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	WRITE 2 THE HEART Stories that are aimed "Write 2 the Heart" September 11, 2002 Cheryl Speir, Editor, moderator@write2theheart.com ----------------------------------------------------------- By subscription only! Welcome to your latest issue of "Write 2 the Heart" ------------------------------------------------------------ *** Special Announcement* I am happy to announce that for the months of September and October, a Write 2 the Heart logo mouse pad will be sent to writers when their story is printed in our newsletter. You may receive one even if you had a story published in the past. Only one per author please. To submit your original heartwarming story, email it to: moderator@write2theheart.com ------------------------------------------------------------- When tragedy struck, Betty's daughter and son-in-law turned in faith to the Lord. He heard and answered. The only casualty was a small witnessing tool. You can't help but think of it still circulating, touching lives. ------------------------------------------------------------- Praise The Lord By Betty King ------------------------------------------------------------- Out Of Difficulties Grow Miracles -Jean de La Bruyere "Praise The Lord" Our married daughter had been raised in a Christian home and was herself a believer. After getting married and starting a family she rededicated her life to the Lord. A busy housewife and mother of two little boys she found herself with little time and a feeling of inadequacy in being much of a Christian witness. She began to pray the Lord would open up opportunities for her to tell others of her faith and love for Him. On a stop one day at the Bible Book Store she spotted a key chain, Praise The Lord it was inscribed. Did she dare spend five dollars on something she really didn't need? But wouldn't that be a subtle way to witness? It wouldn't be offensive to anyone, and yet she could get her point across. Even total strangers would be aware of her faith, without her having to say a single word. Perhaps this was the start on her way to being the kind of witness she wanted to be. Her husband took her car to his office one evening a few nights later. It was a cold night and before returning home he ran out turning the car on to warm up. He went back inside for only a few moments. When going back outside he found the car was gone. That evening my daughter and her husband discussed the disappearance of their car. They talked of the possibility of it being found stripped, if even found at all. So that night in her prayers she asked that God would return it to them unharmed. The next morning early they received a phone call. Someone across town had found their car parked in their driveway with the doors open, keys in it and it still running. There was not a scratch on the car. The only thing missing was the key chain, Praise The Lord. We never know how or in what subtle way our lives may reach out to others. God can take the simplest occurrences and magnify their effect. Prayers too are far reaching they can have consequences of great magnitude. We should never forget also, that in faith, mountains have moved. ~ Betty King ~copyright 2002 Betty king baking2 @ charter.net (You are encouraged to write to the authors to let them know what you think of their story, just remember to remove the space before and after the @ symbol. The space is placed in the address to protect our writers from viruses and email harvesting programs. Have a comment on today's story? Send it to: moderator@write2theheart.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Betty King lives with her husband Bill in Illinois. She is a writer of life and it's happenings. This is a true story that happened to her daughter and husband. She says God does work in astounding ways, using us to complete His plans. Betty has just completed her first book "It Takes Two Mountains To Make A Valley"; it has been accepted and soon will be published. She has lived with MS for 36 years. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Letters From Our Readers --------------------------------------------------------------- Gale's story reminded me so much of my own life. I fell in love with a guy and decided that as a modern woman we would live together until the right time came along to marry. It never did. Anything that could go wrong did. We were always going to marry when finances were right, jobs were better, or any other excuse reared it's head. He finally left me to find himself. He found himself marrying someone else. I asked God why He allowed this to happen to me. I was so hurt and confused. I began to read my Bible and attend church. I came to realize that God didn't allow this to happen, I did it to myself. God will not bless a relationship that goes against his plans and purpose for my life. My parents had tried to raise me to do what was right, but I felt they were behind the times. After getting my life on track, I met Jim. When we began dating, it was strictly by the book. I was surprised at how much more romantic a relationship could be when you didn't jump in bed together. It allowed a true friendship to grow. We have been married seven years and I am still amazed at the depth of our relationship. There is a strength in our marriage I never dreamed could exist. I believe it is because I finally did things right according to God's plan. Tracy * This is the most comprehensive and sensitive site that I have seen all year that memorializes the 9/11 events. It takes about 10 minutes to download but it's worth the wait. Please pass on to friends...and get a hanky. http://home.attbi.com/~sept11/ Tammy *** I belong to several lists. Many of them do not allow you to see the person behind it. One I have been on for nearly two years and I don't know if the editor is male or female because the person has a generic name. I can overlook your goofs since it shows me there is a human being behind your news- letter prone to mistakes just like me. It doesn't hurt that you can laugh at yourself and not take yourself too seriously. Annie --------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl's Corner Last week someone with an e-mail harvesting program found the Write 2 the Heart web site. They went through and lifted the e-mail address's of the writers in the archives section. David has been working on learning a new program so we can go in and update the site and go to all the back issues to place a space before and after the @ symbol. We hope to have it finished this week. Jeremy' friends now come over and tell him they will go and buy some steaks if he will cook them. Funny how agreeable he is with that. Maybe we should open a steak house and hire him as chef. God Bless Cheryl ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- © 2002 Write 2 the Heart Nothing may be reproduced or published without the written permission of the individual author or copyright owner. All rights belong to the authors. --------------------------------------------------------------- All subscriptions sent to your e-mail free of charge.