discoveringdesaray

I've been doing this 30 Day writing challenge this month. Each day I have a new random topic to write about. It's just something to get the creative juices flowing and it's been a nice break from some of the heavier writing I've been working on. This was one of the pieces I had to write and thought I'd share today. It really is a great book. I've read it at least five times now. I always find something new every time.  A book that I loved, I mean LOVED, was Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. It's a beautiful story of a young girl who was born into the sins of her parents. She remembers the moment the fairly tale died for her and she saw that she was unwanted, unloved, and-unworthy. Nothing else she sought ever made that feeling go away. And as tragedy and horror continued to strike her life until she had no say so anymore and she became property of an abusive, manipulating, terrifyingly cruel man.  When she escaped from him she couldn't escape the ...

As the Lord has been taking me through this latest process of healing and deliverance I have experienced some serious emotional highs and lows. The first thing I want to say is that I have the greatest husband in the world. He is the epitome of patience and compassion and mercy. I am ever so grateful for these Christ-like characteristics in him as I've had to walk this path. In my last post, "Struck down but not destroyed", I noted that even though I tried to avoid this for a long time, the Lord showed me there was more to be worked out. Part of this process was having to sit down face to face, eye to eye, and heart to heart with this man from the past and clear the air. You see, seven years ago I was married to someone else. The marriage was falling apart and I had decided to leave. I had called it quits within myself. And then I had an affair. That is not an easy admission to make publicly. It is something I have kept hidden for many years now. And the few times I h...

Over the past few months I have been going through a bit of a deliverance walk. It's one I thought I had walked out and walked away from seven years ago, however the Lord has shown me clearly that it wasn't over. I always tell the ladies in my small group that when they are ministering to someone to be transparent. We don't hve it all together and we don't deserve to be on some pedestal. I know I don't! I do my best to be transparent about my own struggles and shortcomings as well as my victories when I am ministering to them. Past and present. But this recent journey I've had to take has been a doozy. There were things I did in my past that I wanted to leave right there in the past. And the people involved in those acts needed to stay there too. For seven years I got my wish. But last August there was a prophetic word spoken over me that let me know that some old wounds were going to be reopened, but for a purpose. I was given fair warning to prepare myself, ...

Last month I found this 30 Day Writing Challenge on a writer's page on Facebook. It was to begin April 1 and go each day of the month with a new topic to write on each day. I've been sitting stagnant again for a while. It seems I go through seasons where I cannot stop writing and then those where I have nothing to say. I figured this challenge would be a good way to flex the writing muscles and get me moving again. My start was great. Each day I tackled the topic of the day with enthusiasm and energy. And I've found that even once I've addressed the daily topic, I find myself wanting to keep writing. The stretching has moved into full blown exercise! I am halfway through the month and I would call this challenge a success already. Yesterday we met with a couple who are probably our closest friends. She is my anchor and my accountability and swift kick in the butt. He is like a father, a brother, a boss, and a friend all in one. I adore these two people and am closer...