In Remembrance ~ September 11th

I am not an American, but I have friends who are.


I have family and friends who have made America their home.

I am not an American, but on September 11, 2001 I felt America’s pain as if it was my own.

And today like my friends across America, I remember.


I remember,

The shock,

The horror,

The uncertainty,

But I also remember the acts of

Courage,

Heroism and

Bravery

I remember that in the midst of death, despair and destruction that forever changed September 11th from an ordinary day to one forever etched in our memory God was there.

Ten years later as America (and its friends and neighbors) remember its losses, celebrate and pay tribute to its heroes and continue to move forward God is still present.

And in the days, weeks, months and years to come God will still be there…

Thank you Lord that you are always present, in the good and especially in difficult time.


Trusting Him,
 ~Bernadine~

Is it Worth it?

It was the first time I had been on a flight that long. The eight hour journey that signified the second to the last leg of my trip seemed never ending. I chit chatted a bit with my seatmate, read, ate, slept, got up and stretched and watched the hour hand on my watch slowly count off the hours.

It wasn’t the most comfortable way to spend eight hours of my life but somehow, the excitement of where I was going, and knowing the exact length of the trip, sustained me throughout the long journey.

Sometimes I wish my Christian journey was that simple. I know what’s at the end of the journey but I have absolutely no idea how long the journey is. So sometimes because of the length I admit sometimes I wonder, is it worth it?
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Trusting Him,
~Bernadine~

Finding Purpose



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 It’s not easy, this writing thing. There are moments when I have lots to say and moments when I struggle to find the words.

The problem isn’t so much that I have writer's block although sometimes that plays a part.

It isn’t that I don’t have anything to say. I have lots to say on many different things.

It’s that I’m struggling to find my writing purpose.

For the ten years I published my teen girl magazine I knew exactly what I wanted to say to Girl Talk’s readers. In other words I knew my purpose for writing. However, it’s been just over a year since that chapter in my life came to a close and I find myself wondering, what is my writing purpose?

Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon, in the main time I’d love to know,
Why do you write?

Trusting Him,
 ~Bernadine~