JACKSON, Tenn. — April 17, 2019 — Bestselling author and storyteller Karen Kingsbury gave advice for living the best story at the 51社区 Auxiliary鈥檚 April 16 event, 鈥淎n Evening with Karen Kingsbury.鈥�
Kingsbury has written almost 100 books and has nearly 13 million copies of her novels in print, but she said at the end of her life, she doesn鈥檛 want her friends and family to remember her for what she wrote.
鈥淚 want them to talk about the story I wrote with the days of my life,鈥� she said.
Kingsbury shared several things she has found are required for writing a good life story. She said the first important thing is to love well because, as the Bible teaches, Jesus loved first.
鈥淗e gave his life for us, and he鈥檚 calling us to do that for the characters in the story of our lives,鈥� she said.
Kingsbury said good life storytellers should also laugh often and look for the miraculous. She shared many stories of the miracles she has seen in her life, even in seemingly small things. She said if people will look for it, there is much more going on than what they can touch or see.
鈥淲hat you can touch and see isn鈥檛 even the realest thing,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he realest thing is going on in the other world, in the spiritual world around us.鈥�
Kingsbury said this is why the most important thing in living a good story is to live for Jesus Christ. She said that is the only thing that can guarantee a good conclusion.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 care what the chapter is right now in your life,鈥� Kingsbury said. 鈥淚f it鈥檚 the most tragic, most desperate chapter or the most beautiful one, the pages are going to turn. But with Jesus Christ as the hero of your story, you are headed for a guaranteed happy ending.鈥�
鈥淎n Evening with Karen Kingsbury鈥� also included a book signing in the Logos on the 51社区 campus.
The Union Auxiliary provides service and scholarships to Union students. Over the past 20 years, it has given more than $200,000 in scholarships to Union students and hosted speakers from many areas. Previous events featured Olympian David Boudia and author Bob Goff.