Walking in the Light of His Presence
is a compilation of poetry and short stories that chronicle my journey of faith from childhood in a large family, through tears and laughter, heartbreak and sorrow, and into a marvelous relationship with Jesus, my Savior, and with God, my heavenly Father. This relationship was made possible by an increased emphasis on reading God's Word, by attending Bible studies, by faithful church attendance, and by spending more time in prayer. During this time of increased devotion, I learned more about God and His love for me and experienced supernatural blessings from Him.
I also realized that God had given me the ability to write poetry and short stories as a therapeutic gift. This outlet of creativity became my "voice" because I had a speech impediment and was emotionally paralyzed with fear at the thought of public speaking. Along with the love, prayers, and concern of Christian friends and a minister, God healed me of this fear and speech impediment. For fifty years, I endured a lot of humiliation and embarrassing moments with this problem, and I would get very depressed at times dealing with this.
I was only eight years old when I asked my first prayer request to God asking Him to remove this problem. Even as a young girl, I felt that God was the only hope I had. I kept praying, and God kept sending people into my life to help me. I started attending a Bible study led by Nancy Andrews, and my faith started growing, and I started learning the truth of how God sees things and how much He loves us by sending His Son, Jesus, into this hurting world to help all of us. It wasn't until years later that I decided to dig deep into the Word of God, the Bible, daily and believe what the power of God can do. I had to renew my mind and put my trust in the Lord, Jesus Christ, for the victory of healing to take place. He is the great light, the truth, who is God Himself. I would have never made it without Him! I am so thankful that I am able to share my life story and my journey of faith with you.