Happy National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

Whew! That's a mouthful for a national day, isn't it, LOL! But art is such an important part of our lives. Celebrate today with the types of art that make you happy. Photography, painting, quilting, needlework. . .the list goes on and on. And don't forget God's creation that is there for us to see every day. No human art can compare to His artistry!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sunday

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

                                                                Proverbs 3:5-6

Ryan's Father Book Trailer

This is the book trailer to Ryan's Father, by June Foster. If you haven't read my review of the book, scroll down!

Ryan's Father Book Review

                                                               

June Foster is an author known for tackling complicated problems, and this book does not disappoint. In Ryan’s Father, June tells the story of a young Christian man struggling with his own feelings of homosexuality.

Raised by a single, alcoholic mother, and no father for guidance, Ryan Reid spent his childhood struggling with feelings of loneliness and abandonment. As a teen, he met a local pastor and trusted his heart to God. The newfound relationship with the Lord brought an element of love and peace to his life. But there was one issue that didn’t change. Though he never acted on his feelings, Ryan still felt an attraction to men.

When an earthquake strikes while Ryan is purchasing a cup of coffee, he ends up under a Starbuck’s table with Sandy Arrington, a beautiful young nurse that works at the local hospital. Soon Ryan and Sandy are seeing a lot of each other. And when Sandy attends church with Ryan and surrenders her life to Christ, she begins to see Ryan in a new light. The relationship that develops between the two of them forces Ryan to confront the secret he has been hiding.

After spending so many years living a lie, can Ryan find it in himself to finally give the problem to God? And when he does face reality, can he trust the truth to Sandy? Or will he lose her forever?

You will enjoy the fact that June tells this story from a strong Christian point of view. When God is in control, he can change anything in our lives. Ryan must learn that total surrender to God, in every issue of his life, is the only way to defeat sin.

I give this book 5 stars. Thank you for sharing such an excellent story with us, June!



This book was given to me in exchange for a fair and honest review.


About the author

June Foster is a retired teacher with a BA in Education and a MA in counseling. June has written four novels for Desert Breeze Publishing. The Bellewood Series, Give Us This Day – February 1, 2012, As We Forgive – September 1, 2012, and Deliver Us – April 1, 2013, and Hometown Fourth of July – July 1, 2012. June's book, Ryan's Father, is available from WhiteFire Publishing January 2014. For All Eternity, Red and the Wolf, and Misty Hollow, God willing, will be published in the near future. June loves to write stories about characters who overcome the issues in their lives by the power of God and His Word. June uses her training in counseling and her Christian beliefs in creating characters who find freedom to live godly lives.

June's web sites:

http://junefoster.blogspot.com

http://infinitecharacters.com

https://www.amazon.com/author/junefoster

https://twitter.com/vjifoster

https://www.facebook.com/authorjunefoster

http://whitefire-publishing.com/wordpress/authors/june-foster/

http://desertbreezpublishing.com

The Shepherd of the Hills

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Likes the quote "Here and there among men, there are those who pause in the hurried rush to listen to the call of a life that is more real… He who sees and hears too much is cursed for a dreamer, a fanatic, or a fool, by the mad mob who, having eyes, see not, ears and hear not, and refuse to understand… "

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“…I never understood until the past months why the Master so often withdrew alone into the wilderness. There is not only food and medicine for one’s body; there is also healing for the heart and strength for the soul in nature. One gets very close to God…in these temples of God’s own building.”
― Harold Bell Wright, The Shepherd of the Hills

 

For a great read that will take you away from this hurried and frantic pace our culture promotes these days, you might consider reading Harold Bell Wright's, The Shepherd of the Hills. It is written in an old-fashioned style that may be hard to get used to at first, but give it a chance, and enjoy the sweet, inspirational story that Mr. Wright wrote in the Arkansas Ozarks, published in 1907.

 

The Shepherd of the Hills is free on Amazon Kindle

Our Struggle With Sin

Although it is a fight we cannot win by ourselves, we are not alone.

1 John 3:2

King James Version (KJV)

² Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Think about that verse. When He returns we will be rescued from our continual war with sin and 'we shall be like him'! So what do we do in this earthly life until He comes?

Always remember that we are not alone in this struggle. The indwelling power of the Holy Spirit gives us strength to fight our battles each day.

Another thing we must do is surrender our habits to God--the ones that break His heart. The ones that steal our time from Him and prevent us from giving ourselves wholly to Him and obeying His word.

We must not become weary in our day to day battle. Though it is a daily struggle, by putting our trust in Him, we will win!

Have a wonderful Sunday!