A little over a year ago, Andrew DeYoung, my editor at Beaming Books, came to me with an idea. Would I, he asked, be interested in writing three books, for three age groups around the SAME idea–namely, generosity? I loved everything about the project: the challenge for me as a writer (could I come up with […]
Books
Gettin’ Good and Broke
The reviews are rolling in for Broke: What Financial Desperation Revealed about God’s Abundance . Publisher’s Weekly says, “In the vein of Ann Voskamp and Sarah Young, Rivadeneira (Known and Loved: 52 Devotions from the Psalms) offers a devotional perspective on financial desperation in the suburbs. Balancing between mystical mirth and spiritualized snark, she reflects on […]
Known and Loved Released!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2fC6BxMqoM[/youtube] Thrilled to celebrate the release of my 3rd book, Known and Loved: 52 Devotions from the Psalms in partnership with MOPS International! Here’s what people are saying about the book: “Profound, funny, and affirming. On days that can feel like they are never going to end, or at moments when we […]
My Books
Even after years of doing it, it’s still a a thrill to open a box of my newly published books and see my name on the cover. Childhood dreams die hard and all that, I suppose. I do not take for granted the blessing it’s been to have the opportunity to write books for some […]
Hard to Complain
Most of the reviews for Grumble Hallelujah have been quite good (read them here). I’ve loved the emails and messages readers have sent, and the kind words friends have shared. So nice to know that something I worked so hard on and poured so much heart, mind and soul into is being well-received. But of […]
Googling Nudists & Other Vulnerabilities
As I’ve been interviewed about Grumble Hallelujah, I almost always asked two questions: 1. Where did the title from? And 2. How was it to write the very vulnerable opening story about crying on the kitchen floor? The first question is easy enough to answer. I even write about it in my acknowledgments (I was […]
