Author: grecofilali1

God doesn’t call the qualified, God qualifies the called Most of the mourners had left the grave side.  The heat of a southern sun made it uncomfortable to linger outside for long.  They would gather for sweet tea and refreshments at the widow’s house, another southern tradition. With his head down, his eyes fixed on … Continue reading

Serial Sniper There’s no right way to do the wrong thing. *****WARNING****** POSSIBLE TRIGGER ALERT All his life had been in preparation for this moment.  From the first time he picked up a BB gun, at the time nearly as big as he was, he’d had an inclination and proclivity for firearms and how to … Continue reading

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