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    By Susan Ray

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    This is a collection of inspirational non-fiction, written to help the reader feel cared for, loved and supported in all of life's experiences. It is the author's hope that each reader will begin to share their own stories with family and friends and start to see all of the "hints" their recollections have to offer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Ray
    Release dateJul 26, 2012
    ISBN9781476008462
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      Book preview

      Hints - Susan Ray

      This collection of inspirational non-fiction was written to help the reader feel cared for, loved, and supported, in all of life’s experiences. It is the author’s hope that readers begin to share their own stories with family and friends and start to see all of the ‘hints’ their recollections have to offer.

      Susan Ray has written this book just as she has lived her life… simply, straightforward, with a smile on her face, and love in her heart. You’ll find more than just a ‘hint’ of that love for her family, her fellow man, and her Heavenly Father shining through these pages. I couldn’t put it down. Bill Anderson, Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame.

      Hints has given me a refreshing new look at all of my life experiences. This book will give readers a light of hope in their lives; truly inspirational, thought provoking and reassuring. Chris Bromley, RN/Oncology

      This is fabulous. More than a ‘hint’; I believe Susan has shared a ‘glimpse’ of heaven. So many stories touched me. B. Stephens Dudley, MD

      Wow! Everyone needs to read this book! Susan has written a truly useful and thought provoking book that encourages one to slow down and acknowledge the love of God through the ‘hints’ freely given us in our daily living. Brenda Jones, Master of Science, Education

      Susan’s book helps us realize that the reminders of His love are more abundant than we often perceive as we bustle through our daily responsibilities and pressures. When we recognize these Hints are much more pervasive throughout our day than we know, we will realize more joy in the journey and peace in His presence. Lester L. Porter III, MD

      For

      My Mama and Daddy

      Don and Elizabeth

      Christy and Robert

      No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.

      Terence (190-150 B.C.)

      Introduction

      The idea for this book grew out of an interview I heard with Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger. He was the pilot of a US Airways jet that suffered a bird strike to both engines and ended up in New York’s Hudson River on January 15, 2009. In the interview, the Captain stated his belief that everything he had done in his life up to the moment of the US Air incident prepared him for the actions that he took that day, resulting in his landing that plane without a single loss of life. His experience as a combat pilot, licensed glider pilot, accident investigator, and commercial airline pilot all combined to give him the depth of knowledge to face such an incredible challenge that could have resulted in great tragedy, but instead ended in triumph.

      I thought about Captain Sully’s interview in the light of my own life and wondered if I were ready for a Hudson River experience of my own.

      I was fortunate to have been raised in a loving family with a spiritual foundation, and because of that, I have always believed in the life to come. Due to that belief, in large part, I began to think of all the ways God has given me many, many hints about that life. I believe that others have experienced similar hints too but may not have recognized them as such. Thus this book came to be.

      It is my hope that anyone who reads this work will come away with at least one smile, one ah-ha moment, one insight, and a reason to rejoice in one more day.

      There is one other reason why I wanted to put some of my thoughts down on paper. In my lifetime, I have heard some individuals attribute many horrible motives to God. Some have presented their Creator as hateful, petty, insensitive to and detached from His creation. It is my belief that such attributions could not possibly be further from the truth. If nothing else, I hope at least one reader comes away from this book really liking God.

      Contents

      Introduction

      1. May I Help You?

      2. Handle with Care

      3. Museums

      4. Daddy

      5. All Work Is Honorable

      6. Showtime

      7. Clover Chains

      8. Chicken and Dumplins

      9. Dedication

      10. Bumbler

      11. Puzzles

      12. Heaven’s Gain

      13. Look Around

      14. Gone Fishin’

      15. Full Circle

      16. Under Construction

      17. Treasure Islands

      18. Beeeeep, Beeeeep, Beeeeep

      19. Who?

      20. Surprise

      21. Learning Curve

      22. Produce Department

      23. Canes, Walkers, and Wheelchairs

      24. Thank You!

      25. Healing Hands

      26. Dreams and Reality

      27. Why Evil?

      28. Once Upon a Time

      29. It’s a Wrap

      30. To Teach

      31. Lace

      32. Little Ones

      33. Our Big Brother

      34. Fidelity

      35. WOW!

      36. Eyeglasses

      37. Pews

      38. The Best Pancakes in the World

      39. Electronics

      40. Gone but Never Forgotten

      41. Recipes

      42. Motives

      43. Dresses

      44. Anticipation

      45. Be Still

      46. Doughnuts

      47. An Apple and an Orange

      48. Sleigh Ride

      49. The Kitchen Window

      50. Old Broadway

      51. Christmas Eve

      52. Hide and Seek

      About the Author

      About the Book

      ~ 1 ~

      Life is the childhood of our immortality.

      Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

      May I Help You?

      I imagine, at one time or another, everyone wonders what they are doing here. I know I certainly have.

      When I was much younger, I really believed that I would change the world, do something really noteworthy, and accomplish BIG and significant things. Those ideas may well reflect the universal prospective of the young. But, for me, none of those things happened.

      At one point in my working life, I believed I would become well-known for brilliantly executing my craft. Needless to say, that did not happen either. True, I loved what I was doing but was not destined for fame and fortune by any stretch of the imagination.

      As the years passed, I did ask myself: What are you doing here?

      I have tried to recall just when it was that I truly made a difference. Thinking about such things is a huge hint about the life to come.

      I do believe that the best thing I ever did was care for my Mama during her last months with us. That was the privilege of my life.

      How about a thick-sliced BALONEY sandwich? (Not BOLOGNA, as the purist would say but just good, ole, Southern BALONEY!)

      When my brother was in the hospital, he had little to no appetite. One day though, he said he really would like a thick slice of baloney, on white bread with mayo. The dietary department said that they did not have it. So, I went down to dietary and found the supervisor. I explained to her that

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