ABC Woman Finds Freedom
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A compilation of testimonies for women who find themselves in a prison ... with or without bars!
Women whose lives were being lived in a prison of their own minds found the simple lesson of changing the ABCs. Each woman learned to think and agree with God's Word to change their situations. Intended for prisoners and prison ministry, anyone can change their thoughts and words that ultimately lead to a life of freedom.
Kathleen Schubitz
Kathleen Schubitz is a dedicated woman of God who has turned life’s hardships into stepping stones for success. Pressing through an oppressive childhood and life-threatening abuse and sickness as an adult, she has turned tragedy into triumph and devastation into dedication. She has not only overcome her own hurtful situations but, through her victories, she is helping others to find healing and purpose as well.She is an accomplished author, speaker, and business woman. As a writer, she has penned over 50 poems, many of which have been included in her book, ...In His Presence, and is founder and president of the publishing company, RPJ & Company, Inc. (Righteousness, Peace, and Joy) which was formed in 2004. Her published works include several books from other authors as well as her own.In ministry, she has a desire to see women live and walk in total freedom and forgiveness. She is active in her community as a charter member of FOCUS International, a member of the Coalition of Prison Evangelists (C.O.P.E.), and a member of the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce and the Maitland Area Chamber of Commerce. She is available as a keynote speaker for women’s church groups and ministries, women’s shelters, and other recovery and transitional ministries.
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ABC Woman Finds Freedom - Kathleen Schubitz
MY LEIS UPON THE WATER
The Memories Return
by JoAnne French
ISBN-13: 978-1-937770-13-6
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Cover design concept by John Redman of Addesign – Orlando, Florida
Cover design by Kathleen Schubitz / www.rpjandco.com
Copyright © 2011 JoAnne French
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®, unless otherwise noted. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.
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Presenting My Leis
With Love...
To all the precious ones
whose smiles, actions and words
kindled the special memories
written here to share with others.
Borrowing an exquisite picture
from Claudia Ghandi:
If I had a single flower
for every time I think about you
I could walk forever in my garden.
JoAnne French
Previewing My Leis...
A lei upon the water will drift with the tide.
In Hawaiian lore, the lei borne back to the beach
signifies that its wearer will also return.
This is a bouquet of stories that in my heart and mind can be strung like fragrant flowers on a lei. Cast upon the water the memories return again and again, to be shared over a dining table or coffee bar, with a lot of remember when…
smiles. Created by computer keys rather than deft fingers of a muumuu-clad wahine on Honolulu’s waterfront, my leis contain flowers of inspiration, beauty, humor and love.
First shared are stories in an inviting journey
of what are sometimes called Angel Moments...
God’s amazing provision defying coincidence
labels.
Some tales are captured as Pictures of the Heart
because a camera could not do that task.
Both humorous and serious family legends
are strung on my Word (re)Play lei
where pivotal life events turn upon
memorable, must-share words.
My final lei shares treasured pictures
of a Far Country past.
TABLE OF CONTENTS - Finding the Flowers on My Leis
Sharing My Lei of Angel Moments
Fork in the Road
Mr. Shafer’s Goodbye
Saint
Paul
Guardian at the Unwelcome Mat
An Accidental Cross
A Family Bible
My Glistening Wanderer
The Wood Pile
Shadow at the Window
Strangers in the Library
Guardian by the Tree
A Wedding Blessing
Circle of Love
Blessings in a Storm
Being Dead is No Excuse
Ghost Flower
The Spanish Moss
10,001 Golf Balls
Traveling Mercies
My Furry White Angel
My London Angel
This Lei Shows Favorite Pictures of the Heart
Haleakala Sunrise
Flower Power
Monumental Beauty
Circle of Trumpets
Kiss of Christmas
The Blue Tide
The Black Sand Beach
Takeoff Practice
Seven Last Words
Beneath Her Wings
Lucky Peacocks
Embraced by the Cathedral
End of the Rainbow
Silent Night, Heilige Nacht
A Stone from Dachau
Last Gift of the Plonlein
Neuschwanstein
A Lei Full of Smiles Word (re)Play
Laughing by the Weeping Willow
No Fan of Wrigley
Picture (im)Perfect
Mountaintop Wisdom
She Kicked Me!
