A Legacy of Faith: From Mother to Daughter
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Edna Faye Rutledge Smith
Edna Faye Rutledge Smith has written poetry and short devotionals for many of her ninety-five years. She resides in Big Spring, Texas, and is the mother of two children, three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Jacque Smith McKnight is a homemaker, former executive director of a Christian counseling center, and the former womens ministry director of her church. She and her husband have three children and seven grandchildren. She resides in Amarillo, Texas.
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A Legacy of Faith - Edna Faye Rutledge Smith
Contents
Dedication
Forward
A Mother’s Thoughts and Prayers
What is Prayer?
Sunrise-Sunset
What I Want To Be
Thoughts of You
Burdens and Blessings
I Thank You
A Prayer
May I?
A Prayer For Today
Magnificent Gifts
Abide With Me
Today’s Prayer
Others
Storms and Sunny Days
ME, ME, ME, ME, ME!
God’s Love
New Glasses
Values
A Marionette
On Waking Up
A Lump of Faith
Substitutes or Replacements
Your Choice
What Is Life?
I Know
Speaking of Love
No God? Then There’s
RED
Divine Love
SURE –SOMETIMES
My Desire
My Prayer
A Little Red Apple
A Prayer for Others
WHY? HOW?
Just to be Near
God, My Creator
Fishin’
My Best
What You Want Me To Be
A Fresh Start
Storms
A Shadow
My Five Senses
Father, Help Me Today!
My Rex Begonia
Thoughts and Prayers On Family and Friends
Remembering
Mother, Mother
Just for You, Ruth
For My Son, Steve
My Son-In-Law, Louis
In Remembrance- December 3, 1986
My Friend
Just Some Random Thoughts And Prayers
Strength and Weakness
Sound Advice
My Need
Paper Prayers
To Say Thank You
Hold My Hand
A Daughter’s Thoughts and Prayers
Tarnished or Polished
A Wonderful Promise
Baby Steps or Giant Steps
Perfect Peace
The Simple Things
Complete Abandonment
More Than Prayer
The Same God
Day of Victory
An Amazing Friend
I’ve Done It Again
Teach Me, Lord
In Your Care
A Wonderful Answer
A Wonderful Friend
My Psalm 23
Used Clay
The Nightime Wait
A Breath of Fresh Air
My Time With You
Courage and Boldness
A Constant Friend
Then and Now
Divine Help
A Simple Lesson
It’s Just Me Again
Waiting on You
An Inner Calm
A Heavenly Touch
A Path for Daily Living
Overflowing Love
My Prayer
A New Day
Thoughts of an Intecessor
The Important Task
A New Challenge
Walking in Faith
Eternal Supplier
A Lesson To Learn
A Needed Touch
Rest in Me
Joy
Samuel or Me?
Tragedy to Blessing
Thoughts and Prayers On Family and Friends
Guide This Man
A Mother’s Prayer
You Are Sufficient
It’s My Kids Again
Peace Mingled with Hurt
A Mother’s Plea
Grandparents
My Birthday Club
Just Some Random Thoughts and Prayers
TRUST
Prayers for the Day
Dedication
We have chosen to dedicate this book to our mother and grandmother. June 23, 1886 began our legacy of faith with the birth of Hattie Hannorah Savage Rutledge. She was the third of eight children and weighed only three pounds at birth. She began and lived her life with a determination, a will to persevere, and a strong faith in God.
Her life was not one of ease. Living in a generation that had no electricity, no running water, no indoor plumbing, she rose early to get the household ready for the day. Farming was their livelihood and she often picked cotton, prepared meals for the farm hands, raised a garden, sewed clothing for her two daughters and herself. In spite of difficult times, she never wavered in her faith.
Nora
as she was called was an inspiration to her family and friends in her generation. She passed this legacy of faith to two more generations, a daughter and a granddaughter. Our desire is to impart this legacy of faith to the next generation.
Forward
These pages have been written with the hope that you may find comfort, peace, hope, and direction in your life. The poems and thoughts you find within these pages come straight from our hearts. Many were written during mountaintop experiences, while others were written during deep valley experiences. No matter what the circumstances we each clung to our faith in God, knowing He