Robin Jones Gunn is the featured author this week for our Authors@Abunga chat. She is the author of the Christy Miller and Sisterchicks series, among others and has sold more than 3.5 million books. We got a chance to ask her our authors’ questions, and now we’re ready to share with you her responses.
Q: What slogan would describe your life today?
A: “Do your creative best.” This comes from part of a verse in Galatians 4:6. I’ve circled back around to this particular verse a number of times this year and every time I read it a new part of the passage rings true for what is going on right then.
The whole verse is “Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” (from The Message)
Q: What books have you recently finished or are you currently reading?
A: I’m a bit of a nut about Hawaiian history and am always tracking down books of people of Old Hawai’i. I recently read a book on Ka’ahumanu. She was a powerful, creative woman in the royal line who carried on the rule of the nation after the death of Kamehameha the Great. Ka’ahumanu was the one who agreed that the first Protestant missionaries could stay on the islands. That was in 1820. After that everything changed, including Ka’ahumanu. She became a Christian and made huge changes in the ancient laws. She did so much for her people. On her deathbed, she said, “I had it in my heart to do so much more.” So tender! She definitely “sunk herself” into the work she had been given.
Look for Robin Jones Gunn tomorrow, December 17, on Abunga’s chat at 2 p.m. EST. She’ll be discussing her books and her thoughts on life and other things. If you want to submit a question for Robin before the chat, you can do so here. And don’t forget that if you miss the chat, you can always check our archives afterwards for a transcript!
Let me know if you’ve read any of Robin’s books and what you thought of them. I’m always looking for a good book to read!
-Rachel
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