This was not the blog post that I imagined earlier in the week I would write.
Events and heartache around the world both climatic and man=made still impact my prayer concerns but……… today I read a quote in a devotional book and felt that with love this is the way I would write this morning. . The quote said in essence:
Looking back with appreciation and love for past events is good for the soul but THANKING GOD for the past does not mean staying there. Ever we must look forward like in the window of our cars. Look to the VIEW AHEAD. May we all be FORWARD FOCUSSING PEOPLE.
We must ask FORGIVENESS for all our past mistakes and forgive all the folk who may have contributed to our sorrows in the past. Now is the time to produce this day’s FRUIT.
As part this morning of my tribute to God’s Presence in the PAST and the TRUTH of His Presence in all our futures, I share the simple audio meditation remembering a dear, dear friend. My Hope is that the NOW friends have a heart for the Lord the same as she did.
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.
PASSIONATE CREATIVE CHRISTIAN 
I love your meditations, Dear Faye. The sound of your voice is a warm balm to my soul. ❤️
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