Free Ebook this Weekend!

My new novel WHEN HEAVEN SIGHS is on sale for FREE, FREE this weekend, Sept. 12-13th on Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DWB7F39

The forces of heaven and hell clash in a vicious battle for possession of an ancient, never seen before Dead Sea Scroll. A dedicated homicide detective and a local pastor struggle together to find the murderers of two young men, one a Bible student and the other a beloved priest, brave enough to believe in the scroll and its unique message.

Click on this link to read the first 2 chapters for FREE: http://www.soul-sails.com/book

Obey God And Rest — Pure Glory

by Hazel Straub Change and transition surrounds you and what was routine in the past no longer fits or works. It is uncomfortable. God is telling you to leave behind old habits and sins. A higher commitment to follow what he is asking without excuses is required. Do not fret and stew, God will come […]

Obey God And Rest — Pure Glory

Fire-Breather!

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Fire-Breather

(not a circus act)

Fire-breathers of old

Breathing flames into the air

From between the lips a fuel’s mist

Daring a miraculous feat to share

With an audience

Waiting, holding its own breath

As they watch these brave performers

Be willing to risk their very death

To entertain.

But there is a real

Fire-breather

Needing nothing but Himself

His Own power

To drench us within

The shower

Of His love and glory

Fire from on high

A God who reaches

Down

To envelop us

From beyond the skies

To live Within His fiery

Glorious

Life

All of heaven calls his Name

From Generation to

Generation

He is the same

Always wanting to share

His Holy Fire

Reaching down from

Heaven’s spires

To live, burn within us

His Holy children!

So, catch the flame

Pronounce His Name

From between your lips

Allow the fuel,

God’s Spirit

Your allegiance, very breath

to claim.

Man

Man

Selfish man,

You take your stand

On a land

You do not possess

You do not own

Even one groan

Of this earth, sea or sky

Not a single one of its sighs

Everything, us all

Belongs to someone else

This is our greatest test

To understand,

Be led into eternity

To recognize our smallness

Cupped within the power of

God’s hands

The only place we can stand

Within His Will for us

To know you better

Be forever unfettered

from my ignorance

& physicality

To get to know you

One on one

This is why your Son

Was sent & bore His scars

Bringing us home

No more to roam

In the darkness between the stars

Small Saturday Adventure

KODAK Digital Still Camera
KODAK Digital Still Camera
KODAK Digital Still Camera

We couldn’t resist it. Yesterday was so beautiful. Where we live in the southern states is normally hot and very humid, but the temps and humidity were both lower yesterday. We decided to take a short drive down the interstate and visit one of the smaller towns in our area. We rambled through a few antique malls. Yes, I did spend a few dollars on an antiquey(is that a word? probably not but oh well) looking tablecloth then my husband and I decided to eat lunch at one of their smaller restaurants.

Boy, was it good! You never know what you’re going to get sometimes in places like that, but they had a wonderful hot bar with barbeque ribs, fried chicken and several sides of really good vegies. But the piece de resistance of the meal was hands down the wonderful peach cobbler off the hot bar. It had so much butter in it that it literally was oozing and floating up to the top of the crust. I am not kidding when I say I have not in a long time put something that good in my mouth.

So, to cut to the chase, we had a really nice Saturday. We had not done that since before the COVID virus shut things down. It was good to get out again and actually eat inside a restaurant. I’m not normally a big fan of small towns, but sometimes I can see the appeal of a slower paced, quieter lifestyle where getting to be closer to your neighbors is easier to do.

I hope you got to enjoy your Saturday and how beautiful our God/Creator’s world can be at times. May He bless you always.

check out my debut novel’s Book Page above. It contains excerpts and the first two chapters.

http://www.soul-sails.com/book

Quiet Whispers — except from novel WHEN HEAVEN SIGHS

Samual’s father leaned over and picked up a piece of paper off his desktop. “I see you’re still writing that poetry stuff. What does this one say?”

“Dad, leave it. I know you thought it was a waste of my time so—”

“Son, just because I didn’t understand your need doesn’t mean it was not important.” His dad stopped and started reading out loud.

Quiet Whispers

In the stillness of the night

Your quiet whispers roar,

In my heart the sorrows break

Then fall softly to the floor.

Each pristine shining needle

Feather floats to a dusty earth

Leaving room at last within

For pure joy and your immeasurable worth.

The bright glory of your face

Outshines all suns by far

blowing, your living breath crosses

 desert skies to light each and every star.

Cleansing, blowing, refreshing

Reaching across an unending universe

Moving down from highest heaven

destroying forever

man’s darkest, ancient curse.

“This is pretty good. You need to keep this up.”

Samual could not help but smile. “Only pretty good? Dad, you didn’t insist on coming to see me to read my poetry. So, what gives?”