"Making a splash for the ripples..."
As a child I loved to throw rocks in water, just to watch the ripple effect. Eventually I mastered the art of skipping stones, creating ripples upon ripples.
In this blog I cover a blend of topics. Some are tough topics. Like overcoming abuse--emotional, physical, sexual or spiritual--and violence. Others are spiritually uplifting, devotional types. Still others are simply storytelling, practical advice on marriage, parenting, relationships and a variety of topics.
When I put the written word out there, it's like tossing a pebble in the lake. I have no idea how far the ripples will go. Sometimes it's like skipping stones, as I watch people share and pass it on, creating a series of ripples that my little pebble, dropped in front of me, could never create.
In all I say and share, my prayer is that the ripple that reaches you will be one of hope and encouragement. I don't mention Him explicitly in every post, but my goal is to make Jesus famous in my life and in my writing, so that you will be empowered to live a life of purpose and meaning.
A Splash of Love.... 
Holding you up to the throne of Grace! God bless you as you continue to pursue Him!
Even if you feel like a failure, you did what God intended you to do and that is expose bigtime sin. God is at work.
You are going through a hard time right now and have in some ways questioned if God is real and on your side. I am here to say He is and He will never forsake you. The Devil is trying to destroy you because you have threatened his domain. Don’t give up! I am one of those praying for you and declaring that the devil will have no further power to harm or distress you and that all these men who are trying to cover themselves and are rising against you; their power to continue on and to hurt and/or destroy you is ending in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I am a man. I have seen abuse and people, especially the so called leaders among us, trying to cover it up. The time has come for this abuse to stop…especially from these people who are leaders in churches and ministries.
Be encouraged. Don’t give up. The night is darkest just before morning. God’s Word and Light is shining through and is putting pressure on many leaders who are guilty of protecting themselves and raising their own ministries instead of being completely sold out for the Lord Jesus Christ.
I speak words of encouragement to you and declare that the victory of the Lord Jesus Christ, accomplished on that Cross on that hill that day, is still in effect and that all these men and ministries and churches who are protectiong themselves and their own agenda and their own “thing” instead of Jesus, these are going to crumble and come to nothing. It is already happening. Blessings, Lester Graber
On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:27 PM, Trudy Metzger’s Blog wrote:
> Trudy Metzger posted: “I did not choose my calling. My calling chose me. > Jeremiah 1:5 I write, not to impress, but to express the raw, forbidden > truth of struggle… Etched on my foot, in sinful black ink, are these words, > “Shaped by Experience, Defined by Love. Jeremiah” >
Prayers – still. Blessings to you and your husband as you continue with life.