As another year begins to come to a close, I can not help but wonder if I accomplished this year all that I set out to do; but more importantly did I accomplish all that God had planned for me this year? Each year we are given a clean page to write upon, a story to tell in our very own words. The pages that unfold are up to each of us as an individual and the characters we include within the pages of our lives are greatly a result of the choices that we make. How we greet each day determines in great part the path that we take and how the pages of our lives unfold. Did we take the time to bring healing to a heart that was hurting or did we in turn inflict pain within the heart of another? Looking back I find a renewed sense of purpose. . . almost a calling and a direction to purposefully strive in 2015 to bring healing. . . . looking around me each day I see so many that are hurting, so many that have become broken and need desperately for someone to reach out to them with words that will sooth their aching soul. So it is that I dedicate “Richele Writes” as an avenue for God to speak through me to bring healing to hearts that are hurting!!!!
Author: Tina "Richele" Ballinger
Growing up in a small town along the banks of the Mississippi River, I had a lot of time to explore the natural wonders of the world around me. As an adult I still find my mind wandering back to those days as inspiration for my writing. Through the chapters of my life my experiences have taught me the value of reflection and the benefits of focusing on the small things that really are what matters the most. I live by the motto " no day is wasted if you help someone or learn something". Daily I strive to be the hands, feet and voice for my Savior Jesus Christ to a world of women that are hurting, that are feeling alone, and simply need to know the story of Jesus's redefining mercy and grace
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I often pause and reflect on what was and what now has come to be, I must admit there are a whole gamut of emotions that come from such reflections but for today I chose to concentrate on the “Happy Ones”. . . the ones that make me smile, the ones that bring hope for the future, the ones that remind me how blessed I truly am and the ones that remind me of who I have become and who I am yet to be. So for today, I am at peace!!!