Julia looked back at Hadassah on the bloodstained sand. A great emptiness opened within her as she looked at the still form. Gone, too, was the salt that had kept her from completely corruption.

We all wanted what we wanted, and when the Lord fulfilled HIS purpose rather than ours, we struck out against him. In anger. In disappointment. Yet, it is God's will that prevails.

Everyone wanted to be the best. Best student. Best servant. Best Christian. They got caught up in it, pressing and pushing until they forgot whom it was they were trying to please.

my love isn't a weapon, it's a lifeline, reach out and take hold, and don't let go!

Calamity is a blessing when it brings one to God. --- Hadassah

The battle would not take place in the mountains, valleys, or plains of Israel. It would take place in the wilderness of the human heart.

Fiction can serve in a non-threatening way to open minds and, I hope, hearts to the Word of God.