Crossing Off the Bucket List-Meeting Ted Dekker

For those of you who have followed this blog for a long time, you might remember the blog I wrote about my bucket list called What’s The Next Thing on My List. I should post an update it as I’ve done quite a few things on it. Unfortunately when I wrote it, I forgot to mention a few very important things I wanted to do. One of those was meeting Ted Dekker. Ted Dekker is a thriller/mystery/suspense/whatever-else-he-wants-to-write-about Christian author. You can’t put him in a box of mystery author because he writes thriller novels (very good ones) and you can’t put him in a box of thriller author because he writes some science fiction novels (not my style but good nonetheless). You just can’t put him anywhere besides in the fiction section maybe but then he wrote Tea with Hezbollah which is a non-fiction book but that was only one so I guess he would still be a fiction author (?). Regardless of what one would classify him as, he is a superb very talented author.

I found out about Ted Dekker through Frank Peretti. Don’t ask me how I found out about Frank Peretti because I’m not sure. When I was in Pensacola attending Pensacola Christian College, my friend raved and raved about this new book that she had bought. It was my first Peretti book called House in which he happened to write with a very famous author Ted Dekker. I feel in love with it. Note to all readers out there in internet-land: DO NOT READ this book at night! It was the worst decision I made. I felt that Barsidious White (villain of the book) was going to pop out at any moment during the night and slit my throat. The book held a grip on me which I couldn’t shake until I had finished it. It left me breathless and the only words I could force out of my mouth were “Wow…” and nothing else. I had to read more of Dekker and I had to read more of Peretti. My friends always went to a second-hand bookstore to purchase books for school so one day I tagged along with them. I went to the Religious Fiction section and there staring at me where ten or so Peretti and Dekker books. I was so excited that I seriously considered buying them all but contented to buy 2 of each author’s books. I bought Thr3e, House, Skin, and The Oath. All 4 are solid books. I started reading Thr3e and was impressed. Dekker was so detailed and took me exactly to the place where the characters where. I could feel what they felt, I could hear what they heard, and I could see what they could see. It wasn’t hard for me to become engrossed in the story. I could not stop reading it and had to force myself to stop and get my homework done. I finished the book gasping for breath and stunned at the turn of events the last chapter had given me. I felt like I had just been on a rollercoaster high of emotions that ended as suddenly as it started. Life was never the same for me. The more I learned about Ted Dekker, the more I enjoyed his books. My collection of 2 quickly grew into 20. Every birthday and Christmas, I ask for a Ted Dekker book. I dreamed of the moment I would meet him. Book tour after book tour listed cities miles away from me until one day I received the exciting news that he was coming to a Lifeway bookstore not 15 minutes from my house. I screamed with joy and was excited to meet him. I took my sister-in-law and 2 brothers (who had graciously supplied half of my Ted Dekker collection through my birthday and Christmas presents) and I met him. When I first arrived…Wait a minute, I think this would be better expressed in a vlog. Oh, look here’s one, let’s see what she says…

Isn’t it awesome not only did I meet the man who has inspired me to do what I love no matter what life throws at you but I held a conversation with him. No being starstruck there. I was so happy. Well there you have it, I crossed it off my bucket list…now on to making a new one.

Until next time,

Keep Singing in the Rain

Be Happy Being Single

Christa

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