writing

Witness Protection Program

If you could enter the witness protection program (wpp  because it’s shorter to type) and assume a totally new life, would you do it? Keep in mind, it means leaving everything behind. All your friends, family, co-workers, blog friends, twitter friends, facebook, and other social media place you have a presence. All new numbers to remember, social security, phone number, birthdate, address, credit cards, drivers license, library card. But you’d also leave behind all your past hurts, heartaches, mistakes, and any other foolish thing you’ve done in your life. So with all that to consider would you still enter the wpp?

Or perhaps you don’t want an entirely new life, you just want to run away for a while? Where would you go, what would you do? How long would you stay away for? Would you stay in touch with those you left behind?

One of the things I like about writing, and reading good writers, is they allow you to escape your everyday life and live in someone else’s world for a little while. I hope to be able to achieve that in my writing as well.

But for now I am filled with more questions, than answers. So I will return to my writing world and see what I find there.

Introducing Melanie Blievernicht

For those of you who do not attend Journey Church of Acworth, please allow me to introduce you to a dear friend, Melanie Blievernicht. She is an amazing woman of God, who has followed the call He placed in her heart and has written two books.

Walking Faith Forward is her first, now in it’s second edition. Here is the synopsis from Barnes & Noble.

“In the second edition of this engaging weekly devotional, Melanie Blievernicht draws from lessons in her personal life and Biblical references to show you how to connect with God and to spread His word by concentrating on a specific spiritual focus area each week. Encouraged by Christ’s promise of guidance and hope, Walking Faith Forward uses inspiration and reflection to help you make God a part of your daily life.”

Having served with her, I see this example lived out everyday.

Her second book, just recently published, is Divorce Is Only Human: My Journey With God Through Divorce.

“From the author of Walking Faith Forward comes one woman’s spiritual path through the darkest part of her life… a time of deep pain, depression, and despair… but also one of hope, determination, healing, and triumph through faith.

“Every so often, a book comes along that the Holy Spirit will use to minister to the depth of human pain and suffering. This is one of those books… An amazing story of tragedy turned into healing… A woman’s sharing of her own trials in order to pass on the gift of hope to others… ”
Douglas Crumbly, Lead Pastor, Journey Church of Acworth, GA”

So take a moment, and stop by her site to say hello. And if you have a chance to meet her in person, give her a hug from me too.

Random thought #72

I keep a journal on my bedside table. I use it to write down those random thoughts I have just before going to sleep or that wake me up in the middle of the night. I used to try and remember them the next morning, but found that didn’t work out so well.

This was last nights random thought…

“We” are not always right and “They” are not always wrong.

What are you thoughts?