LIVING IN THE PINK By Sharon Tubbs
Living in the Pink – About the Author
SHARON TUBBS is a Christian who loves to write. She has worked professionally as a journalist since 1995 and has reported and written about various news topics, from local government issues to race relations to national religious events. Currently, she is a community news editor for a major newspaper in Florida.
Her passion is writing about God’s love and His vision for believers. She confessed Christ as her Lord and Savior in 1995, shortly after graduating from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and moving away from her home state to jumpstart a journalism career in suburban New Jersey. Hundreds of miles away from the security of home, she realized that God was the source of true peace, contentment, and most importantly eternal life. Since moving to Florida in 1996, she has used church leadership activities and other venues to encourage women in the Tampa Bay area to write poetry, devotionals, and books with Christian themes. She has also sponsored a “small group” home Bible study affiliated with Grace Family Church in Lutz, Florida, where she has been a member since January 2008. She feels blessed to learn from other women, while helping to facilitate their growth, as well.
The Living in the Pink project originated when Sharon wrote a version of the first story, Revelation, for a writing contest. She didn’t plan to create a series at the time. In fact, that story stayed tucked away in the annals of her computer for years before she looked at it again. The second go-round, she saw potential for something more and began to develop the central character “Sister Pinky,” using humor and real-life situations to touch others in a down-to-earth way. In 2009, the project was launched online at LivingInThePink.com as a monthly short story series and newsletter with themes inspired by struggles that many women face.
In the spring of 2010, Sharon finalized a deal with Moody Publishers to expand the Living in the Pink project. That same year, she also contracted with See Media, a Christian company that publishes 30-day devotionals for woman. Both the Living in the Pink project and Sharon’s devotional for See Media are scheduled for release in April 2011.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Living in the Pink is a series of humorous and insightful short stories with Christian underpinnings. Through the eyes of the wise “Sister Pinky” and Believers Ministries International Church, these stories highlight issues that women grapple with but that often remain unspoken in religious circles. The characters are everyday wives, mothers, and singles. They develop and gain a spiritual perspective in dealing with romantic relationships, wayward children, jealousy, church traditions, Christian hypocrisy, and self-righteous judgment, among other themes.
Discussion questions help readers connect with the storylines and urge them to look within—and up—to reach their highest potential in life.
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Book Review:
Sharon Tubbs shares insightful short stories about the lives of people who have chosen to live their life in the pink. They are everyday individuals that have gotten crossed between hot and cold, red and white – they have decided to live in the pink. Living in the Pink merely means that the characters in this book have not totally committed their lives to Christ, but have continued to live a lukewarm lifestyle. However, when Sister “Pinky,” as she so affectionately is called, steps into their lives and shares some godly wisdom to get them back on track.
Sister Pinky shares godly wisdom with a young woman about the importance of valuing her worth and not allowing someone in your life that isn’t ready to commit to God or to you. Sister Pinky goes around each person’s life to show them a better way of living and handling their life’s dilemmas.
Sharon Tubbs does an excellent job of sharing some powerful fiction stories that seem so real to life. She will have you turning each page to see what is happening in the lives of these characters and to see how they will turn their lives around. This is an excellent book that shows how important it is to share wisdom with those who don’t know where to turn. We can all relate to these stories in some way. Her novel is well put together and I look forward to reading more stories from Sharon Tubbs.