Familiar Faces
A Pizza and 21 Candles
First Things First
The Senator
Music to My Ears
Wedding Music
Rules of the Road
Last of the Bourbon
A Dad’s Promises
Carnegie Music vs. the Zoo
Small Eyes, Wise View
Dining by the Crater
Designer Bath
Hawaiian Cookie Monster
A Cleric’s Lapse
Meeting Mamie
Apt Description
Snow Creations
Child’s View of the News
Making It Happen
Being Lazy Smart
It’s a Small World After All
A New Mountain View
Tree Rain
End of Time
A Lei of Flowers from my Far Country
Closer to the Earth
The Great Butter Coup
Five Rose Petals
The Corner, Corner, Corner Stores
Grandpa and the Dairy Commission
a Penny Saved is, well…
Memorable Links on the Food Chain
No Empty Nest
Radio Adventures
Flowers from Lila and Me
By the Numbers
Apples on Call
Party Line Woes
Nights at the Round Table
…And Days at the Nets and Hoop
Petals and Stems
PS Details...Rest of the Story
tales, recipes, a Word Sleuth Challenge, and a special thank you.
Angel Moments touch us all.
Many reside in memory’s back niches
because of the vague feeling that it was
just coincidence or imagination at work.
Wise observation says that coincidence
is when God wants to remain anonymous!
These events reaffirm God’s constant
provision, protection and guidance
for us in matters large and small.
Sometimes there is simply a touch
of special blessing brought by something
that just happened
at the right time.
In these pages are shared a few
fragrant flowers from my lei of
Angel Moments.
Fork in the Road
It was a great day at the beach for my husband, sons and me. One cannot live in Hawaii without sand and salt water on the body as often as possible. This particular day the trek was made despite the fact that we had invited friends for dinner that evening. Though most of the preparation was already done…just a cookout was planned…getting home promptly was still my plan, to avoid any last-minute rush.
In the stretches of sugarcane and pineapple countryside above Honolulu we approached a Dole facility, appearing to be a visitors’ center we had not remembered. Let’s go in and check that out,
my husband commented. He was reminded of needed dinner preparations before our friends arrived. It won’t be too long,
he insisted. Let’s just take a minute.
It was literally that, about a minute. We noted that they had intriguing displays, a movie presentation of some kind, and an inviting gift shop. Concluding it was definitely a place to put on the itinerary of our many visitors from the Mainland, we returned to the car.
Only a few miles farther down the highway was a fork in the road where a huge truck had just totaled a tiny car. It was a sobering sight. I think I recognize that car,
observed my husband. We passed it a while ago. It was traveling behind us back there before the Dole place.
Did our brief stop at Dole keep us from that danger? If a special Guardian was indeed present for us preventing that accident, a lifelong lesson was also given. Memory of that afternoon has made me alertly aware, and always more patient when some unexpected travel snag occurs. Whether it is a traffic tie-up, an aggravating slow driver ahead, or a required detour, there comes firm reminder that there IS a reason. God’s sure protection does indeed surround us constantly, and only He knows why the trip should perhaps take just a little bit longer…a well-remembered lesson learned at the fork in that Hawaiian road.
...and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:6 KJV
All chance (is) direction which thou canst not see.
Alexander Pope
Mr. Shafer’s Goodbye
Many years ago a decade of my career was invested in business forms design and management for a major retail company in Washington, DC. Though the Systems Division was related to my duties, project requests and design approval usually came from whatever supervisors or executives had thorny issues that could be solved by a creative form change. So when Mr. Shafer became our manager my day-to-day design and research workload was still dictated elsewhere. He was more a fatherly and pleasant what-are-you-working-on-now? presence in my life, full of helpful guidance. Our schedules left little time to talk much, but it was surely enjoyed and appreciated when we did.
To certain colleagues my comments had sometimes alluded to Mr. Shafer and me hardly ever talking. It brought terrible distress to learn once that company patter had turned those words of mine into inside information
about Mr. Shafer and me not speaking to one another…quite a different meaning!
With that sensitivity weighing on me it was a bit disturbing to arrive home one Friday with realization that we had not had the chance to say goodbye. Usually there was a pop-in time to report progress and to wish him success in Saturday golf or whatever was on his agenda. This seemed an especially bad omission that day for my vacation was the next week, and Mr. Shafer would be away the week thereafter.