A Calming Effect is a compilation of my first year of articles, one for each week, that I wrote for a column in one of my local newspapers.
What dignity displayed in the face of such horrific adversity! I just had to share With the world my emotions and my take on such a tragedy, never to be forgotten..
Eyes around the world were on Charleston, South Carolina.
This tragic event shook the globe.
Each week I ended my articles With this one-liner: Have a wonderfully blessed week, and never leave home without Him! This Collection of inspirational Devotionals ends With an epilogue: Love Transcends Hate: A Personal Perspective on the Emanuel 9 Massacre.
Therefore, my desire is that my weekly Devotionals in this book will have a Calming effect on those who read them.
When I look at the ocean, I always say, How can anyone say there is no God! Only God could create such a beautiful phenomenon, With such a Calming effect.
When I need a hefty boost of encouragement, my husband and I head to the ocean! The feel of the cool breeze from the water and the beauty of it just mesmerize me.
I chose the title A Calming Effect because when I am around God\'s creation of water, it brings a peaceful calm over me that is indescribable.
Each week, I relied on God to lead me With what He wanted me to tell His people.
Many others have been led to Christ/recommitted their lives to Christ as a result.
During the time that I was writing this column, so many of my readers motivated and encouraged me to continue because they looked forward to my weekly articles.
The overall purpose, however, is to teach, inspire, and Motivate others to stay encouraged in the Lord because everything will be all right in God\'s time.
Each article is supported by one or more scriptures, and most of them include an illustration to further explain the main points.
My topics range from mine and others\' personal experiences, to those of life in general.
A Calming Effect is a compilation of my first year of articles, one for each week, that I wrote for a column in one of my local newspapers
