Ep 218 The Value and Joy of Coming Alongside Young Adults with Dianne Beck

A teacher told Dianne Beck, "You're a good writer" and that made all the difference. Beck's love of writing turned into a passion, first while teaching non-reading junvenile delinquents, then teaching in a Christian school and now writing young adult fiction. She inspired her students to write and they made her accountable to finishing her first novel, Sticks and Stones—a prequel to her current book, Finding True North. Beck explores the theme of living from our true identity, who God designed us to be. And she is giving away a copy this week!

Leave a comment below to be entered. You'll want to read it first and then give it to your favorite 8th grader!

Dianne's legacy is love: "When you read my stories, real or imagined, may you discover a God who loves you." 

 

Dianne, a mother of four adult children has taught school for years and has a special spot in her heart for Middle-schoolers, which makes her a saint and well-appreciated by parents that's for sure. Check out her writings on her website: diannebeck.com 

Some gems:

• A 5th grade teacher told me that I was a good writer. I never forgot her words.
• The juvenile delinquents I taught to read just needed someone to come alongside and show them that someone cared.
• Young people are embattled by social media, adding to their tension and confusion. 
• We all need to live out of the confidence of being who God designed us to be. 
• The written word stays long after we are gone: I want to write so that others know God loves them.
• Staying in the Word is the key to remembering our true identity.