph or blog-length article first. Then go back through your piece, tweaking it with each tip below to gain more interesting content. The more you practice following these rules, the more your writing will improve.
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by Fran Geiger Joslin Authenticity Book House represents a rising from the ashes, a living corporation pulled from the hardness of life for the glory of God. The foundation of this statement sits on the reality that God loves to take the pain and defeats of our lives to create something new. ABH began in
by Erin Ensinger My childhood shares some uncanny parallels with Laura Ingalls.’ When I turned seven, my pioneer parents packed up our Ford Escort and fled the civilization of our small paper mill town. Staking a claim in the backwoods of Maine, we lived in a trailer without running water or electricity while my father
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