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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Adopting, Divorce, Death, Sickness, Hard Times - You NEED this book


Let me tell you how I came to own this book - truly a "God thing"!

I received a copy last November as I stood at my mother's coffin during visitation. Now, I stood at the receiving line for over 3.5 hours and over 400 people signed the registry book, so needless to say it was a long evening and I was exhausted and my brain was very muddled, but this is what I remember occurring on that night:

About an hour or so into the visitation period, many family members (including my father and sister) were standing with me and a lady that I have never seen before came up to me and said, "I know you don't know who I am but I worship with your parents and although I don't know them personally, I had planned on bringing this to your mother until I heard that she had died unexpectedly. God told me that I needed to come here tonight and give this to Debbie's child because you are going to need to draw from His strength in the days and months to come." She said that she could feel the spirit leading her to me as she entered the room and asked if I was in fact her daughter. She then handed me the book and said that she would be praying for us and to rely on God and then she simply walked away.

To this day, no one can tell me who this woman was, but to me, she will always be God's messenger - maybe even an angel. Regardless, I will be forever grateful to her for following God’s will. This book has ministered to me time and time again.

If you don't own this book, buy it! The devotions are brief - only a single page - but there is scripture to go with each day. Oftentimes when I sit down to read, it is like the author is looking into my soul and God is speaking directly to me. Click here to be directed to Amazon and order your copy today!

2 comments:

Sherry said...

Thank you Erica for sending this to me in this book to me when we were in the "dark days" of our waiting. I have since passed a copy on to another adoption friend. Continuing to pray for you! Blessings, Sherry Semlow

Debi said...

Hi Erica,
This is my devotional also. I read it before I go to work and I LOVE it- straight from God's heart.
What an amazing, incredible idea to have copies to pass out as a ministry.
Love and hugs and prayers,
Debi

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