The Rapture - New Book Release

 

NEW BOOK RELEASE -- THE RAPTURE

     I just finished my latest book and released it today.  I'm excited about the topic and the short stories I've written for the book.  The sub-title is "Imagining the Day that Changes the World Forever."  

     The ten short stories in the book each have different scenarios featuring people going about their everyday lives when boom!  The Rapture happens and their world is turned upside down.  In a few of the stories, the characters are Christian believers and we see them caught up to Jesus and their amazing first-hand experiences of Heaven.  In other cases, the unbelievers that are left behind go through a variety of frightening, confusing experiences on the day that millions of people disappear.  One reader wrote, "It was impossible to start reading a story and not finish it."  Another reader said she cried through every story -- which is a real compliment to an author!  That same person said, "You knocked it out of the park with this one!"  

     Along with the fiction short stories, there are chapters of fact-based information about the times surrounding the upcoming Rapture.  One chapter tells about the War of Gog and Magog written about in Ezekiel 38-39.  Another chapter is entitled, "What's the Deal with UFOs?"  There are seven fact-based chapters.

     The ebook version of the book is only 99 cents for the first month of its release.  I won't have print copies available for another month, although they will be available for purchase on Amazon by Sunday.

     Thank you to each person who reads this book!  I hope you will be blessed as you read  about an exciting upcoming event in the history of the world -- an event that changes the world forever!            Link to book:  Amazon - The Rapture

Blessing/Miracle Box

BLESSING / MIRACLE BOX

      Four years ago, I heard a speaker talk about having a Blessing box.  When God sent her a special blessing, she wrote about it on a slip of paper and put it into her Blessing box.  Occasionally, she pulled out a slip and it reminded her of blessings she'd forgotten about.  This can be especially helpful if you're experiencing a down-day and need a reminder of God's love.

      I liked that idea and decided to add the idea of "miracle," which is often what a blessing is anyway.  So, I found this lovely box sprinkled with stars (I love stars!) and I've been adding stories of miracles and blessings since then (when I remember to do so).  I just added a new one today.

       

      This morning, I was once again blown away by God's attention to detail and to me and my tiny life in the midst of this vast universe!  I was trying to read my morning devotional in Jesus Calling, which said, “There is a mighty battle going on for control of your mind.  Heaven and earth intersect in your mind; the tugs of both spheres influence your thinking…”  As I read and reread the opening, I was unable to focus. Myriads of thoughts were zipping through my mind, the sound of the dishwasher was churning, and the noise of a large-scale tree-cutting project around the corner was drowning out everything.  It reminded me of the verse, “Be still and know that I am God."

      Immediately, another thought popped into my mind.  Hmmm…yesterday I saw a truck with a Jesus Saves decal and a license plate border with the words: Psalm 46:10.  I remember thinking that I was going to look up that verse and see what it said.  So, at the very time I had the Jesus Calling book and the Bible in my hand, seeking a quieter place to meditate, I felt the need to look up that verse.  Oh - the precious hand of God!  It was a pure miracle of my sweet Father.  That verse says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”  Recognizing the hand of God in that whole thing, I began to weep.  When I feel God's direct Hand in my life, I am overwhelmed by His grace and it always brings tears!

Such amazing moments when God reaches down and works what might appear to some to be a small miracle (I think it's huge!), Heaven and earth do indeed intersect and we can feel the loving Hand of God reminding us that He is here with us all the time - every moment of every day.  There is nothing too large, or too small for God to work through for our good.  God says, "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you," Jeremiah 31:3.  What a blessing!

 

License Plates Again

 

LICENSE PLATES -- AGAIN!

     I like to picture some form of transportation when I feature license plates and this is the best I could do.  This Gypsy wagon sits in the forest at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. Put a couple of horses in front of it and I'm sure it would be good to go.

    Here are my latest entries into the world of cute and clever license plates:

--Some plates that are food related can make you quote this plate:  I HANGRY

 EAT RICE    C8KELDY     00FUDGE     MAI TAIS    

--Other plates will tell us how they feel - 

 JST DUKY      CRZY4EW      LV FLWZ     N2 WILD     ANML SVR     DRMA-LMA

---These are just cute and clever

GOT2WK     STA SHRP     4RPAPA     BR3THE   GAS GUZLA (on a big blue pickup truck) 

          MCYMS            H20LVR       R3NGAD3         O1DCRO   

--The two who designed these plates should get together

 LALAAAA    GGRRRR

--a couple of my favorites:   STRMTRPR       FLT ERTH

--Then we have the plates that always warm my heart and make me feel like a brother or sister in Christ is in that vehicle

1 GRTGOD    2BLESS    LIV4HM    LOK2GD    YES JESU    HS SRVT    XAULT HM

Praise God for the testimonies that turn our eyes toward God that we sometimes see on  license plates.  I'm reminded of the verse in 1 Corinthians 10:31 that tells us, "Therefore, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" -- and that can include license plates too!