God did not allow this to happen!

Today, January 30, 2016, I clicked on my Social Media to find, in my Suggestion to Watch list, the breaking news of the shooting and killing of six at a Mosque in Quebec, Canada.

How am I sure that God did not let this happen?

One of God commandments, that he instructs us to follow, says; "Thy shall not kill." (Exodus 20:13)  Ask yourself, why would God instruct us to follow this commandment when he would allow others to be killed.

God's words are not contradictory!

In fact God's word instructs us on how we are suppose to treat foreigners. 

In Leviticus 19:33-34 God instructs Moses on how he wanted him and the Israelites how to worship him and gave them a guidebook on holy living.  During these instructions he says: "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.  The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native=born.  Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.  I am the Lord your God."
 

If God did not allow this to happen then who did?

Satan knows that he has limited amount of time left before the second coming of Jesus Christ.  So, he is feeding off of people's spiritual weakness and deep rooted hatred for others.

This is why we must dress in the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:13-17) everyday.  Praying as we take each and every step.

An Update

Hey Guys!

     Just wanted to give you an update on what I have been up to. 

• I am currently proofing the revised version of Prayers of Motherhood.  A task I hope to have completed in the next couple of weeks.
• Accumulating some drafts for this blog.
• Writing down, and organizing, ideas for not only this blog but also for upcoming books, short stories, and developing other projects.
• But mainly I have been living life, praying, and raising my son.

So, look for notifications in the near future for new blogs and maybe a few surprises!

Changes are coming

Hey Everyone,

In the next couple of weeks there will be some extra posts and pages added to my blog.  I will be starting Book Blog Pages.  These pages will consist of three elements.  The first page will be a picture of the book with a small summary of what the book is about.  The second page will consist of my bio.  And the third page will consist of excerpts from the book.

I hope that you will enjoy these changes.  But do not worry A Sarcastic Question and Prose and Paragraph will remain the same. 

I hope that you will enjoy these changes.  Feel free to leave me a comment, because your feedback helps me to better my blog.  Also, feel free to share any post that you have enjoyed and that you feel will help someone else out.

See you in the next couple of weeks.

Why did I self publish?

Those close to me know that ever since I leaned to compose my first complete sentence, writing has been a passion of mine. At that time, and experience level in my life, most of mine stories was about whatever stray dog was dumped at our house that day or that week or to aggravate my older, teenage, sisters by writing stories about them getting a pimple.

As writing, and reading, became a very important part of every day of my waking hours, the goal of having my words in print, either formatted in a hard cove or paperback format was a dream of mine.  I began to submit my unedited, manuscripts and query letters to any and every publishing house that I could think of.  To which, the only type if replies that I would receive were rejection letters. 

Decades later, I received my first acceptance letter for the Prayers of Motherhood manuscript.  To say that I was excited would be an understatement.  Having been taught to read the small print before you sign on the dotted line, I began reading the contract; I had studied to be a Paralegal.  I found the, smoking, small print of the very last page where it stated that in order for them to start the publishing process on my book, they will need close to $4,000 for the PR and Marketing cost.  At the time I was an unemployed, single mother.  I did not have $4,000 and was not willing to put my self or allow my family go in debt, so that I could have my first book published.

Homeward Bound

The following days after giving birth felt like, literally, riding an emotional roller coaster.  As the Estrogen and Endorphins began to battle against each other to see which one would reach its normal level first. Leaving me feeling confused, emotional, and exhausted.  Needing some sort of clarity, I said a silent prayer:

"Lord, I am feeling some kind of way right now.  A way that I have never felt before.  Are these normal post system of child birth?  Oh Lord, I cannot stand feeling this way."

Because I began running a fever, and my son was having trouble breathing, we stayed in the hospital for a week before we were released.  As a hospital orderly pushed me to my sister's waiting car, I said a silent prayer:

"Lord,"
"Yes, Rachel."
"What are they thinking releasing this innocent infant into my care?"
"You will be fine Rachel."
"But, I do not know anything about taking care of an infant."
"Recall how you have helped your sisters raise their children."
"But, they went home in thirty minutes to an hour later."
"You learned more than you think."
"I understand Lord but I will be responsible for him 24/7 365 day a year."
"I will be there each second to help you."
"Thank you, Lord."

     As I cautiously maneuvered myself into the back seat of my sister's car I unknowingly placed my arm around my son for the short ride home.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!

You can now purchase the entire Prayers of Motherhood series on Amazon or Kindle.

Hey Guys! Sorry for the lapse in posts but I have been creating a backlog of drafts and working on a special project; which will be revealed in the next couple of weeks.  So stay tuned.

Love you guys,  My sisters and brothers in Christ.

A Question Prayer

Dear God;

Let thy will be done.

As you know we had on election for the next President of the United States.  We both know who I voted for but when it is all said and done the candidate that you have pre-chosen won in the end.  So that all events will occur before your son Jesus Christ will return.  Knowing and  fully believing in this I need to ask you a few questions about the current state of this world.

One of the candidates said that they will send a group of people, who they categorized as minorities, back to their birth countries.  Lord, do they not know that you created everyone and everything on this earth?

If they were successful in returning minorities to their earthly homeland who will spend money in the stores to help contribute to the economy?

Lord, do they not know, or accept and acknowledge, that you are King ?  That you created everything and everyone and while they may make promises about what they will be able to do, once and if, they are elected you are a God whose promises never changes.

Although they want to seat on the throne of President of the United States, You will forever sit on the Heavenly throne.