My son had major dental surgery and was very very close to being sent to ER as he woke from anesthesia. Thank God he recovered and is doing much better!
After many hours of tense praying, he finally began to feel better.
As we ran into the grocery store to get some macaroni and cheese (his request, as it was "not crunchy in my mouth_, I saw a woman just bawling her eyes out by her car. She was on the phone and very distraught. If I didn't have my youngest son half-asleep in the car with me, I'd have gone and given the stranger a hug or prayer. Well, I prayed for her anyway. Whatever her pain, it tugged at my heart and I thought to myself, why God? I'd had a rough day and then saw someone having a rougher day and then I thought of the local young woman who had died unexpectedly, how I'd seen her mother just days ago collecting funds for the funeral, such a private moment out in the public, a tragic look into the loss of life. (Wow that had to be a run-on sentence.) I felt more anguish.
And then, 'cause God is simply God, he sent a little rainbow of promise. So have you heard of the painted rock/kindness rocks craze? (Google it if not.) I look over and see a little girl find a rock by the grocery's front door. She dances and jumps and excitedly shows her mother. The little girl has such an innocent and joyful smile. I see the beauty and joy God gives us, even for the smallest of things (i.e. a painted rock). Such a simple thing gave me comfort. Sure, the stranger I prayed for was still wiping her eyes and pulling at her hair and shaking, sure, the jars to collect for the young woman's funeral were still sitting inside the grocery store, but God reminded me that there is joy in this world, too.
Seek the joy. Look for beauty. Find the good, no matter how small. Give thanks. Pray for those who need it.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, August 25, 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017
giveaway ends today!
We're Only Human, my novel (part 1, as #2 is being written as you read this) is in a GoodReads Giveaway, ending tonight.
Here is the link to enter!
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/246999-we-re-only-human
Travel plans change, uniting and inter tangling the stories and lives of people around the globe...because there are no coincidences! We are flawed in our ways and yet His path is perfect. This is a story of individuals united by a common event, experiencing God's grace in unimaginable ways.
A seedy story develops and delves into the underworld of human trafficking, drugs, death and life, connecting strangers whose hearts are open to all God can offer. Mans heart is no match for Christ's light; He knows our paths and is with us through it all We are flawed in our ways and yet His path is perfect. This is a story of individuals united by a common event, experiencing God's grace in unimaginable ways. A seedy story develops and delves into the underworld of human trafficking, drugs, death and life, connecting strangers whose hearts are open to all God can offer.
Here is the link to enter!
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/246999-we-re-only-human
Travel plans change, uniting and inter tangling the stories and lives of people around the globe...because there are no coincidences! We are flawed in our ways and yet His path is perfect. This is a story of individuals united by a common event, experiencing God's grace in unimaginable ways.
A seedy story develops and delves into the underworld of human trafficking, drugs, death and life, connecting strangers whose hearts are open to all God can offer. Mans heart is no match for Christ's light; He knows our paths and is with us through it all We are flawed in our ways and yet His path is perfect. This is a story of individuals united by a common event, experiencing God's grace in unimaginable ways. A seedy story develops and delves into the underworld of human trafficking, drugs, death and life, connecting strangers whose hearts are open to all God can offer.
Random Book Reviews
I've been absent from blogging; instead I've been reading.
Remember, I'm awful at reviews, but I will review nonetheless!
Messages David Change Mysteries #1 by Jon Michael Hileman was a slightly predictable suspense novel, but the predictability didn't disappoint, and I am interested in reading book #2. The main character would get messages from God which helped save his life, his families, and ultimately the president's. Few could be trusted, and even the main character often would question the messages but obey.
Escape by Carolyn Jessop was a memoir of a woman who escaped FLDS polygamy. She endured such abuse, but it was culturally entrenched and leaving meant more than just exclusion or exile. A true yet scathing look into a now-famous "cult" and its people and abuses.
Baggage Claim by Aaron Davis another memoir (can you tell it is a favorite genre of mine?). I won it through a GoodReads giveaway. The story follows Aaron's struggles with a syndrome which delayed puberty and worsened his depression. He battled depression and suicidal thoughts while trying to keep up the image of family and being a pastor, but ended up in a care facility. Many pastors and people of faith struggle with mental illness, a real illness, and he separates fact from fiction and helps propose plans to battle mental illness, not just "think positive" but more step-by-step and constructive, helpful.
I'm also currently reading a handful of books.
Remember, I'm awful at reviews, but I will review nonetheless!
Messages David Change Mysteries #1 by Jon Michael Hileman was a slightly predictable suspense novel, but the predictability didn't disappoint, and I am interested in reading book #2. The main character would get messages from God which helped save his life, his families, and ultimately the president's. Few could be trusted, and even the main character often would question the messages but obey.
Escape by Carolyn Jessop was a memoir of a woman who escaped FLDS polygamy. She endured such abuse, but it was culturally entrenched and leaving meant more than just exclusion or exile. A true yet scathing look into a now-famous "cult" and its people and abuses.
Baggage Claim by Aaron Davis another memoir (can you tell it is a favorite genre of mine?). I won it through a GoodReads giveaway. The story follows Aaron's struggles with a syndrome which delayed puberty and worsened his depression. He battled depression and suicidal thoughts while trying to keep up the image of family and being a pastor, but ended up in a care facility. Many pastors and people of faith struggle with mental illness, a real illness, and he separates fact from fiction and helps propose plans to battle mental illness, not just "think positive" but more step-by-step and constructive, helpful.
I'm also currently reading a handful of books.
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