MountainView Moments: Fall Newsletter

Dear Family and Friends,

Since our first Summer Edition of MountainView Moments was sent out in June, Dennis has become quite adept at technical artistry. In our Special Edition earlier this month, you saw his efforts on Jeannie's behalf to create a video book trailer for her new ebook. Now we have a brand new digitally created logo for Macs MountainView Ministries. You may recognize both the "M" mountain view that God created on our future ministry property in Franklin, NC, as well as the McPhail tartan in the foreground.  The Macs used this tartan for the cover on our product table. Stacie discovered it at a local Scottish shop and it was her idea to buy the material and use it for our singing ministry table. We chose the Old English font to embroider our name on the tartan.  Jeannie has continued to use the tartan in promotional tools for her writing, and recently Dennis taught himself how to incorporate it into our logo using a graphics program on his computer. We are thrilled with the result of combining the old with the new for our new ministry logo.

Jeannie wants to thank everyone who downloaded her newest ebook, "A Glimpse: The Truly Excellent Scepter," during the free Amazon promotion at the beginning of September. If you missed it, you can still get it for $.99. There will be future free promotions and we will let you know when those are available. She has begun the writing process on Book III.  Jeannie is looking forward to this last installment in the Trinity Tales of Tresia trilogy which will be available in 2018. Now, she has a favor to ask those of you who have read any of her books.  If you would take a few minutes to submit a review on Amazon, it would be much appreciated.  Reviews are what regulate the rankings and how much Amazon will help promote a book, so the more reviews the better.  Even "I liked it!" will work. Thanks in advance for your help with this. Here is the link to J.A.'s Amazon Author Page where all five of her books are listed: Visit J.A's Amazon Author Page

Dennis is gearing up for his last basketball season at Challenger Early College High School by holding a few open gyms for potential team members. He is excited for the season to begin, and though he hasn't said it will be the end of his coaching career, Coach McPhail is looking forward to a 2018 retirement from full-time teaching, counseling, and coaching in the public schools.  His main interest and God-given assignment for retirement in Franklin, is to keep writing new songs, which he has been doing a LOT lately! Along with writing, he will establish his own recording studio where he will be able to record demos for his own original songs, provide an outlet for others to record their music, and even help authors make audio recordings of their books.  Lots of possibilities for Macs Music Publishing and Recording Studio!  And if he has a summer basketball camp or helps out a local team somewhere close, it will be icing on the cake.

 Fall is our favorite time of year and we are anxious to watch the trees turn at Macs MountainView Ministries. We purchased the land in December of last year, so this will be our first opportunity to see God's autumn artistry.  Check J.A.'s website under the "Ministry" button for new photos. We have already posted some summer shots of the acreage and our new neighborhood, like the walking bridge in the photo here, but we will add pictures of the seasons as time passes. Website Link

Our ministry verse is Jeremiah 29:11. A favorite writer, Rick Renner, shed some light into the Greek meaning of the word "plans" in this well-known and beloved verse of scripture. In the Greek, it's more than just ideas or possibilities God has planned for us. It means His unique and intricately woven pathways created individually for his children. Knowing that, how could we do anything else but follow Him? 

Be Blessed.

Dennis and Jeannie