I think my entries here are mainly to remind myself that what I am attempting is primarily to honor the God Who was with me all my life even when I didn’t know. The first 14 chapters are a journey in a life but Chapter 15 begins what I now believe was my ‘born-again’ new life. Now unseen stuff begins to make sense and I knew I encountered the Presence of a very real God on a lonely beach. This began my writing life which I believe is a God-given Gift including all the visionary/prophetic revelations etc which unfolded as I continued through the valleys and hills of life. I wrote ‘Where Do I See My God’ as an answer to a question my young daughter asked me.
Chapter 15. The 80’s Holy Spirit Outpourings. My heartcry for understanding from folks around I loved.
I am praying now for His Strength and ability to express and write it clearly. Blessings if you are reading this. My prayer is now that if this is ever finished it will truly be about HIM and not just as an account of my personal life. Ahead of me is still the sometimes miraculous experiences both of God’s Grace and His Teachings. I hope it will highlight how God will use ‘whoever” and the least likely to fulfill His not always understood purposes.
I m a wife, mother and grandmother. I have always enjoyed writing even from an early age. My book Beyond the Ashes has been written as a labour of love. All the characters are real to me and their story needed to be told. As a Christian my desire is to write General Fiction stories about real people but Hope and a desire for 'better' will always be part of the journey. I have had several short stories published over the years and moderate success in writing competitions.
I realized as I was thinking today (30/01/15) that perhaps I should add here that I have had life experiences of many valley times but also many mountain top experiences. I can understand and be beside anyone who finds their life in tatters because I have 'been' there. Of course as I have got older as well there have been the added sorrows of losing not only older family members but also one by one finding the dearest of friends and the ones of greatest support and care also dying. On the site of rich mountains has been my certainty of the value of marriage and how grateful I am that after loss and sadness I made a happy and long-lasting marriage commitment. The one who was my best friend back then is still my best friend 45 years later. Beyond the Ashes touches upon the POWER of LOVE when folk can forget about their own personal 'feelings' and reach out in LOVE to a desperate and broken person.
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