You may never see what’s on the other side of your kindness and obedience. Be kind and obey anyway. Celeste sat quietly in the pew about halfway to the back of the church sanctuary, basking in the soft glow of candlelight and the peaceful aura that surrounded her. The Christmas Eve service was one of … Continue reading The Innkeeper’s Witness
You are a masterpiece in a master plan, created by a master craftsman for such a time as this … Every part of his body hurt. He got up and padded across the room into the bathroom. Leaning close to the mirror, he stared at his reflection. There was a small cut over one eye … Continue reading the Christmas Craftsman
For God so loved the world that he gave His only Begotten Son … The greatest gifts are those wrapped only in the sacrifice of a loving heart It had begun to snow. Thankfully, it hadn’t affected the sidewalk enough to make walking in heels treacherous. Still, she adjusted her scarf, pulled her coat … Continue reading A Gift
O Tidings of Comfort and Joy … It was one of those mercilessly cold nights; the kind where the air is so still, everything is clear and crisp. In the cloudless sky, the moon glowed bright and fuzzy, surrounded by a dark blanket, peppered with visible stars. On either side of the highway, as far … Continue reading A Heavenly Hitchhiker
God always answers prayer, just not always how you expect… Grace loved this time of year. Maybe it was her imagination, but it just seemed to her that at Christmas time, the atmosphere was a little warmer, people were a little friendlier and everything was a little brighter. She had come in for the milk … Continue reading A Christmas Prayer
Temptation turns to triumph It would be the first Thanksgiving she’d ever spent alone. As much as she prayed and hoped, it seemed her son, deployed overseas, would not be able to be here. Her daughter had a family of her own now and lived halfway across the country. For several days, Marian had felt … Continue reading A Thanks-giving Blessing
When everything you know is questioned, you find out where you stand and what you really believe… Something had gone terribly wrong. Things like this did not happen to people like her. It had to be some mistake. She’d been trying to tell anyone who would listen since yesterday when the whole nightmare started but … Continue reading Rebel Rising
Prologue Crisis plagues the remains of what was once the greatest nation on earth. For over one hundred and fifty years, the United States had been a beacon of power, prosperity and peace; but when a select group of intellectuals spear-headed a movement to strip the halls of academia, the processes of the judiciary … Continue reading FIREforce – prologue to the novel
Every part of her body ached. There had been too many men today. She knew protesting was useless. Either she would be denied food, beaten or worse and she had the scars to prove it. Climbing, no crawling really, on to the pallet where she was not only forced to entertain customers but … Continue reading A Pearl of Great Price
His heart racing, he turned from the broad alley into a narrower one, glancing behind every few paces to assure he was not being followed as he raced ahead. He pulled his robe tighter around him, though the air was still and the night not chilly. Thankful that there weren’t many about to take … Continue reading Chasing a Shadow
Lisa Greco Filali 