I wonder how many of you can relate to that feeling after reading a book, other than the Bible, that is truly life changing. A read that just speaks to your soul and actually changes you somehow. I hope it is not just me, but I consider myself fortunate to have read more than one book that has impacted me deeply; whether it be emotionally, educationally or in challenging and even changing worldviews. It has been over 8 years since …
I don’t recall the exact time I started to use this phrase, ‘Ribbon and Bows,’ but I do know that it was through seeing how God, in His goodness and graciousness, kept on tying things up in a nice bow. As if, a lovely, delicate ribbon full of beauty and detail was being used by God’s intricate hand to package all things together. And every time I am left in awe, praising His holy name. These Ribbon and Bows moments …
I don’t remember the last time I felt so afraid, so uncertain about what was happening and so utterly out of control. My eyes had been covered and the last words my ‘mother’ spoke into my ear were, “I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you,” and with that I was taken away, placed in an unknown environment with people I had never met before. My eyes still covered, my hands tightly held under my legs; I could hear someone close to …