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After becoming a grandmother of eight packages of blessing, I found myself with the time to finish the lifelong goal of being certified as an elementary school teacher. Previously I had the privilege of obtaining long-term substitute teaching positions but

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Fear: 1 of 40
Fear is a four letter word that is familiar to every creature, human or animal and can have both negative and positive effects. According to the Wikipedia encyclopedia, fear is a powerful, unpleasant feeling of risk or danger, either real or imagined. It goes on to explain physical responses to fear and the different forms th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Rape: 2 of 68
The vile violence I foughtUntil no fight leftWas subdued by the lewd onslaughtI scream but the ears are deafIf I reason with himMaybe he will desistBut his mind is dimWhat will stop this antagonist?If God you fearThis accounts as sinBut he replied with a sneerIt is not your sinIn my minds pleaI beg you pleaseDon't cause my li... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Praising God: 1 of 27
My bosom filled with prideAs I beheld God's Girl abideIn praise and thanksgiving;Allowing the Holy Spirit to bringAbundant joy opening lips to sing.Vibrations of the presence of GodEnabled her body to stepOut in praise; willing to raiseHoly hands toward heavenLeading the brethren.Holy anger swells withinSurely it is sin not t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Reflections: 16 of 242
As I look at my granddaughter I see reflections of myself Also destined to be a writer Showing creativity herself As I look in the mirror I see how the years Served like a revelator On how beauty disappears As I look within my soul I see the finite treasure Knowledge like a bookstall An unattainable advent... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Touched by God: 1 of 15
God is so wonderful that the remembrance of the moments when He has touched me forces a bubbling of laughter from my heart. The first time that God touched me; I was a child of maybe eight years of age. First of all my biological father abandoned me when I was a baby and then the stepfather bound by alcohol was very cruel at ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Testimonies: A death in the family: 1 of 8
Two years ago, the phone rang and my brother gave me a message that at first was not comprehensible. It sounded like a far away, "Mom arrived at the San Juan airport on a stretcher, and she died on the airplane." The other details went silent for a while and I walked around slowly trying to discern exactly what the phone conv... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Defining Christian faith: 13 of 99
In order to enable the understanding of the statement Defining Christian faith it is important to clarify the meanings of the words Christian' and faith'. The word Christian was first used in Antioch as a derogatory description to the believers in the Messiah or the Christ when Paul began his evangelism there. At that time th... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Problems with the claim of religions claiming 'the one true faith': 5 of 37
The problem with the claim of religions claiming to be 'the one true faith' is that many people get caught up on the claim itself instead of searching for the truth in history and within themselves. These claims are made without the knowledge necessary to make an intelligent assessment of the basis for their religion. We have... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality (Other) Are angels real or imaginary?: 35 of 151
One thing that assures me of the certainty of angels is the fact that I have seen them and experienced different kinds of assistance from them. The angelic visitations have been many but some were intuitive while in other circumstances I could see them. During a preparation time for a sermon, the Holy Spirit called me to fast... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Testimonies: How religious scripture has changed my life: 1 of 4
In 1985, I was five months pregnant and also had six children ages one, three, seven, eight, ten and eleven; when all at once a new thing began to happen in my prayer life. A special utterance came out of my mouth. It was similar to praying in tongues except this was the fourth verse of Psalm 23, "Even though I walk through t... More..